Objective:To investigate the difference in brain activity intensity between methamphetamine (MA) dependent patients (MA group) and healthy controls (control group) using fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (fALFF), and to establish a classification model between these two groups using support vector machine (SVM).Methods:From February 2014 to October 2019, a total of 46 male MA-dependent patients and 46 male healthy controls were recruited from the Affiliated Kangning Hospital of Ningbo University. The study collected resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) data and analyzed the differences in brain functional activity between the two groups. This analysis was conducted using both static and dynamic fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (d-fALFF). Additionally, the study examined the correlation between fALFF/d-fALFF values in specific brain regions and the total scores, as well as each factor score, of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS). Furthermore, the relationship between fALFF/d-fALFF values and the age of first use and total dose of MA in the MA group was investigated. Finally, the fALFF map and d-fALFF map of brain regions with significant differences between groups were used as features for constructing classification.Results:Compared to the healthy control group, those dependent on MA showed significantly increased fALFF mainly in the nucleus accumbens, caudate nucleus, thalamus, and amygdala nucleus( t=-5.21--2.72, all P<0.05). The MA group exhibited decreased fALFF in the superior frontal gyrus, middle frontal gyrus, orbital gyrus, and cingulate gyrus( t=3.59-5.00, all P<0.05). Most of the brain regions with decreased d-fALFF overlapped with those exhibiting decreased fALFF( t=3.33-4.87, all P<0.05). The results of the correlation analysis showed that the fALFF value of the right nucleus accumbens was positively correlated with the age of first use of MA ( r=0.537, P<0.001). There is no significant relationship between the abnormal fALFF and d-fALFF values in the MA group and the total scores and each factor scores of BPRS, as well as the total dose of MA taken (after removing outliers). Based on fALFF and d-fALFF values, the SVM classifier achieved accuracies of 90.33%±6.89% and 71.56%±7.80%, respectively. Conclusions:There are significant abnormalities in the low-frequency fluctuation of the resting brain in patients dependent on MA. These abnormalities reflect the rigidity of prefrontal cortex activity, functional impairment, and dysfunction of the anti-reward system. These factors may be one of the causes for MA dependent behavior and repeated episodes. In addition, the fALFF values may be helpful for distinguishing MA dependent individuals from the control group.

Objective:To investigate the difference in brain activity intensity between methamphetamine (MA) dependent patients (MA group) and healthy controls (control group) using fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (fALFF), and to establish a classification model between these two groups using support vector machine (SVM).Methods:From February 2014 to October 2019, a total of 46 male MA-dependent patients and 46 male healthy controls were recruited from the Affiliated Kangning Hospital of Ningbo University. The study collected resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) data and analyzed the differences in brain functional activity between the two groups. This analysis was conducted using both static and dynamic fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (d-fALFF). Additionally, the study examined the correlation between fALFF/d-fALFF values in specific brain regions and the total scores, as well as each factor score, of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS). Furthermore, the relationship between fALFF/d-fALFF values and the age of first use and total dose of MA in the MA group was investigated. Finally, the fALFF map and d-fALFF map of brain regions with significant differences between groups were used as features for constructing classification.Results:Compared to the healthy control group, those dependent on MA showed significantly increased fALFF mainly in the nucleus accumbens, caudate nucleus, thalamus, and amygdala nucleus( t=-5.21--2.72, all P<0.05). The MA group exhibited decreased fALFF in the superior frontal gyrus, middle frontal gyrus, orbital gyrus, and cingulate gyrus( t=3.59-5.00, all P<0.05). Most of the brain regions with decreased d-fALFF overlapped with those exhibiting decreased fALFF( t=3.33-4.87, all P<0.05). The results of the correlation analysis showed that the fALFF value of the right nucleus accumbens was positively correlated with the age of first use of MA ( r=0.537, P<0.001). There is no significant relationship between the abnormal fALFF and d-fALFF values in the MA group and the total scores and each factor scores of BPRS, as well as the total dose of MA taken (after removing outliers). Based on fALFF and d-fALFF values, the SVM classifier achieved accuracies of 90.33%±6.89% and 71.56%±7.80%, respectively. Conclusions:There are significant abnormalities in the low-frequency fluctuation of the resting brain in patients dependent on MA. These abnormalities reflect the rigidity of prefrontal cortex activity, functional impairment, and dysfunction of the anti-reward system. These factors may be one of the causes for MA dependent behavior and repeated episodes. In addition, the fALFF values may be helpful for distinguishing MA dependent individuals from the control group.

