STUDY DESIGN
Ligamentum flavum (LF) thickness was measured by using lumbar magnetic resonance imaging in patients with low back or leg pain.
OBJECTIVE
This study investigated whether LF thickening… (More)
STUDY DESIGN
Histopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis of the herniated disc specimens obtained from 50 patients who had unilateral persistent radicular pain or unilateral radicular motor… (More)
In rare instances, stroke may precede a diagnosis of cancer and be the first clinical evidence of an underlying malignancy.Cerebral infarction mostly complicates lymphomas, carcinomas, and solid… (More)
The incidence of protozoal and helminthic infestations of the central nervous system (CNS) is less than 1%, but these infestations tend to follow a fatal course. They are more common among children,… (More)
Myelopathy is a rare but serious complication of radiation therapy (RT). Radiation myelopathy is white matter damage to the spinal cord developed after a certain period of application of ionizing… (More)
OBJECTIVE
Impaired fibrinolytic activity has been shown to be associated with poor outcome after lumbar disc surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of topical tissue… (More)
An intracranial aneurysm with a diameter larger than 25 mm is considered a giant aneurysm (GA), and represent about 3-5% of all aneurysms. They are divided into two forms, specifically saccular and… (More)
✔ Spinal neurofibromas are the most prevalent group of spinal tumors. They occur sporadically or in association with Neurofibromatosis type-1 (NF1, von Recklinghausen disease). A neurofibroma’s… (More)
AIM
In this study, factors affecting survival, local failure, distant brain failure, whole brain failure and whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) free survival according to histological subtypes were… (More)
Infectious aneurysms constitute 4% of all intracranial aneurysms. The microorganisms responsible are most commonly streptococcus viridans, staphylococcus aureus and combined bacterial infections.… (More)