BACKGROUND: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the first cohort of people in China treated with a responsive neurostimulation system (Epilcure TM , GenLight MedTech, Hangzhou, China) for focal drug-resistant epilepsy in this study. METHODS: This multicenter, before-and-after self-controlled study was conducted across 8 centers from March 2022 to June 2023, involving patients with drug-resistant epilepsy who were undergoing responsive neurostimulation (RNS). The study was based on an ongoing multi-center, single-blind, randomized controlled study. Efficacy was assessed through metrics including median seizure count, seizure frequency reduction (SFR), and response rate. Multivariable linear regression analysis was conducted to explore the relationships of basic clinical factors and intracranial electrophysiological characteristics with SFR. The postoperative quality of life, cognitive function, depression, and anxiety were evaluated as well. RESULTS: The follow-up period for the 19 participants was 10.7 ± 3.4 months. Seizure counts decreased significantly 6 months after device activation, with median SFR of 48% at the 6th month (M6) and 58% at M12 ( P  <0.05). The average response rate after 13 months of treatment was 42%, with 21% ( n  = 4) of the participants achieving seizure freedom. Patients who have previously undergone resective surgery appear to achieve better therapeutic outcomes at M11, M12 and M13 ( β  <0, P  <0.05). No statistically significant differences were observed in patients' scores of quality of life, cognition, depression and anxiety following stimulation when compared to baseline measurements. No serious adverse events related to the devices were observed. CONCLUSIONS: The preliminary findings suggest that Epilcure TM exhibits promising therapeutic potential in reducing the frequency of epileptic seizures. However, to further validate its efficacy, larger-scale randomized controlled trials are required. REGISTRATION Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (No. ChiCTR2200055247).
Humans ; Female ; Male ; Drug Resistant Epilepsy/therapy* ; Adult ; Young Adult ; Middle Aged ; China ; Adolescent ; Treatment Outcome ; Quality of Life ; Single-Blind Method ; Seizures ; Electric Stimulation Therapy/methods*

OBJECTIVES: This study investigates independent risk factors for postoperative internal fixation device infection in patients with maxillofacial fractures and proposes an early warning model based on the synthetic minority over-sampling technique (SMOTE) algorithm. METHODS: A total of 1 104 patients who underwent surgical treatment for maxillofacial fractures at Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University from January 2021 to December 2024 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into two groups based on the presence of postoperative internal fixation device infection: the infection group (27 cases) and non-infection group (1 077 cases). Clinical data from both groups were collected and subjected to statistical analysis. Univariate and binary Logistic regression analysis were used to identify risk factors for postoperative internal fixation device infection in maxillofacial fractures. Subsequently, a Logistic regression model was established, and the dataset was improved based on the SMOTE algorithm to construct an early warning model with the improved dataset. The prediction performance of the models was compared and validated. RESULTS: Among the 1 104 patients who underwent surgical treatment for maxillofacial fractures, 27 cases of postoperative internal fixation device infections were identified, corresponding to an infection rate of 2.45% (27/1 104). Age, diabetes history, fracture severity, and oral hygiene status were all identified as risk factors for postoperative internal fixation device infections in maxillofacial fractures (all P<0.05). The prediction model based on the original data (P1). The prediction model based on the SMOTE algorithm (P2). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis shows that the area under curve (AUC) for the P2 model was 0.882, the P1 model was 0.861, indicating the superior predictive performance of the P2 model. The DeLong test results show that the difference in AUC between the two models was statistically significant (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Age, diabetes history, postoperative fracture severity, and oral hygiene status are all risk factors for infections associated with internal fixation devices after maxillofacial fracture surgery. The proposed early warning model demonstrated good predictive performance. Medical professionals can utilize this model to effectively intervene and anticipate infections related to internal fixation devices after maxillofacial fracture surgery.
Humans ; Algorithms ; Retrospective Studies ; Male ; Female ; Fracture Fixation, Internal/instrumentation* ; Risk Factors ; Middle Aged ; Adult ; Logistic Models ; Surgical Wound Infection/epidemiology* ; Aged ; Internal Fixators/adverse effects* ; Maxillofacial Injuries/surgery* ; Adolescent

