My career in the research of cerebral blood flow and metabolism

Abstract

In this article, I introduced my career in the research of cerebral blood flow and metabolism. My works of cerebral blood flow and metabolism were divided into three subjects: the basic research of cerebral vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), carotid plaque imaging, and the clinical research for moyamoya disease. I investigated the influence of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 on cerebral vasospasm using a rat SAH model. As a part of the research of plaque imaging, I performed the comparison study between the images by magnetic resonance imaging and histological sections of carotid plaques. I evaluated the difference of significance of posterior circulation involvement between pediatric and adult patients with moyamoya disease. Some investigations in which I have recently engaged as graduate mentoring were also shown in this manuscript. I think that neurosurgeons should have an emphasis on clinical practice and research work evenly. I hope I will grow as a neurosurgeon on this principled grounds.