Taisuke Akimoto

Perioperative Cognitive Decline in Verbal Associative Memory Following Carotid Revascularization and Subsequent Risk of Adverse Events: Clinical Significance of the Standard Verbal Paired Associate Learning Test (S-PA)

Background/Objectives: This study aimed to explore whether perioperative changes in cognitive function following carotid artery revascularization, including carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS), are associated with subsequent clinical outcomes, focusing...

Piezo1–Src signaling rapidly disrupts brain endothelial barrier integrity

Abstract Background Blood-brain barrier integrity is essential for central nervous system homeostasis, yet the mechanisms underlying ultra-acute barrier dysfunction after abrupt hemodynamic changes remain incompletely understood. Piezo1 is a mechanosensitive Ca²⁺ channel expresse...