Objective:To investigate the relationship between heart rate variability(HRV), deceleration capacity(DC) and cardiovascular metabolic disease(CMD) in children and adolescents with normal weight obesity(NWO).Methods:A total of 200 children and adolescents aged 6-17 who underwent normal physical examination in Chengdu Women′s and Children′s Central Hospital from December 2022 to June 2023 were included in this retrospective case-control study.They were divided into the NWO group, normal weight lean(NWL) group, and overweight-obesity(OW-OB) group according to their body mass index(BMI) and body fat percentage(BF%).Fifty children were enrolled into the NWO group; fifty-one children were enrolled into the NWL group; and 99 children were enrolled into the OW-OB group.All the subjects received 24-hour heart monitoring, and their HRV indexes, such as the standard deviation of N-N interval in normal sinus(SDNN), the standard deviation of the mean value N-N intervals every 5-minute(SDANN), the mean of the standard deviations of all N-N intervals for each 5-minute segment of 24 hours(SDNNindex), the root mean square of successive N-N interval difference(rMSSD), the proportion of N-N 50(the successive N-N interval differences>50 ms) in the total number of N-N intervals(pNN50), and DC were automatically calculated.Blood pressure, fasting blood glucose and blood lipids were measured, and the cardiometabolic risk score(CRS) was obtained through the accumulation of relevant factors.The general data, SDNN, SDANN, SDNNindex, rMSSD, pNN50, DC and CRS of the three groups were compared by variance analysis.Spearman correlation and multivariate Logistic regression were used to analyze the risk factors affecting CRS.Results:There was no significant difference in age, gender and other general information among the three groups(all P>0.05).SDNN in the NWO, NWL, and OW-OB groups were(120.88±16.36) ms, (129.07±16.36) ms, and(109.29±16.38) ms, respectively( F=26.231, P<0.001); SDANN were(64.44±11.61) ms, (66.25±8.34) ms, and(61.70±6.85) ms, respectively( F=5.048, P=0.007); rMSSD were(27.02±3.87) ms, (27.51±5.92) ms, and(25.12±6.78) ms, respectively( F=3.328, P=0.038); pNN50 were(12.62±4.04)%, (13.39±2.26)%, and(11.22±2.93)%, respectively( F=9.099, P<0.001); DC were(4.83±0.20) ms, (4.94±0.33) ms, and(4.63±0.28) ms, respectively( F=23.496, P<0.001)and CRS was 0.94±0.87, 0.69±0.19 and 1.57±1.07, respectively( P<0.01).The differences between the three groups were statistically significant.Spearman correlation analysis showed that BMI( r=0.211, P=0.003) and BF%( r=0.558, P<0.001) were significantly positively correlated with CRS, while SDNN( r=-0.258, P<0.001) and DC( r=-0.499, P<0.001) were significantly negatively correlated with CRS.Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that BF%(95% CI: 0.098-0.265, P<0.001) and DC(95% CI: -3.962--1.391, P<0.001) were independent risk factors for predicting CMD. Conclusions:Increased BF% and decreased DC are independent risk factors for CMD.Analysis of body composition and HRV in children and adolescents can help to identify potentially high-risk groups more accurately, intervene early, and reduce the risk of CMD.

