ObjectiveTo investigate the application of central auditory testing combined with electroencephalographic features in the early screening of mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease. MethodsA convenience sampling method was used to conduct a field survey in the Qixia District of Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, from July to September, 2025. A total of 40 older adults diagnosed as mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease and 23 cognitively normal older adults were recruited. Auditory N-back and dichotic listening paradigms were employed for assessment, while the scores of Montreal Cognitive Assessment Beijing Version (MoCA-BJ) and 32-channel electroencephalogram (EEG) data were simultaneously collected. Binary logistic regression analysis was applied to identify predictive indicators, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted, and the area under the curve (AUC) was calculated. ResultsThe total score of dichotic listening was positively correlated with overall cognitive function (r = 0.475, P < 0.01), while right-ear advantage showed negative correlations with overall cognition, visuospatial ability, abstract reasoning, and delayed recall (r < -0.276, P < 0.05). Task performance across all conditions of the N-back task was positively correlated with overall cognitive function (r > 0.249, P < 0.05). Regarding EEG features, δ and θ band power and power peaks were positively correlated with delayed recall (r > 0.258, P < 0.05), whereas (α+θ)/(α+β) and θ/(α+β) were positively correlated with naming ability and visuospatial executive function, respectively (r > 0.261, P < 0.05). The results of the binary logistic regression analysis showed that the total score of binaural dichotic listening, the accuracy of 1-back task, the average power of δ waves, and the ratio of θ/(α+β) were independent influencing factors for mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease (P < 0.05). The ROC analysis indicated that the AUC for auditory task performance and EEG features were 0.845 and 0.735 respectively, and when combined, the AUC increased to 0.862. ConclusionThe screening model based on the integration of auditory task performance and EEG features can be used in the early identification of mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease.

Objective To explore the quantitative electroencephalography(qEEG)characteristics of the prefrontal cortex in patients with mild cognitive impairment(MCI)during digital screening tasks for MCI screening.Methods A total of 592 MCI patients(MCI group)and 317 normal cognitively elderly individuals(control group)were recruited from 40 communities in Nanjing,Jiangsu Province,from July to August,2024.All participants were as-sessed using Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Beijing Version(MoCA-BJ).Prefrontal EEG data were collected using a portable EEG device,and power spectral analysis was performed via Fast Fourier Transform.An XG-Boost algorithm was employed to construct an MCI identification model based on qEEG power features,and the model's performance was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve.Results Compared with the control group,prefrontal δ,α,and β band power increased during screening tasks in MCI group(P<0.05);δ power was negatively correlated with MoCA-BJ total scores,and visuospatial/executive func-tion,attention and delayed recall scores(r=-0.269,-0.169,-0.133,-0.171,P<0.001);α power was negative-ly correlated with MoCA-BJ total scores,attention and delayed recall scores(r=-0.113,-0.075,-0.091,P<0.05).The XGBoost model based on δ and α power was excellent in MCI identification,with an area under the curve of 0.91,accuracy of 0.81,precision of 0.89,F1 score of 0.84,recall of 0.80,and specificity of 0.81.Conclusion MCI patients exhibit increased power in the prefrontal δ and α frequency bands during digital screening tasks,which is associated with cognitive decline.An XGBoost model based on qEEG power features can enable early prediction of MCI.