Objective To investigate the relationship between symptom burden and rehabilitation self-efficacy of patients after fragility fracture surgery,and to study the chain mediating role of social support and perceived stress in the influence of symptom burden on rehabilitation self-efficacy of such patients.Methods Approved by the Ethics Committee of the hospital,168 patients who met the admission criteria after fragility fracture surgery admitted to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University from July 2020 to December 2023 were included in the study by convenient sampling method,and general data of the patients were collected.M.D.Anderson Symptom Inventor(MDASI),Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease 6-Item Scale(SECD6),Social Support Rating Scale(SSRS)and Perceived Stress Scale(CPSS)were used to investigate the above patients,and multiple sets of quantitative data were analyzed for attribution association profile and mediation effect.Results After removing invalid questionnaires,a total of 160 valid questionnaires were collected,with an effective response rate of 95.24％.Correlation analysis showed that symptom burden was negatively correlated with rehabilitation self-efficacy(r=-0.405,P＜0.05);social support was significantly positively correlated with rehabilitation self-efficacy(r=0.558,P＜0.05);perceived stress was negatively correlated with rehabilitation self-efficacy(r=-0.330,P＜0.05);symptom burden was negatively correlated with social support(r=-0.191,P＜0.05);social support was negatively correlated with perceived stress(r=-0.280,P＜0.05);symptom burden was positively correlated with perceived stress(r=0.376,P＜0.05).Mediating effect test showed that the symptom burden of patients after fragility fracture surgery had a direct impact on rehabilitation self-efficacy(β=-0.402,t=0.148,P＜0.05),and had an impact on rehabilitation self-efficacy through 3 mediating pathways:first,the mediating effect of social support alone(β=-0.098,95％CI:-0.112～-0.074);the second was the mediating effect of stress perception alone(β=-0.081,95％CI:-0.104～-0.061);the third is the chain mediating effect of social support and stress perception(β=-0.056,95％CI:-0.074～-0.030).Conclusion The burden of symptoms after fragility fracture surgery has a direct effect on rehabilitation self-efficacy.Symptom burden influences postoperative self-efficacy of patients with fragility fractures through the chain mediation of social support and perceived stress.Early and accurate assessment of symptom burden,stress perception and social support should be conducted.According to needs,the multidisciplinary medical team provides individualized and diversified health education support to actively help and guide the self-regulation of patients'stress perception,so as to reduce patients'symptom burden and promote the improvement of their self-efficacy in the process of rehabilitation.

Mesenteric arteriovenous dysplasia/vasculopathy (MAVD/V) is a rare vasculopathy involving both mesenteric arteries and veins with unique vascular lesions. The diagnosis requires comprehensive analysis with histological and clinically relevant examination data, as well as differentiation from Crohn′s disease and other chronic ischemic bowel diseases. This paper summarizes the clinicopathological features of two cases of MAVD/V and reviews the literature in order to improve the understanding of MAVD/V among clinicians and pathologists.

Mesenteric arteriovenous dysplasia/vasculopathy (MAVD/V) is a rare vasculopathy involving both mesenteric arteries and veins with unique vascular lesions. The diagnosis requires comprehensive analysis with histological and clinically relevant examination data, as well as differentiation from Crohn′s disease and other chronic ischemic bowel diseases. This paper summarizes the clinicopathological features of two cases of MAVD/V and reviews the literature in order to improve the understanding of MAVD/V among clinicians and pathologists.