Objective To investigate the risk factors for postoperative pulmonary embolism in patients with spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage,and construct and verify the nomogram model.Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted on 558 patients admitted in the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University and the Three Gorges Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing University.And 393 of them who hospitalized from January 2015 to January 2021 were assigned into a modeling group,and the other 165 patients from February 2021 to January 2023 into a validation group.Univariate and multivariate stepwise logistic regression analyses were used to screen out the risk factors associated with pulmonary embolism after spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage surgery.Then a nomogram model was build based on these factors and verified.Results Based on age,blood loss,Glasgow coma scale(GCS)score,surgical treatments,levels of fibrin degradation products,D-dimer and hemoglobin,plasma osmolality,and deep vein thrombosis,a risk model of pulmonary embolism was built.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve analysis showed the model had good discriminability for the presence of pulmonary embolism,and the area under the curve(AUC)value was 0.908.Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-fit test indicated that the model had a good fit to the verification set(Chi-square=14.805,df=8,P=0.063),the correction curve was close to the ideal curve,and the prediction probability of the model was close to the actual occurrence probability,suggesting the model having good accuracy.Decision curve analysis revealed that the established nomogram model can get benefits under a large range of threshold probabilities.Conclusion We develop a prediction model for postoperative pulmonary embolism in patients with spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage after surgical treatment,which shows good prediction performance in both the training and validation groups,and can be used for accurate,prompt and quick identification for the occurrence of pulmonary embolism in clinical practice.

The early diagnosis of congenital heart disease is very important. Ultrasound is widely used in the early diagnosis and evaluation of congenital heart disease because of its advantages of non-radiation, non-invasive property and portability.Speckle tracking imaging has the advantages of being free from angle, efficient and accurate, which makes up for some shortcomings of traditional echocardiography. It greatly improves the diagnosis accuracy of fetal congenital heart disease, especially congenital heart disease with outflow tract obstruction.Myocardial strain index and left ventricular torsion can more accurately evaluate myocardial function,help to judge prognosis, choose the time of operation and assist perioperative management. Blood speck tracking helps identify different blood flow patterns and may become an important diagnostic tool for the diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart disease.

The network of laughter/smile production and propagation in the brain is not yet fully understood.In this paper,we report two cases of medically refractory epilepsy patients with stereotactic EEG implantation,in which smiles(without pleasurable emotions and motor awareness)and laughter(with situationally incompatible pleasurable emotions)were repeatedly induced by electrical stimulation in the left precentral gyrus,and the right insular short gyrus,respectively.This phenomenon reflects the existence of distinct and linked emotional and behavioral networks for laughter.

Fitness for all has undergone development more than two decades in China, from " outline" to " national strategy" . As an important support for realizing a healthy China and an important guarantee for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, national fitness should keep pace with the development of the times, grasp the characteristics of national fitness in the new period, and constantly explore new horizons and develop new achievements.Scientific fitness literacy is a new system put forward by combining the latest achievements of research and practice in the field of national fitness at home and abroad with China's national conditions, including four dimensions: scientific fitness knowledge, scientific fitness attitudes, scientific fitness behaviors and habits, and scientific fitness abilities and skills.The purpose of this paper is to clarify the philosophical basis of scientific fitness literacy, the disciplines involved, the meanings, the specific components and the ultimate goal, so as to provide an analytical framework and a theoretical basis for the next step of the research, and also to provide a reference for the formulation of national fitness policies, the evaluation and supervision of the implementation process and results, and the comparison of the practice among countries.

