Incidence and influencing factors of olfactory dysfunction in patients 1 week after endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of pituitary tumor: a cross-sectional study of 158 patients.

Objective: To investigate the current situation of olfactory dysfunction in patients after endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of pituitary tumors, and analyze its influencing factors, to provide references for clinical nursing and rehabilitation.

Methods: A cross-sectional study design and convenience sampling method were used to investigate 158 patients with pituitary tumors treated by endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary tumor resection in the Department of Neurosurgery of three Grade-A general hospitals in Sichuan Province from January 2022 and June 2023. The olfactory function of patients was evaluated 1 week after surgery, and the general clinical data and olfactory related data of patients were collected, and the influencing factors of olfactory disorder were analyzed by logistic regression.

Establishment of a risk prediction model for olfactory disorders in patients with transnasal pituitary tumors by machine learning.

To construct a prediction model of olfactory dysfunction after transnasal sellar pituitary tumor resection based on machine learning algorithms. A cross-sectional study was conducted. From January to December 2022, 158 patients underwent transnasal sellar pituitary tumor resection in three tertiary hospitals in Sichuan Province were selected as the research objects.

Improving the accuracy of pre-operative evaluation of neurovascular conflict in trigeminal neuralgia using magnetic resonance subtraction.

Purpose: To investigate the ability of magnetic resonance (MR) subtraction to evaluate neurovascular conflict (NVC) and to compare it with conventional MR protocols.

Methods: This prospective study included 82 patients with trigeminal neuralgia who underwent microvascular decompression for NVC. All patients had a pre-operative examination using 3T MRI.

Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of pigmented tumors in central nervous system: Focusing on melanocytic tumors.

Pigmented tumors are rare neoplasm of central nervous system. Melanocytic tumor, including primary and metastatic lesions, is the most common type. Owing to the rarity, the differential diagnosis of pigmented tumors and clinical management of melanocytic tumor remain challenge.

Ultra-Early Treatment for Poor-Grade Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: It remains unknown if ultra-early (within 24 hours after onset) treatment can improve the prognosis in patients with poor-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). We aimed to evaluate the effect of ultra-early treatment on functional outcomes and mortality in patients with poor-grade aSAH via a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods: We performed a literature search in the PubMed, MEDLINE, and Web of Science databases.

A colorimetric and absorption ratiometric anion sensor based on indole & hydrazide binding units.

A colorimetric and absorption ratiometric anion sensor (L) based on indole and hydrazide binding units was designed and synthesized, and its recognition & sensing properties towards different anions were studied by naked-eye observations, UV-vis and (1)H NMR titration spectra. Sensor L could selectively recognize biologically important F(-), AcO(-) and H2PO4(-) in DMSO over other anions, along with a significant change in its color and absorption spectrum, resulting from the formation of corresponding 1:2 (L/F(-)) and 1:1 (L/AcO(-) and L/H2PO4(-)) complexes. The (1)H NMR titration experiments proved that sensor L experienced deprotonation of NH fragment and produced [HF2](-) species, whereas a stable H-bonding complex was formed in the presence of AcO(-) and H2PO4(-).

Aquaporin 4 expression and ultrastructure of the blood-brain barrier following cerebral contusion injury.

This study aimed to investigate aquaporin 4 expression and the ultrastructure of the blood-brain barrier at 2-72 hours following cerebral contusion injury, and correlate these changes to the formation of brain edema. Results revealed that at 2 hours after cerebral contusion and laceration injury, aquaporin 4 expression significantly increased, brain water content and blood-brain barrier permeability increased, and the number of pinocytotic vesicles in cerebral microvascular endothelial cells increased. In addition, the mitochondrial accumulation was observed.

Microsurgery via modified far-lateral approach for giant dumbbell-shaped jugular foramen tumors.

Background And Objective: During the resection of jugular foramen tumors via the basic far lateral approach, the jugular foramen tumor area as well as its adjacent structures, especially the intracranial part, can be better exposed, which avoids stripping of the petrous part of temporal bone and displacement of facial nerve, and protects the patient's hearing from damage. However, when applied in tumors developed from ventral to the brain stem and middle fossa, with extracranial tumors, this surgical approach seems to be inadequate and limited. This study was to explore the microsurgical technique and clinical value for treating giant dumbbell-shaped tumors at jugular foramen (JF) via a modified far lateral approach.