Scientific work

Prof. Dr. Kazım Yiğitkanlı

30 publications. The source of the information is stated next to each publication.

Back to profile

  1. Yigitkanli K, Simsek S. Occipital Condyle-C1 Complex Screw for Fixation of Basilar Invagination Patients with Atlas Assimilation. Turk Neurosurg. 2016 Oct 10. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19227-16.0. [Epub ahead of print]

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  2. Simsek S, Yigitkanli K. Occipital Condyle-C1 Complex Screw for Fixation of Basilar Invagination Patients with Atlas Assimilation. Turk Neurosurg. 2016 Oct doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19151-16.0. [Epub ahead of print]

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  3. Yigitkanli K, Zheng Y, Pekcec A, Lo EH, van Leyen K. Increased 12/15-Lipoxygenase Leads to Widespread Brain Injury Following Global Cerebral Ischemia. Transl Stroke Res. 2016 Nov 12. [Epub ahead of print]

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  4. Kazanci B, Ozdogan S, Kahveci R, Gokce EC, Yigitkanli K, Gokce A, Erdogan B. Neuroprotective Effects of Pregabalin Against Spinal Cord Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Rats. Turk Neurosurg. 2016 Apr 27. doi:10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.17959-16.1. [Epub ahead of print]

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  5. Schlunk F, Pfeilschifter W, Yigitkanli K, Lo EH, Foerch C. Treatment with FTY720 has no beneficial effects on short-term outcome in an experimental model of intracerebral hemorrhage. Exp Transl Stroke Med. 2016 Feb 18;8:1. doi: 10.1186/s13231-016-0016-z. eCollection 2016.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  6. Zou Y, Stagi M, Wang X, Yigitkanli K, Siegel CS, Nakatsu F, Cafferty WB, Strittmatter SM. Gene-Silencing Screen for Mammalian Axon Regeneration Identifies Inpp5f (Sac2) as an Endogenous Suppressor of Repair after Spinal Cord Injury. J Neurosci. 2015 Jul 22;35(29):10429-39. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1718-15.2015.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  7. Schlunk F, Schulz E, Lauer A, Yigitkanli K, Pfeilschifter W, Steinmetz H, Lo EH, Foerch C. Warfarin Pretreatment Reduces Cell Death and MMP-9 Activity in Experimental Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Transl Stroke Res. 2015 Apr;6(2):133-9 Epub 2014 Nov 27.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  8. Wang X, Yigitkanli K, Kim CY, Sekine-Komo T, Wirak D, Frieden E, Bhargava A, Maynard G, Cafferty WB, Strittmatter SM. Human NgR-Fc decoy protein via lumbar intrathecal bolus administration enhances recovery from rat spinal cord contusion. J Neurotrauma. 2014 Dec 15;31(24):1955-66. doi: 10.1089/neu.2014.3355. Epub 2014 Oct 16.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  9. Jang I, Park S, Cho JW, Yigitkanli K, van Leyen K, Roth J. Genetic ablation and short-duration inhibition of lipoxygenase results in increased macroautophagy. Exp Cell Res. 2014 Feb 15;321(2):276-87. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2013.11.017. Epub 2013 Nov 26.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  10. Harel NY, Yigitkanli K, Fu Y, Cafferty WB, Strittmatter SM. Multimodal exercises simultaneously stimulating cortical and brainstem pathways after unilateral corticospinal lesion. Brain Res. 2013 Nov 13;1538:17-25. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.07.012. Epub 2013 Sep 18.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  11. Demirci AY, Seckin H, Besalti O, Arikok AT, Yigitkanli T, Caliskan M, Yigitkanli K, Bavbek M. Study the effects of zonisamide on fine structure of rabbit basilar artery and hippocampus in rabbit subarachnoid hemorrhage model. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2013 Aug;155(8):1531-7. doi: 10.1007/s00701-013-1726-9.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  12. Foerch C, Rosidi NL, Schlunk F, Lauer A, Cianchetti FA, Mandeville E, Arai K, Yigitkanli K, Fan X, Wang X, van Leyen K, Steinmetz H, Schaffer CB, Lo EH. Intravenous tPA Therapy Does Not Worsen Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Mice. PLoS One. 2013;8(2):e54203. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054203. Epub 2013 Feb 8.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  13. Yigitkanli K, Pekcec A, Kursun,HK , Pallast S, Mandeville E, Joshi N, Smirnova N, Gazaryan I, Ratan RR, Witztum JL, Montaner J, Holman TR, Lo EH, van Leyen K. Inhibition of 12/15-lipoxygenase as therapeutic strategy to treat stroke. Ann. Neurol. 2013 Jan;73(1):129-35. doi: 10.1002/ana.23734. Epub 2012 Nov 28. ,