Objective:To evaluate the changes of right atrial volume and function in patients with atrial septal defect（ASD）by four-dimensional ultrasound automatic quantitative technology，and to explore the predictive value and clinical significance for ASD with pulmonary arterial hypertension（PAH）.Methods:Sixty-one patients with ASD and 32 healthy volunteers（control group）who attended Central China Fuwai Hospital of Zhengzhou University，Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital from March 2023 to April 2024 were prospectively collected，and classified ASD patients into ASD without PAH group（non-PAH group， n=30）and ASD with PAH group（PAH group， n=31）according to whether or not they had PAH，and obtained right atrial reserve，ductal，systolic longitudinal and circumferential strains（RASr，RAScd，RASct，RASr-c，RAScd-c，RASct-c），right atrial minimal，maximal，and presystolic volumes（RAVmin，RAVmax，and RAVpreA），and calculated right atrial total，passive，and active ejection fraction（RAEF，RAPEF，RAAEF）. The ultrasound parameters and clinical data were compared between groups. Pearson's linear correlation was applied to analyse the correlation between the parameters（RASr，RAA，PASP，NT-proBNP）and mean pulmonary artery pressure（mPAP）. ROC curves were plotted and the area under the curve（AUC）was calculated to analyse the value of the four-dimensional strain parameters of the right atrium in independently and jointly predicting the combination of ASD with PAH. Results:①Compared with the control group，RAVmin，RAVmax，and RAVpreA were elevated in the non-PAH and PAH groups，and the absolute values of RAPEF and RAScd were decreased，whereas the absolute values of RAEF，RAAEF，RASr，RASct，RASr-c，and RASct-c were elevated in the non-PAH group，and decreased in the PAH group（all P<0.05）；compared with the non-PAH group，only RAVmin，RAVmax，and RAVpreA were elevated in the PAH group，and the rest of the above parameters were reduced，with statistically significant differences（all P<0.05）. ②The right atrial four-dimensional strain parameter RASr had the highest predictive value for ASD combined with PAH，with an AUC of 0.876，a specificity of 83.3%，and a sensitivity of 77.4%，respectively. ③RASr was negatively correlated with mPAP（ r=-0.591， P<0.001）and RAA，PASP and NT-proBNP were positively correlated with mPAP（ r=0.539，0.697，0.616；all P<0.001）. ④The predictive value of RASr combined with RAA，PASP，and NT-proBNP was superior for ASD combined with PAH（AUC=0.933）. Conclusions:Four-dimensional ultrasound automatic quantitative technology can effectively evaluate the changes of right atrial volume and function in patients with ASD. ASD patients without PAH have increased right atrial reserve and pump function，and decreased right atrial pipeline function. The right atrial function of ASD patients with PAH is significantly reduced，and the impairment is more severe. Among the right atrial four-dimensional strain parameters，RASr has the highest efficacy in predicting ASD combined with PAH. Moreover，the combination of RASr with RAA，PASP，and NT-proBNP has the best predictive efficacy for ASD combined with PAH，which holds significant clinical value.

Objective To explore the quantitative electroencephalography(qEEG)characteristics of the prefrontal cortex in patients with mild cognitive impairment(MCI)during digital screening tasks for MCI screening.Methods A total of 592 MCI patients(MCI group)and 317 normal cognitively elderly individuals(control group)were recruited from 40 communities in Nanjing,Jiangsu Province,from July to August,2024.All participants were as-sessed using Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Beijing Version(MoCA-BJ).Prefrontal EEG data were collected using a portable EEG device,and power spectral analysis was performed via Fast Fourier Transform.An XG-Boost algorithm was employed to construct an MCI identification model based on qEEG power features,and the model's performance was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve.Results Compared with the control group,prefrontal δ,α,and β band power increased during screening tasks in MCI group(P<0.05);δ power was negatively correlated with MoCA-BJ total scores,and visuospatial/executive func-tion,attention and delayed recall scores(r=-0.269,-0.169,-0.133,-0.171,P<0.001);α power was negative-ly correlated with MoCA-BJ total scores,attention and delayed recall scores(r=-0.113,-0.075,-0.091,P<0.05).The XGBoost model based on δ and α power was excellent in MCI identification,with an area under the curve of 0.91,accuracy of 0.81,precision of 0.89,F1 score of 0.84,recall of 0.80,and specificity of 0.81.Conclusion MCI patients exhibit increased power in the prefrontal δ and α frequency bands during digital screening tasks,which is associated with cognitive decline.An XGBoost model based on qEEG power features can enable early prediction of MCI.