Objective:To investigate the impact of body mass index (BMI) on delayed extubation of patients with acute Stanford type A aortic dissection (ATAAD).Methods:A total of 400 ATAAD patients who were admitted to our hospital from October 2021 to October 2023 and underwent surgical treatment were selected as the research objects. According to BMI, they were divided into obese group (BMI≥28 kg/m 2, 119 cases) and non-obese group (BMI<28 kg/m 2, 281 cases). The differences of preoperative clinical characteristics, intraoperative and postoperative data between the two groups were compared. Starting from transferring to the ICU and ending with the first successful extubation, The risk factors of postoperative invasive mechanical ventilation time ≥ 48 h in ATAAD patients were analyzed, and the predictive efficacy of related factors for postoperative invasive mechanical ventilation time ≥ 48 h in ATAAD patients was evaluated. Results:Compared with the non-obese group, the proportion of hypertension, diabetes, admission heart rate, admission systolic blood pressure, admission diastolic blood pressure and preoperative white blood cell count in the obese group were significantly increased, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05). The cardiopulmonary bypass time, aortic cross-clamp time, operation time, red blood cell transfusion volume, invasive mechanical ventilation time, secondary operation rate and total hospitalization cost in the obese group were significantly higher than those in the non-obese group, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05). Univariate logistic regression analysis showed that BMI, cardiopulmonary bypass time, ascending aortic cross-clamp time, operation time, age, hypertension, and red blood cell transfusion were related factors for postoperative invasive mechanical ventilation time ≥48 h in ATAAD patients ( P<0.05). Logistic multivariate regression analysis showed that increased BMI ( OR=1.213, P<0.05) and increased age ( OR=1.020, P<0.05) were independent risk predictors of postoperative invasive mechanical ventilation time≥48 h in ATAAD patients. Receiver operating characteristic curve ( ROC) analysis showed that the area under the ROC curve ( AUC) of BMI for predicting the duration of postoperative invasive mechanical ventilation in ATAAD patients≥48 h was 0.682 ( P<0.05), and the best predictive cut-off value was 25.64 kg/m 2. Conclusion:BMI≥28kg/m 2 increases the difficulty of surgery and the duration of invasive mechanical ventilation in ATAAD patients. BMI has a high predictive value for the duration of invasive mechanical ventilation in ATAAD patients after surgery ≥48 h, and effective intervention measures can be formulated to improve the treatment effect of patients.

Heme/metabolism* ; Cryoelectron Microscopy ; Membrane Transport Proteins ; Escherichia coli Proteins/metabolism*

Objective:To analyze the effects of microvascular invasion (MVI) and anatomical hepatectomy on early recurrence and survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Methods:The data of 246 patients with HCC admitted to 215 Hospital of Shaanxi Nuclear Industry, Chinese PLA General Hospital and Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Hospital from July 2008 to June 2019 were retrospectively analyzed, including 208 males and 38 females, aged (53.8±9.6) years. According to the occurrence of MVI, 246 patients were divided into the MVI group ( n=83) and control group ( n=163, without MVI). Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, preoperative alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), maximum tumor diameter, intraoperative blood loss were compared between the two groups. The recurrence-free survival and cumulative survival were compared between the two groups before and after the inverse probability weighted correction for propensity score. Results:The propensity score was calculated by logistic regression model. After inverse probability weighted correction, the virtual sample size was 247 cases (82 cases in MVI group and 165 cases in control group). The proportion of HBV infection, with a serum level of AFP > 200 μg/L, the maximum diameter of tumor and the intraoperative blood loss were higher in MVI group (all P<0.05). The risk of early recurrence in patients undergoing anatomical hepatectomy ( n=107) was lower than that in patients undergoing non-anatomical hepatectomy ( n=139) (univariate Cox regression analysis of HR=1.60, 95% CI: 1.06 to 2.42, P=0.020), but the overall survival was comparable (univariate Cox regression analysis of HR=1.66, 95% CI: 0.80 to 3.42, P=0.200). The recurrence-free survival (RFS) of MVI group was lower than that of the control group, and the postoperative cumulative survival rate was also lower before the inverse probability weighted correction of the tendency score. The RFS in MVI group was lower than that in control group after the tendency score was adjusted by inverse probability weighting ( HR=2.62, 95% CI: 1.61 to 4.27, P<0.001). There was no significant difference in the cumulative survival between the MVI and control group ( HR=2.09, 95% CI: 0.89 to 4.93, P=0.050). Conclusion:MVI is associated with early postoperative recurrence in patients with HCC, and the early recurrence rate after anatomical hepatectomy is lower than that after non-anatomical hepatectomy.