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  14. Pekcec A, Yigitkanli K (1st coauthor), Jung JE, Pallast S, Xing C, Antipenko A, Minchenko M, Nikolov DB, Holman TR, Lo EH, van Leyen K. Following experimental stroke, the recovering brain is vulnerable to lipoxygenase-dependent semaphorin signaling. FASEB J. 2013 Feb;27(2):437-45. doi: 10.1096/fj.12-206896.Epub 2012 Oct 15.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  15. Er U, Simşek S, Yiğitkanlı K, Adabağ A, Kars HZ. Myelopathy and Quadriparesis due to Spinal Cord Compression of C1 Laminar Osteochondroma. Asian Spine J. 2012 Mar;6(1):66-70.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  16. Kida K, Minamishima S, Wang H, Ren J, Yigitkanli K, Nozari A, Mandeville JB, Liu PK, Liu CH, Ichinose F. Sodium sulfide prevents water diffusion abnormality in the brain and improves long term outcome after cardiac arrest in mice.Resuscitation. 2012 Oct;83(10):1292-7.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  17. Pallast S, Arai K, Pekcec A, Yigitkanli K, Yu Z, Wang X, Lo EH, van Leyen K. Increased nuclear apoptosis-inducing factor following transient focal ischemia: a 12/15-lipoxygenase dependent organelle damage pathway. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2010 Jun;30(6):1157-67.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  18. Kazanci A, Seckin H, Karadeniz U, Kazanci D, Turan S, Kazanci B, Yigitkanli K, Bavbek M. Comparison of the Effect of Mexiletine and Methylprednisolone on Neural Function and Histopathological Damage after Transient Spinal Cord Ischemia in Rabbits. Turk Neurosurg. 2010;20(1):43-49.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  19. Simsek S, Yigitkanli K (Corresponding Author), Turba UC, Comert A, Seçkin H, Tekdemir I, Elhan A. Safe zone for C1 lateral mass screws: anatomic and radiological study. Neurosurgery. 2009 Dec;65(6):1154-60.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  20. Simsek S, Yigitkanli K (Corresponding Author), Seckin H, Akyol C, Belen D, Bavbek M. Freehand C1 lateral mass screw fixation technique: our experience. Surg Neurol. Dec;72(6):676-81, 2009.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  21. Yaşar B, Simşek S, Er U, Yiğitkanli K, Ekşioğlu E, Altuğ T, Belen D, Kars ZH, Bavbek M. Functional and clinical evaluation for the surgical treatment of degenerative stenosis of the lumbar spinal canal. J Neurosurg Spine. 2009 Sep;11(3):347-52.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  22. Simsek S, Yigitkanli K (Corresponding Author), Seçkin H, Comert A, Acar HI, Belen D, Tekdemir I, Elhan A. Ideal screw entry point and projection angles for posterior lateral mass fixation of the atlas: an anatomical study. Eur Spine J. 2009 Sep;18(9):1321-5.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  23. Seçkin H, Simşek S, Oztürk E, Yigitkanli K, Ozen O, Beşalti O, Solaroğlu I, Bavbek M. Topiramate attenuates hippocampal injury after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage in rabbits. Neurol Res. 2009 Jun;31(5):490-5.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  24. Simşek S, Belen D, Yiğitkanli K (Corresponding Author), Aciduman A, Bavbek M. Circumferential total resection of cervical tumors: report of two consecutive cases and technical note. Turk Neurosurg. 2009 Apr;19(2):153-8.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  25. Seçkin H, Yiğitkanli K, Kapucu O, Bavbek M. Crossed Wernicke's aphasia after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a case report. Turk Neurosurg. 2009 Jan;19(1):77-81.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  26. Gürses L, Seçkin H, Simşek S, Senel OO, Yigitkanli K (Corresponding Author), Oztürk E, Beşalti O, Belen D, Bavbek M. Effects of raloxifene on cerebral vasospasm after experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in rabbits. Surg Neurol. 2009 Nov;72(5):490-4; discussion 494-5.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  27. Er U, Gürses L, Saka C, Belen D, Yığıtkanli K, Sımşek S, Akin I, Bavbek M. Sublabial Transseptal Approach to Pituitary Adenomas with Special Emphasis on Rhinological Complications. Turk Neurosurg. 2008;18(4):425-430.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  28. Atalay B, Bavbek M, Ozen O, Nacar A, Gülşen S, Yığıtkanli K, Caner H, Altinörs N. Nogo-A Inhibitory Peptide (NEP1-40) Increases Pan-Cadherin Expression Following Mild Cortical Contusion Injury in Rats. Turk Neurosurg. 2008;18(4):356-365.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  29. Ozlü O, Simşek S, Alaçakir H, Yiğitkanli K. Goldenhar syndrome and intubation with the fiberoptic broncoscope. Paediatr Anaesth. 2008 Aug;18(8):793-4.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page

  30. Simsek S, Yigitkanli K (Corresponding Author), Comert A, Acar HI, Seckin H, Er U, Belen D, Tekdemir I, Elhan A. Posterior osseous bridging of C1. J Clin Neurosci. 2008 Jun;15(6):686-8.

    Source: medicana.com.tr profile page