Objective:To evaluate the changes of right atrial volume and function in patients with atrial septal defect（ASD）by four-dimensional ultrasound automatic quantitative technology，and to explore the predictive value and clinical significance for ASD with pulmonary arterial hypertension（PAH）.Methods:Sixty-one patients with ASD and 32 healthy volunteers（control group）who attended Central China Fuwai Hospital of Zhengzhou University，Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital from March 2023 to April 2024 were prospectively collected，and classified ASD patients into ASD without PAH group（non-PAH group， n=30）and ASD with PAH group（PAH group， n=31）according to whether or not they had PAH，and obtained right atrial reserve，ductal，systolic longitudinal and circumferential strains（RASr，RAScd，RASct，RASr-c，RAScd-c，RASct-c），right atrial minimal，maximal，and presystolic volumes（RAVmin，RAVmax，and RAVpreA），and calculated right atrial total，passive，and active ejection fraction（RAEF，RAPEF，RAAEF）. The ultrasound parameters and clinical data were compared between groups. Pearson's linear correlation was applied to analyse the correlation between the parameters（RASr，RAA，PASP，NT-proBNP）and mean pulmonary artery pressure（mPAP）. ROC curves were plotted and the area under the curve（AUC）was calculated to analyse the value of the four-dimensional strain parameters of the right atrium in independently and jointly predicting the combination of ASD with PAH. Results:①Compared with the control group，RAVmin，RAVmax，and RAVpreA were elevated in the non-PAH and PAH groups，and the absolute values of RAPEF and RAScd were decreased，whereas the absolute values of RAEF，RAAEF，RASr，RASct，RASr-c，and RASct-c were elevated in the non-PAH group，and decreased in the PAH group（all P<0.05）；compared with the non-PAH group，only RAVmin，RAVmax，and RAVpreA were elevated in the PAH group，and the rest of the above parameters were reduced，with statistically significant differences（all P<0.05）. ②The right atrial four-dimensional strain parameter RASr had the highest predictive value for ASD combined with PAH，with an AUC of 0.876，a specificity of 83.3%，and a sensitivity of 77.4%，respectively. ③RASr was negatively correlated with mPAP（ r=-0.591， P<0.001）and RAA，PASP and NT-proBNP were positively correlated with mPAP（ r=0.539，0.697，0.616；all P<0.001）. ④The predictive value of RASr combined with RAA，PASP，and NT-proBNP was superior for ASD combined with PAH（AUC=0.933）. Conclusions:Four-dimensional ultrasound automatic quantitative technology can effectively evaluate the changes of right atrial volume and function in patients with ASD. ASD patients without PAH have increased right atrial reserve and pump function，and decreased right atrial pipeline function. The right atrial function of ASD patients with PAH is significantly reduced，and the impairment is more severe. Among the right atrial four-dimensional strain parameters，RASr has the highest efficacy in predicting ASD combined with PAH. Moreover，the combination of RASr with RAA，PASP，and NT-proBNP has the best predictive efficacy for ASD combined with PAH，which holds significant clinical value.

Objective:To explore the clinical characteristics of children with septic shock and analyze the drug resistance of blood culture positive bacteria.Methods:The clinical data,positive blood culture strains and drug sensitivity results of 127 children with septic shock admitted to the Department of Intensive Care Medicine of Hunan Children's Hospital from September 2015 to August 2021 were retrospectively analyzed.Results:A total of 134 strains of bacteria or fungi were isolated from the blood culture samples of 127 children with septic shock,and gram-negative strains were the main ones,accounting for 67.16% (90/134).Haemophilus influenzae and Escherichia coli were the main gram-negative bacteria,accounting for 38.81% (52/134) and 20.15% (27/134)，respectively,while Streptococcus pneumoniae was the main gram-positive bacteria,accounting for 8.21% (11/134),and Candida albicans was the main fungus,accounting for 10.45% (14/134).The number of white blood cells,the levels of serum C-reactive protein,procalcitonin,venous blood sugar and arterial blood lactic acid in patients were all significantly higher than normal values,and the white blood cells count and neutrophil percentage in gram-positive bacterial infections were significantly higher than those with gram-negative bacterial infections and fungal infections( P<0.05).Procalcitonin increased most obviously when infected by gram-negative bacteria,and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05).Gram-positive strains were sensitive to vancomycin,teicoplanin,and linezolid,but only 50% of Streptococcus pneumoniae were sensitive to penicillin.Gram-negative strains had relatively high drug resistance,among which Klebsiella pneumoniae were only highly resistant to imipenem,cilastatin and levofloxacin,reaching 50%.Haemophilus influenzae was resistant to cephalosporins and β-amides enzyme antibiotic,and the drug sensitivity rate of lactamase antibiotics was high,with a resistance rate of 50% only to ampicillin,cefuroxime,amikacin,and compound sulfamethoxazole.There were not many fungal strains,and most antifungal drugs were effective against blood culture-positive fungi. Conclusion:The main pathogens of infection in children with septic shock are gram-negative bacteria,and have high resistance to general antibiotics.We should pay attention to their drug resistance when using antibiotics empirically.

