Poor expression of miR-195-5p can assist the diagnosis of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage and predict adverse outcomes.

Objective: Patients with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) may develop refractory arterial cerebral vasospasm (CVS), which is the leading cause of death in SAH patients. This study explored the clinical diagnostic value of serum miR-195-5p levels in CVS after SAH (SAH + CVS) and its relationship with the prognosis of SAH + CVS.

Methods: A total of 110 patients with spontaneous SAH were divided into the SAH group (N = 62) and SAH + CVS group (N = 58), with 60 healthy subjects as controls.

Risk factors for delayed intracranial hemorrhage secondary to ventriculoperitoneal shunt: A retrospective study.

Background: Delayed intracranial hemorrhage (DICH), a potential complication of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts, has been associated with high mortality, but its risk factors are still unclear.

Aim: To investigate the risk factors of DICH after VP shunts.

Methods: We compared the demographic and clinical characteristics of DICH and non-DICH adult patients with VP shunts between January 2016 and December 2020.

A Retrospective Cohort Study of Neuroendoscopic Surgery versus Traditional Craniotomy on Surgical Success Rate, Postoperative Complications, and Prognosis in Patients with Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

Objective: A case-control study was adopted to explore the effect of neuroendoscopy compared with traditional craniotomy on the success rate, postoperative complications, and prognosis of patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).

Methods: The clinical data of 106 patients with ICH treated in our hospital from March 2019 to June 2021 were collected and analyzed retrospectively and divided into two groups according to different treatment methods. The patients who were cured by craniotomy were in the control group ( = 53), and those who received neuroendoscopic surgery were in the research group ( = 53).

Subdural empyema complicated with intracranial hemorrhage in a postradiotherapy nasopharyngeal carcinoma patient: A case report and review of literature.

The prevalence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is higher in southern China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan than in other areas in the world. Radiotherapy is an important part of treatment for NPC patients, especially those with stage III/IV disease. Subdural empyema is a rare but life-threatening complication in postradiotherapy NPC patients which should be paid more attention.

Comparison of posterior fossa decompression with and without duraplasty for the surgical treatment of Chiari malformation type I in adult patients: A retrospective analysis of 103 patients.

Chiari malformation type I (CM-I) is a congenital neurosurgical disease about the herniation of cerebellar tonsil through the foramen magnum. A variety of surgical techniques for CM-I have been used, and there is a controversy whether to use posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty (PFDD) or posterior fossa decompression without duraplasty (PFD) in CM-I patients. Here, we compared the clinical results and effectiveness of PFDD and PFD in adult patients with CM-I.

Case Report Series and Review of Rare Intradural Extramedullary Neoplasms-Bronchiogenic Cysts.

The congenital malformation known as an intraspinal bronchiogenic cyst is a rare form of endodermal (neurenteric, enterogenous) cyst lined with respiratory tract epithelium. We describe 3 new cases of intradural extramedullary bronchiogenic cyst in the Department of Neurosurgery between the years 2006 and 2014. Three patients were performed resection of intradural extramedullary bronchiogenic cysts and finally symptoms were relieved.

Association between +61G polymorphism of the EGF gene and glioma risk in different ethnicities: a meta-analysis.

Epidermal growth factor (EGF) plays a key role in survival of neural and glial precursor cells. The +61A/G polymorphism of the EGF gene is located in the 5'-untranslated region of EGF mRNA and may affect DNA folding or gene transcription, leading to the increase in EGF protein expression. The association between the +61G allele and glioma risk has been widely reported; however, in general the data from published studies with individually low statistical power were controversial and underpowered.