Optic neuropathy, a warning for cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and underlying dural arteriovenous fistulae.

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) typically presents as headache, papilledema, and seizures. A dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) is a rare intracranial vascular malformation, and common symptoms include headache, pulsatile tinnitus, and stroke. The occurrence of CVST as a complication of DAVF is infrequent.

Unmasking antibiotic-associated neurological disorders: The underminer in Intensive Care Unit.

Psychosis is a common and intractable disorder of hospitalization, especially in patients hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Along with the widely use of multiple antibiotics in community-acquired infection and hospital-acquired infection, the occurrence of antibiotic-associated neurological disorders has become more frequently. However, antibiotic neurotoxicity is often overlooked or misinterpreted.

Yiqi Huoxue Recipe inhibits cardiomyocyte apoptosis caused by heart failure through Keap1/Nrf2/HIF-1α signaling pathway.

Yiqi Huoxue Recipe (YHR) is commonly used in China to treat diseases such as heart failure (HF). It has been reported that YHR can treat HF and has a certain protective effect on myocardial cell damage. The purpose of this study is to determine the cardioprotective effects of YHR on HF-induced apoptosis and to clarify its mechanism of action.

Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in a patient with meningoencephalitis using next-generation sequencing: a case report.

Background: Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) is a facultative intracellular bacterial pathogen which can invade different mammalian cells and reach to the central nervous system (CNS), leading to meningoencephalitis and brain abscesses. In the diagnosis of L.

Blood-Brain Barrier: More Contributor to Disruption of Central Nervous System Homeostasis Than Victim in Neurological Disorders.

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a dynamic but solid shield in the cerebral microvascular system. It plays a pivotal role in maintaining central nervous system (CNS) homeostasis by regulating the exchange of materials between the circulation and the brain and protects the neural tissue from neurotoxic components as well as pathogens. Here, we discuss the development of the BBB in physiological conditions and then focus on the role of the BBB in cerebrovascular disease, including acute ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage, and neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and multiple sclerosis (MS).