Objective To investigate the relationship between symptom burden and rehabilitation self-efficacy of patients after fragility fracture surgery,and to study the chain mediating role of social support and perceived stress in the influence of symptom burden on rehabilitation self-efficacy of such patients.Methods Approved by the Ethics Committee of the hospital,168 patients who met the admission criteria after fragility fracture surgery admitted to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University from July 2020 to December 2023 were included in the study by convenient sampling method,and general data of the patients were collected.M.D.Anderson Symptom Inventor(MDASI),Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease 6-Item Scale(SECD6),Social Support Rating Scale(SSRS)and Perceived Stress Scale(CPSS)were used to investigate the above patients,and multiple sets of quantitative data were analyzed for attribution association profile and mediation effect.Results After removing invalid questionnaires,a total of 160 valid questionnaires were collected,with an effective response rate of 95.24％.Correlation analysis showed that symptom burden was negatively correlated with rehabilitation self-efficacy(r=-0.405,P＜0.05);social support was significantly positively correlated with rehabilitation self-efficacy(r=0.558,P＜0.05);perceived stress was negatively correlated with rehabilitation self-efficacy(r=-0.330,P＜0.05);symptom burden was negatively correlated with social support(r=-0.191,P＜0.05);social support was negatively correlated with perceived stress(r=-0.280,P＜0.05);symptom burden was positively correlated with perceived stress(r=0.376,P＜0.05).Mediating effect test showed that the symptom burden of patients after fragility fracture surgery had a direct impact on rehabilitation self-efficacy(β=-0.402,t=0.148,P＜0.05),and had an impact on rehabilitation self-efficacy through 3 mediating pathways:first,the mediating effect of social support alone(β=-0.098,95％CI:-0.112～-0.074);the second was the mediating effect of stress perception alone(β=-0.081,95％CI:-0.104～-0.061);the third is the chain mediating effect of social support and stress perception(β=-0.056,95％CI:-0.074～-0.030).Conclusion The burden of symptoms after fragility fracture surgery has a direct effect on rehabilitation self-efficacy.Symptom burden influences postoperative self-efficacy of patients with fragility fractures through the chain mediation of social support and perceived stress.Early and accurate assessment of symptom burden,stress perception and social support should be conducted.According to needs,the multidisciplinary medical team provides individualized and diversified health education support to actively help and guide the self-regulation of patients'stress perception,so as to reduce patients'symptom burden and promote the improvement of their self-efficacy in the process of rehabilitation.

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a common fatal disease in children, which can cause muscle weakness, muscle atrophy, and affect respiratory system, attracting attention from scholars both domestically and internationally. This article elaborates on the concept, application status of family management strategies, and management status for SMA patients, and proposes a concept of family management strategies for SMA patients, providing reference for constructing a suitable family management model for SMA patients.

Objective:To investigate the differences of spontaneous neural activity and functional connectivity between bilateral symmetrical voxels in the local brain regions at resting-state of methamphetamine (MA) dependent patients and healthy controls (HCs).Methods:Forty-six MA-dependent patients, admitted to and received drug rehabilitation treatment for the first time in our hospital from February 2014 to October 2019, and 46 HCs matched with age, gender and education level during the same period were enrolled in this study. The resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) data of these subjects were collected; the static and dynamic regional homogeneity (ReHo, d-ReHo) and static and dynamic voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivity (VMHC, d-VMHC) were used to evaluate MA-related alterations of brain spontaneous activity and interhemispheric functional connectivity. The correlations of brief psychiatric rating scale (BPRS) scores with above values in the brain regions with significant inter-group differences were analyzed.Results:As compared with the HCs, the MA-dependent patients had significantly decreased ReHo in the left medial orbitofrontal cortex (mOFC), and significantly increased d-ReHo in the left mOFC, left middle frontal gyrus, bilateral inferior frontal gyrus, left precentral gyrus and left postcentral gyrus ( P<0.05). As compared with the HCs, the MA-dependent patients had significantly decreased VMHC in the bilateral mOFC, precentral gyrus and postcentral gyrus ( P<0.05). The ReHo, VMHC, d-ReHo, and d-VMHC were not significantly correlated with total scores and each factor scores of BPRS, and total dose of MA (after removing outliers) in MA-dependent patients ( P>0.05). Conclusion:During resting state, MA-dependent patients show obvious abnormalities in the coordination and stability of spontaneous neural activity and the coordination of interhemispheric activity in local brain regions, especially in the mOFC; abnormal ReHo, d-ReHo and VMHC in left mOFC may be important neuroimaging biomarkers for MA-dependence.

