Objective To investigate the incidence and risk factors of surgical site infection(SSI)in neurosurgical patients in a tertiary first-class hospital,and provide reference for the prevention and control of SSI.Methods 47 neurological patients with SSI (49 patients developed SSI,2 were excluded from study due to the lack of appropriate control subject)from December 31 ,2011 to December 31 ,2012 were as infected group,and 94 patients without SSI (1 ∶2 matching)were as non-infected group,risk factors for SSI were analyzed retrospectively.Results There was no significant difference in general condition of two groups of patients (all P >0.05 );among 3 708 patients,49 (1 .32%)developed SSI;intracranial infection was the main type of SSI (89.80%);27 patients were performed ce-rebrospinal fluid (CSF)bacteriological detection,6 (22.22%)of whom were positive for CSF bacteriological detec-tion.Univariate conditional logistic regression analysis showed that risk factors for SSI in neurosurgical patients were operational risk assessment score (OR =2.04),frequency of preoperative antimicrobial use(OR =3.15 ),fre-quency of intraoperative antimicrobial use(OR=2.58),duration of operation(OR=2.70),surgical blood loss(OR=1 .72),indwelling drainage tube(OR=4.30),duration of indwelling drainage tube after operation(OR=2.06),and time for initial dressing change(OR=1 .66);Multivariate conditional logistic regression analysis showed that the in-dependent risk factors for SSI were frequency of preoperative antimicrobial use(P =0.03,OR =4.86),duration of operation(P =0.05,OR = 2.89 ),and time for initial dressing change after operation (P = 0.01 ,OR = 1 .92 ). Conclusion Risk factors for SSI in department of neurosurgery are multiple,duration of operation,duration of in-dwelling drainage tube after operation,and time for initial dressing change after operation are major risk factors.

The pathological processes of neurodegeneration and neurodegenerative changes after traumatic brain injury (TBI) are closely related to microglia. The pathophysiological functions of microglia are closely correlated to their different cell subtypes. Disease-related microglia (DAM) are a special subtype of microglia, which recently discover on the lesions of degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. DAM are identified as important cells that induce neurodegeneration. The in-depth discussion of DAM role in pathological mechanism of neurodegeneration after TBI provides new clues for understanding and treating neurodegeneration after TBI; therefore, this article focuses on the above content and summarizes the research progress of DAM and neurodegeneration after TBI.

The pathological process continues to evolve for a long time after acute phase of traumatic brain injury (TBI), often coupling with neurodegeneration and neurodegenerative complications. Microvascular dysfunction and blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction caused by neurovascular unit (NVU) dysfunction are closely related to the pathological process of many neurodegenerative diseases. The study on the pathological mechanism of neurovascular unit dysfunction is a promising research field of TBI-related neurodegeneration, and also provides a new idea for the treatment of neurodegeneration after TBI. Therefore, this article mainly reviews these.