World Neurosurg
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The aim of this study is to provide essential information for endoscopic transforaminal approach by performing morphometric analysis of the triangular working zone (TWZ) in fresh cadavers. ⋯ Our study reveals a detailed morphometric analysis of TWZ. Understanding the foraminal anatomy is crucial for safely performing transforaminal endoscopic surgery. The learning curve of transforaminal surgery can be reduced by garnering knowledge of TWZ anatomy.
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In this study, we considered the treatment of cognitive characteristics of Parkinson's subtypes under resting magnetic resonance imaging scans, and used magnetic resonance imaging to analyze brain activity characteristics of patients with Parkinson's subtypes at rest. ⋯ The experimental results show that the local consistency analysis method based on resting magnetic resonance imaging scan can effectively detect the differences in early neural activity in patients with Parkinson's disease subtype cognitive impairment, and can effectively reflect the brain characteristics of Parkinson's disease.
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Mitochondrial dysfunction plays an essential role in secondary brain injury following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Interestingly, accumulating evidence has shown that therapeutic benefits of mitochondrial transplantation exist. Therefore, we hypothesized that the injection of exogenous mitochondria would contribute to the mitigation of cellular energy metabolism disorders and neurologic functions after TBI. ⋯ Taken together, the data suggested that exogenous mitochondrial intervention ameliorated glucose oxygen deprivation-induced cell damage and controlled cortical impact-induced TBI in a mouse model. The new discovery in the current study inspires us to suggest that mitochondrial transplantation might serve as a new therapeutic strategy for TBI.