NOTES ON THE BRAIN AND ENCEPHALIZATION QUOTIENT OF TWO SPERM WHALES WITH A SYNTHESIS OF THE LITERATURE AND INDICATIONS OF A NEW METHOD OF EXTRACTION

Notes on the brain and encephalization quotient of two sperm whales with a synthesis of the literature and indications of a new method of extraction

The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus, Linnaeus 1758) possesses the largest brain that ever existed.Relatively few authors have dealt with it and the available descriptions are heterogeneous, with only few data about brain weight or Ultrasonic Cleaners gross anatomy.In fact the central nervous system of large cetaceans is quite difficult to obtai

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Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis Surgery on a Patient with Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease or Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) are rare central demyelinating diseases that may affect refractive surgery outcomes.Optic neuritis and brainstem syndromes affecting cranial nerves are particularly relevant to Body Wash corneal refractive surgery (CRS), such a

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