Contralateral subdural effusion following decompressive hinged craniotomy: A case report and narrative review.

Hinged craniotomy (HC) is an alternative surgical technique that can be used in place of decompressive craniectomy (DC) to treat refractory intracranial hypertension. This procedure has the advantage of avoiding the need for a second surgery to replace the bone, while giving a good control of intracranial pressure. However, there is no consistent literature about complications of HC.

Different threshold responses in spontaneously changing postagrogenic forest and unmanaged grassland. Shifts in small mammal populations and communities triggered by an extraordinary drought.

Due to their resilience, various biological systems under environmental changes typically exhibit nonlinear responses with sudden, abrupt shifts. Although such shifts are theoretically expected, few studies traced state-and-transition dynamics in nature (Liu et al., Science 317:1513-1516, 2007).

The Integration of 3D Virtual Reality and 3D Printing Technology as Innovative Approaches to Preoperative Planning in Neuro-Oncology.

Our study explores the integration of three-dimensional (3D) virtual reality (VR) and 3D printing in neurosurgical preoperative planning. Traditionally, surgeons relied on two-dimensional (2D) imaging for complex neuroanatomy analyses, requiring significant mental visualization. Fortunately, nowadays advanced technology enables the creation of detailed 3D models from patient scans, utilizing different software.

Anatomical-Radiological Aspects and Their Influence on the Results of Pituitary Adenomas Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery.

 Endoscopic endonasal surgery has globally improved postoperative results in pituitary adenomas.  We retrospectively analyzed 101 patients who underwent endonasal endoscopic surgery for pituitary adenomas in the period from 2016 to 2021. Data on epidemiological variables, preoperative radiological factors including tumor volume, tumor appearance, cavernous sinus invasion (modified Knosp scale), degree of extension according to the SIPAP (stands for the five directions in which a pituitary adenoma can extend: suprasellar, infrasellar, parasellar, anterior, and posterior) classification, and preoperative visualization of the healthy gland on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were collected as well as intra- and postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak.

On the winter enhancement of adaptive humoral immunity: hypothesis testing in desert hamsters (Phodopus roborovskii: Cricetidae, Rodentia) kept under long-day and short-day photoperiod.

We tested the winter immunity enhancement hypothesis (WIEH) on male desert hamsters (Phodopus roborovskii) kept under long-day (LD) and short-day (SD) photoperiods. We assumed that under SD in a laboratory, the adaptive humoral immune responsiveness to the antigenic challenge would be enhanced due to the lack of winter physical stressors and food shortages and/or because of the action of an endogenous winter bolstering mechanism, while under LD the immune responsiveness would be suppressed by the activity of the reproductive system. The results support the WIEH in part.