Browsing by Author "Özkan, Ü"

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    Widespread post-traumatic acute spinal subdural haematoma
    Özkan, Ü; Kemaloglu, MS; Aydin, M; Selçuki, M
    Study design: A case report of acute post-traumatic spinal subdural haematoma (ASSH). Objective: To report a rare post-traumatic problem. Setting: Dicle University Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey. Method: A 3-year-old boy was admitted to our clinic with paraplegia 24 h after falling from a height of about 5 meters. Investigation revealed all acute spinal subdural haematoma. Results: Following surgery there was marked improvement. The rehabilitation of the patient continues. Conclusion: MRI is the most valuable diagnostic method. In each case diagnosed as ASSH. prompt evacuation should be performed before irreversible neurological damage occurs.
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    Gigantic intracranial mass of hydatid cyst
    Özkan, Ü; Kemaloglu, MS; Selçuki, M
    A child (8 years old) with a gigantic mass of intracranial hydatid cysts (95x90x75 mm) is presented. The first manifestation was difficulty in walking, which was followed by symptoms of raised intracranial pressure. A craniotomy was performed, and more than 25 hydatid cysts were removed. The literature is reviewed and the incidence of gigantic mass of cerebral hydatid cyst is compared in the published reports.