2.Distance, Depth and Puncture Angle for Cisterna Magna in Chinese Adults as Read from Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Zong-Xin CAO ; Qi-Wu FANG ; Jian-Xiong AN ; Cai-Cai LIU ; Xiao-Yan QIAN ; Rui-Qi LI ; Doris K COPE ; John P WILLIAMS
Chinese Medical Journal 2015;128(12):1683-1685
Adult
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Aged
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Cisterna Magna
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anatomy & histology
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Female
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Middle Aged
3.Quantitative Evaluation of Pain with Pain Index Extracted from Electroencephalogram.
Jian-Xiong AN ; Yong WANG ; Doris K COPE ; John P WILLIAMS
Chinese Medical Journal 2017;130(16):1926-1931
BACKGROUNDThe current pain assessment methods are strongly subjective and easily affected by outside influences, and there is an urgent need to develop a reliable objective and quantitative pain-monitoring indicator. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using Pain index (Pi) to assess pain symptoms in pain patients.
METHODSSubjects were enrolled from patients seeking treatment at Pain Medicine Center of China Medical University Aviation General Hospital from October 2015 to December 2016, such as postherpetic neuralgia, spinal cord injury, femoral head necrosis, lumbar disc herniation, trigeminal neuralgia, complex regional pain syndrome, perineal pain, phantom limb pain, etc., (pain group, n = 111), as well as healthy volunteers without subjective pain (control group, n = 100). The subjective pain symptoms in pain patients were evaluated by Pi and visual analogue scale/numerical rating scales (VAS/NRS), respectively, and the relationship between them was analyzed using single factor correlation analysis and multiple factor regression analysis.
RESULTSPi levels in the pain group were significantly higher than those of the control group (t = 6.273, P< 0.001), the correlation analysis of Pi and VAS/NRS score in the pain group showed that the Pearson correlation coefficient was 0.797 (P < 0.001); After adjusted for types of pain, pain sites, medication, gender, and age, Pi was found to be independently correlated to VAS/NRS score (P < 0.001).
CONCLUSIONSPi significantly correlates with VAS/NRS score, might be used to evaluate the subjective pain symptoms in patients and has good research and application value as an objective pain assessment tool.
4.Three Cases of Idiopathic Superior Laryngeal Neuralgia Treated by Superior Laryngeal Nerve Block under Ultrasound Guidance.
Jian-Ping WU ; Hui LIU ; Jian-Xiong AN ; Doris K COPE ; John P WILLIAMS
Chinese Medical Journal 2016;129(16):2007-2008
Aged
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Humans
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Laryngeal Nerves
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surgery
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Nerve Block
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methods
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Neuralgia
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surgery
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Ultrasonography
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methods
5.Pre-induction dexamethasone does not decrease postoperative nausea and vomiting after microvascular decompression for facial spasm.
Qiwu FANG ; Xiaoyan QIAN ; Jianxiong AN ; Hui WEN ; Jianping WU ; Doris K COPE ; John P WILLIAMS
Chinese Medical Journal 2014;127(14):2711-2712
Adult
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents
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therapeutic use
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Dexamethasone
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therapeutic use
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Facial Nerve Diseases
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surgery
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Female
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Hemifacial Spasm
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surgery
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Humans
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Male
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Microvascular Decompression Surgery
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adverse effects
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Middle Aged
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Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
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prevention & control