Objective:The clinical characteristics of patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma-diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (PCNSL-DLBCL) and the effects of different treatment schemes on their survival and prognosis were analyzed retrospectively.Methods:A total of 49 patients with PCNSL-DLBCL who presented at the Tianjin Medical University General Hospital from July 2014 to December 2020 were included, and their clinical data were retrospectively analyzed. They were divided into four groups: the MTX group, the R-CDOP group, the BTKi-R-MTX group, and the RLZT group. The median overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were calculated, and the survival prognosis was compared by univariate and multivariate prognostic analysis.Results:The median OS time of the MTX group, the R-CDOP group, the BTKi-R-MTX group, and the RLZT group was 16.5 months, 4.5 months, 42 months, and not reached, respectively ( P<0.001) . The median PFS time of the MTX group, the R-CDOP group, the BTKi-R-MTX group, and the RLZT group was 7 months, 1.5 months, 20 months, and 5 months, respectively ( P=0.005) . Multivariate prognostic analysis showed that double expressor lymphoma, IESLG risk grade, and different treatment methods were the prognostic factors of PCNSL-DLBCL. Conclusion:The survival and prognosis of PCNSL-DLBCL are affected by different treatment schemes. The role of CD20 monoclonal antibody in the treatment of PCNSL-DLBCL is still controversial. The treatment scheme containing BTKi has great potential for PCNSL-DLBCL. RLZT scheme has a good prospect for elderly patients who cannot tolerate high-dose chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Objective:To establish a multi-state Markov model of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and explore the transition rule between the cumulative number of different chronic complications, estimate the transition probability and intensity between status, and explore the possible factors affecting the transition between status.Methods:A retrospective cohort study of 33 575 patients with T2DM was conducted. According to the baseline and the cumulative number of chronic complications during the follow-up period, the patients were classified based on five status: T2DM, one complication, two complications, three complications, four and above complication, indicated by S0, S1, S2, S3 and S4, respectively. A time-continuous and state-discrete multi-state irreversible Markov model was used for statistical analysis.Results:The study included 33 575 T2DM patients, and their average age was 60 years old, the median of follow-up length was 8 years. In these patients, 32 653 had no baseline complications. At the end of follow-up, the transition probabilities of S0→S1, S1→S2, S2→S3 and S3→S4 were 16.4%, 32.4%, 45.6% and 25.9%, respectively. The results of multivariate analysis showed that being female ( HR=0.919), less than 60 years old ( HR=0.929), higher fasting plasma glucose ( HR=1.601), lower high-density lipoprotein ( HR=1.087), higher total cholesterol ( HR=1.090),weekly exercise ( HR=0.897), vegetarian diet ( HR=0.852) and heavy diet ( HR=1.887) were the risk factors for S0 to S1. And being female ( HR=0.768), less than 60 years old ( HR=0.859) and lower high-density lipoprotein ( HR=1.160) were the risk factors for S1 to S2. Conclusions:The probability of multiple complications in T2DM patients increased over time, the transition intensity of S2→S3 was largest, followed by S1→S2. Therefore, we need to conduct both early and long-term indicators monitoring and disease prevention, strengthen the health education to improve patients' daily living habits at early stage of the illness, encourage patients to have moderate exercise and balanced diet, strengthen the monitoring of fasting blood- glucose, cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein levels to prevent the deterioration of the illness.