Screening of candidate genes related to differences in growth and development between Chinese indigenous and Western pig breeds.

Neijiang (NJ) and Yacha (YC) are two indigenous pig breeds in the Sichuan basin of China, displaying higher resistance to diseases, lower lean ratio, and slower growth rate than the commercial Western pig breed Yorkshire (YS). The molecular mechanisms underlying the differences in growth and development between these pig breeds are still unknown. In the present study, five pigs from NJ, YC, and YS breeds were subjected to the whole genome resequencing, and then the differential single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were screened using a 10-kb window sliding in 1-kb step using the F method.

Predictive Factors of Postoperative Peritumoral Brain Edema after Meningioma Resection.

Background: Postoperative peritumoral brain edema (PTBE) is the progressively exacerbating cerebral edema following meningiomas resection.

Objective: The study aims to identify the predictive factors of postoperative PTBE.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on the 117 cases of patients who underwent meningioma.

Impact of Surgeon Experience on Postoperative Rehemorrhage in Spontaneous Basal Ganglia Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

Background: Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (SICH) is of high mortality and morbidity. SICH in the basal ganglia is usually attributed to chronic hypertension. Postoperative rehemorrhage is a severe complication, and it is relative to surgical techniques.

Complications in Staged Late Titanium Cranioplasty and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury.

Background: Hydrocephalus is a common complication following decompressive craniectomy. Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is required for some patients before receiving a cranioplasty (CP). The presence of a VPS is regarded as a risk factor for overall CP complications.

Excessive Hemostasis on the Scalp Increases Superficial Surgical Site Infection Rate in Cranioplasty.

Background: Cranioplasty is a routine procedure, but it carries a significantly higher complication rate over standard clean cranial surgery. Surgical site infection is the most common but severe complication. Risk factors for surgical site infection are still debated.

Bilateral External Ventricular Drains Increase Ventriculostomy-Associated Cerebrospinal Fluid Infection in Low Modified Graeb Score Intraventricular Hemorrhage.

Background: Ventriculostomy-associated cerebrospinal fluid infection (VAI) is a major complication limiting the use of an external ventricular drain (EVD) in treating patients with intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH). Risk factors of VAI are still under wide discussion.

Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 84 patients with IVH who underwent EVD at our center between January 2012 and January 2017.