Blood-brain barrier-associated biomarker correlated with cerebral small vessel disease and shunt outcome in normal pressure hydrocephalus: a prospective cohort study.

Background: Blood-brain barrier (BBB) breakdown is associated with neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment. Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is also common in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH). Biomarkers in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may reflect the severity of neuropathological damage and indicate a relationship between BBB integrity and iNPH and its surgical outcome.

Management of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Case Report.

BACKGROUND: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a neurological disorder characterized by elevated intracranial pressure, affecting predominantly obese women of childbearing age. Early recognition and comprehensive management are vital for preventing severe complications, particularly vision loss. METHODS: This study reports a case of a 27-year-old woman who presented with chronic headaches and blurred vision.

Neuromodulation techniques in poststroke motor impairment recovery: Efficacy, challenges, and future directions.

Cerebrovascular accidents, also known as strokes, represent a major global public health challenge and contribute to substantial mortality, disability, and socioeconomic burden. Multidisciplinary approaches for poststroke therapies are crucial for recovering lost functions and adapting to new limitations. This review discusses the potential of neuromodulation techniques, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), transcranial direct current stimulation, spinal cord stimulation (SCS), vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), and deep brain stimulation (DBS), as innovative strategies for facilitating poststroke recovery.

Unraveling the Solvent Effect on Solid-Electrolyte Interphase Formation for Sodium Metal Batteries.

Ether-based electrolytes are considered as an ideal electrolyte system for sodium metal batteries (SMBs) due to their superior compatibility with the sodium metal anode (SMA). However, the selection principle of ether solvents and the impact on solid electrolyte interphase formation are still unclear. Herein, we systematically compare the chain ether-based electrolyte and understand the relationship between the solvation structure and the interphasial properties.

Mapping the occurrence and spatial distribution of noxious weed species with multisource data in degraded grasslands in the Three-River Headwaters Region, China.

The invasion of noxious weed species has long been associated with the degradation of alpine grasslands ecosystems. However, traditional in situ-based methods for surveying noxious weed species are generally time consuming and inefficient over large-scale areas. This paper investigates the possibility of applying multisource data to map the occurrence and spatial distribution of noxious weed species in degraded alpine grasslands in the Three-River Headwaters Region, China.

Pseudoalteromonas xiamenensis sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from coastal surface seawater.

A Gram-negative, oxidase- and catalase-positive, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming, motile, aerobic bacterium, designated Y2(T), was isolated from surface seawater of Yundang Lake, Xiamen, China. The strain was able to grow in the presence of 0.5-6.