Abstract OBJECTIVE To analyze and summarize the research history, development status, trends and hotspots of Codonopsis Radix by bibliometrics. METHODS Search and screen the related literatures of Codonopsis Radix from the CNKI database and the Web of Science core collection database from Januar 1, 1992 to June 30, 2022. VOSviewer and CiteSpace softwares were used for visual analysis of the number of publications, authors, institutions, countries, funding funds, published journals, literature citation frequency, keywords, clustering and emergent word, and a visual graph was drew. RESULTS A total of 594 effective literature, 484 in Chinese and 110 in English were included. GAO Jianping and ZOU Yuanfeng were the scholars with the largest amount of Chinese and English literature. China was the country with the most published researches on Codonopsis Radix. The School of Pharmaceutical Science of Shanxi Medical University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences were the institutions with the largest number of Chinese and English literature publications respectively. The National Science Foundation of China was the largest fund to support the research of Codonopsis Radix. The journal that received the most Chinese and English literature were Journal of Chinese Medicinal Materials and International Journal of Biological Macromolecules respectively. The most frequently cited Chinese literature was a summary of the chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of Codonopsis Radix. The most frequently cited English literature was a study on the structure identification and pharmacological effects of Codonopsis Radix polysaccharides. The map of key words, clustering and emergent words in Chinese literature showed that the main research directions of Codonopsis Radix were compatibility formula, resource planting, pharmacological action and quality control. The map of key words, clustering and emergent words in English literature indicated that the study of Codonopsis Radix always focused on the material basis and mechanism of its active ingredients. CONCLUSION The annual publications on of Codonopsis Radix show an increasing trend, and the main research institutions are distributed in many universities and research institutes in China. Both Chinese and English literature have their own research directions, and the pharmacological effects of active ingredients are the common trend hotspots.

Objective:To evaluate the right atrial volume and function abnormalities in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) by four-dimensional automatic quantitation technique, and to explore the application value of this technique in evaluating the risk stratification and World Health Organization functional class(WHO-FC) of PH patients.Methods:Eighty-four adult patients with PH diagnosed by right heart catheterization from April to October 2022 in Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital were consecutively enrolled as the PH group. All cases were divided into 3 groups according to the mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP): mild PH group ( n=28), moderate PH group ( n=28), severe PH group ( n=28). Twenty-eight healthy volunteers matched by gender and age were included in the same period as the control group. The volume and strain parameters of the right atrium were obtained by analyzing the four-dimensional image of the right atrium using four-dimensional automatic quantitation technique, including right atrial minimum volume index (RAVImin), right atrial maximum volume index (RAVImax), right atrial presystolic volume index (RAVIpreA), right atrial ejection fraction (RAEF), right atrial passive ejection fraction (RAPEF), right atrial active ejection fraction, RAAEF, longitudinal strains of right atrial reserve, conduit and systolic period (RASr, RAScd, RASct), circumferential strains of right atrial reserve, conduit and systolic period (RASr-c, RAScd-c, RASct-c). The differences in right atrial parameters among four groups were compared.ROC curve was used to analyze the diagnostic efficiency of right atrial four-dimensional strain parameters for PH patients with WHO-FC≥Ⅲ. Pearson linear correlation analysis was used to investigate the relationships between RASr and right atrial area (RAA), NT-proBNP and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion to pulmonary arterial systolic pressure ratio (TAPSE/sPAP). Results:①Compared with the control group, RAEF, RAPEF, RASr, RAScd, RASr-c, RAScd-c were significantly decreased in mild, moderate and severe PH groups; while RAAEF, RASct, RASct-c were significantly increased in mild PH group and significantly decreased in moderate and severe PH groups, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). RAVImin, RAVImax, RAVIpreA gradually increased among the control, mild PH, moderate PH and severe PH groups, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). RAEF, RAPEF, RAAEF, RASr, RAScd, RASct, RASr-c, RAScd-c, RASct-c were decreased successively among mild, moderate and severe PH groups, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). ②ROC curve showed that RASr had the highest diagnostic efficiency in PH patients with WHO-FC ≥Ⅲ, and the cut-off value was 20.5% (AUC=0.914, P<0.001). ③Correlation analysis showed that RASr was correlated with RAA, NT-proBNP and TAPSE/sPAP ( r=-0.803, -0.621, 0.739; all P<0.001). Conclusions:The degree of right atrial function impairment increased in patients with mild, moderate and severe PH in turn. RASr is the best predictor of WHO-FC ≥Ⅲ in patients with pulmonary hypertension and is a potential parameter for risk stratification in patients with PH.

