Nuri Arda

Tension pneumocephalus after transsphenoidal surgery: case report

The authors present a patient who underwent transsphenoidal surgery for a pituitary adenoma and afterward developed late, severe rhinorrhea and tension pneumocephalus. The patient was treated conservatively.

Association of von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis and aqueduct stenosis.

We present 6 patients with a definite diagnosis of von Recklinghausens neurofibromatosis. All of them had aqueductal stenosis and hydrocephalus requiring surgical intervention because of clinical signs of increased intracranial pressure confirmed by pressure measurements.

Intracerebral hemorrhage and hematoma in Behçet's disease: case report.

The authors describe a patient with Behçets disease who suffered from intracerebral hemorrhage 2 1/2 years after the initial diagnosis. There is strong evidence that this situation is not merely a coincidence; rather, these two abnormalities have a cause and effect relationship.

Intracranial meningiomas. Analysis of 344 surgically treated cases

The authors present 344 (230 females, 114 males) surgical cases of intracranial meningioma. A total of 370 interventions (344 primary procedures, 10 reexplorations for neurologic deterioration, 16 operations for recurrence) were made. Mean follow-up was 38 months. The overall evaluation revealed that 306 (88.95%) patients were completely normal or in a better condition than before operation. 18 (5.23%) were in a worse condition after operation and 20 (5.81%) died. Results suggested that complications and mortality were mostly related to localization and large volume; we also still have problems with aggressive and malignant meningiomas.