A rapid clinical deterioration of a cervical exophytic intradural intramedullary sporadic hemangioblastoma diagnosed during pregnancy.

Hemangioblastomas are benign CNS tumors that can occur sporadically or in conjunction with von Hippel-Lindau disease. While 2% of spinal cord tumors are hemangioblastomas, combined cervical hemangioblastomas and pregnancy is rare. Some reports suggest that hemodynamic and hormonal changes in pregnancy might increase hemangioblastoma growth and aggravate symptoms.

The effects of erythropoietin, dextran and saline on brain edema and lipid peroxidation in experimental head trauma.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effects of erythropoietin, dextran/saline and erythropoietin in combination with dextran/saline on brain edema and lipid peroxidation following traumatic brain injury in rats.

Methods: In the study, 40 male 3-month-old albino Wistar rats, weighing 250-340 g, were divided into four groups, each consisting of ten rats. Traumatic brain injury was induced in all rats by the weight-drop method, and erythropoietin (5,000 U/kg) and/or dextran and saline (8 ml/kg) solutions were injected intraperitoneally ten minutes after trauma.

Protective Effects of Intralipid and Caffeic Acid Phenyl Esther (CAPE) on Neurotoxicity Induced by Ethanol in Rats.

Aim: Ethanol causes oxidative degradation of the mitochondrial genome in the brain. This effect could contribute to the development of brain injury in some alcoholic patients. We investigated the protective effect of caffeic acid phenyl esther (CAPE) and intralipid (IL) on oxidative stress and neurotoxicity induced by ethanol intake.

Microvascular decompression for primary trigeminal neuralgia : short-term follow-up results and prognostic factors.

Objective: The aim of this prospective study was to demonstrate the influence of some factors on the prognosis of microvascular decompression in 37 patients with trigeminal neuralgia.

Methods: The results of microvascular decompression (MVD) in 37 patients with trigeminal neuralgia were evaluated at 6 months after surgery and were compared with clinical and operative findings.

Results: The sex of the patient, the patient's age at surgery, the side of the pain, and the duration of symptoms before surgery did not play any significant roles in prognosis.