Objective:To investigate the predictive value of sputum heparin binding protein(HBP) in sepsis related acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS).Methods:This study was a prospective case-control study.A total of 134 children with sepsis who were admitted in PICU at Hunan Children′s Hospital from January 2020 to November 2021 were included, including 63 children who had completed fiberoptic bronchoscopy.The 63 children were divided into sepsis without ARDS group, sepsis with mild ARDS group, and sepsis with moderate to severe ARDS group according to the presence and severity of ARDS.Sputum was collected and HBP was detected in all children with sepsis when they were admitted to the hospital.The alveolar lavage fluid within 72 hours of admission was reserved for HBP.The levels of interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)- α were detected, and the blood biochemistry, pulmonary imaging, pediatric critical case score and other data within 72 hours were collected.Results:(1) Among 63 children with fiberoptic bronchoscopy, 29 were in sepsis without ARDS group, 18 were in the sepsis with mild ARDS group, and 16 were in the sepsis with moderate to severe ARDS group.There was no significant difference in the pediatric critical case score and the location of primary infection focus among the three groups at admission.The primary infection focus was respiratory system in 36 cases, whose sputum HBP level was (42.1±9.8) ng/mL, and 27 children with other systems infection, whose sputum HBP level was (37.8±10.8) ng/mL, there was no significant difference between two groups ( t=1.65, P=0.104). (2) There were significant differences in sputum HBP, alveolar lavage fluid HBP, IL-6 and TNF-α levels among sepsis with mild ARDS group, sepsis with moderate and severe ARDS group and sepsis without ARDS group ( P<0.05). The sputum HBP of 34 children with sepsis combined with ARDS was positively correlated with alveolar lavage fluid HBP, IL-6, TNF-α levels and lung injury score, and negatively correlated with SpO 2/FiO 2 ( P<0.05). (3)Among the 34 children with sepsis combined with ARDS, the sputum HBP concentration of children with invasive ventilation was significantly higher than that of children with non-invasive ventilation ( P<0.05). The sputum HBP concentration in children with three or more organ damage was significantly higher than that of children with two or less organ damage ( P<0.05). The sputum HBP concentration of dead children was higher than that of surviving children ( P<0.05). (4) The area under curve of sputum HBP for predicting ARDS was 0.772 (95% CI: 0.655~0.889). When the cut-off point value of sputum HBP was 27.9 mU/L, whose sensitivity and specificity were 70.6% and 79.3%, respectively.The area under curve of sputum HBP for predicting moderate and severe ARDS was 0.793 (95% CI: 0.661~0.926). When the cut-off point value of sputum HBP was 51.55 mU/L, whose sensitivity and specificity were 81.3% and 76.6%, respectively. Conclusion:Sputum HBP is elevated in children with sepsis and ARDS, which is related with the severity of the disease.Sputum HBP has a good predictive value for the diagnosis and severity of children with sepsis and ARDS, and can be used as a clinically effective and convenient evaluation index for children with sepsis related ARDS.

Objective:To investigate the clinical and radiological outcomes of ultrasound guided injection of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the treatment of intratendinous rotator cuff tear.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted to analyze the clinical data of 43 patients (46 shoulders) who had been treated for intratendinous partial-thickness rotator cuff tear by ultrasound guided injection of PRP consecutively from July 2021 to March 2022 at Department of Sports Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital. There were 23 males and 20 females, with an age of (47.8±13.5) years and a course of disease of 6 (4, 18) months, involving 22 left shoulders and 24 right shoulders. The visual analog scale (VAS) pain score, the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) rating scale, and the shoulder index of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) were determined before injection and at the last follow-up. The changes in tear size were also evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) before PRP injection and 3 to 5 months after PRP injection.Results:The 43 patients were followed up for 15 (12, 17) months after treatment. Of this cohort, 7 shoulders (15.2%, 7/46) were recovered to complete normal and very satisfied with the injection effects while 19 shoulders(41.3%, 19/46) satisfied with the effects after injection, yielding an overall satisfaction rate of 56.5% (26/46). At the last follow-up, the VAS score [3.0 (2.0, 4.0) points], ASES score [80.0 (65.0, 88.8) points], and UCLA score [29.0 (20.0, 32.0) points] were significantly improved compared with those before injection [5.5 (4.0, 8.0) points, 55.0 (39.2, 65.0) points, and 16.0 (12.0, 20.3) points] ( P < 0.05). MRI evaluation showed the tear volume was significantly reduced after PRP injection [46.1 (20.9, 77.5) mm 3 before injection versus 28.2 (12.5, 63.6) mm 3 after injection] ( P<0.05), and a >50% tear volume diminution was observed in 13 shoulders (34.2%,13/38). There were no complications during or after injection. Conclusion:As the ultrasound guided injection of PRP into intratendinous lesions is effective and safe for patients with intratendinous partial-thickness rotator cuff tear, it can be an alternative treatment for the patients or professional athletes who are unwilling to undergo surgery.