Easy anchoring and smaller skin incision procedure for neuronavigation-based frameless stereoelectroencephalography

Epilepsy surgery uses both depth electrodes (DEs) and subdural electrodes (SE). DEs have mainly been developed and used in Europe. As we are able to use the DEs safely due to the current advanced level of technology, use of DEs has been increasing rapidly over the last decade. Unlike placement of SEs, which simply requires craniotomy, DE placement generally requires stereotactic techniques such as frame-based stereotactic or robotic arm-based methods. However, such methods are not always available at every epilepsy center. We therefore invented guide pipes for accurate DE placement. With this guide pipe and neuronavigation-based (NB) DE placement system, we are able to place DEs accurately. However, the disadvantages of our original procedure were a relatively large skin incision and the difficulty in anchoring DEs. The purpose of this technical note is to introduce a method to perform NB DE placement with a smaller skin incision and simple anchoring procedure. As we could make the skin incision smaller and achieved easier anchoring of DEs using a titanium plate, we hope this procedure will help facilities to perform DE placement with neuronavigation systems.     

Five-year mortality in patients with diabetic foot ulcer during 2009–2010 was lower than expected

AimMortality rates are decreasing in patients with diabetes. However, as this observation also concerns patients with diabetic foot ulcer (DFU), additional data are needed. For this reason, our study evaluated the 5-year mortality rate in patients with DFU during 2009–2010 and identified risk factors associated with mortality.MethodsConsecutive patients who attended a clinic for new DFU during 2009–2010 were followed until healing and at 1 year. Data on mortality were collected at year 5. Multivariate Cox proportional-hazards model was used to identify mortality risk factors.ResultsA total of 347 patients were included: mean age was 65 ± 12 years, diabetes duration was 16 [10; 27] years; 13% were on dialysis; and 7% had an organ transplant. At 5 years, 49 patients (14%) were considered lost to follow-up. Total mortality rate at 5 years was 35%, and 16% in patients with neuropathy. On multivariate analyses, mortality was positively associated with: age [hazard ratio (HR): 1.05 (1.03–1.07), P < 0.0001]; duration of diabetes [HR: 1.02 (1.001–1.03], P = 0.03]; PEDIS perfusion grade 2 vs. 1 [HR: 2.35 (1.28–4.29), P = 0.006)]; PEDIS perfusion grade 3 vs. 1 [HR: 3.14 (1.58–6.24), P = 0.001); and ulcer duration at year 1 [HR 2.09 (1.35–3.22), P = 0.0009].ConclusionMortality rates were not as high as expected despite the large number of comorbidities, suggesting that progress has been made in the health management of these patients. In particular, patients with neuropathic foot ulcer had a survival rate of 84% at 5 years.     

Management of the clinically N0 neck in early-stage oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). An EACMFS position paper

Metastasis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) to the cervical lymph nodes has a significant impact on prognosis. Accurate staging of the neck is important in order to deliver appropriate treatment for locoregional control of the disease and for prognosis.The management of the neck in early, low volume disease (clinically T₁/T₂ oral cavity tumours) has long been debated. The risk of occult nodal involvement in cT₁/T₂ OSCC is estimated around 20–30%.We describe the natural evolutionary history of OSCC and its patterns of spread and metastasis to the local lymphatic basins. We discuss most published literature and studies on management of the clinically negative neck (cN₀). Particular focus is given to prospective randomized trials comparing the outcomes of upfront elective neck dissection against the observational stance, and we summarize the results of the sentinel node biopsy studies.The paper discusses the significance of the primary tumour histological characteristics and specifically the tumour's depth of invasion (DOI) and its impact on predicting nodal metastasis. The DOI has been incorporated in the TNM staging highlighting its significance in aiding the treatment decision making and this is reflected in world-wide oncological guidelines.The critical analysis of all available literature amalgamates the existing evidence in early OSCC and provides recommendations in the management of the clinically N₀ neck.     

耐药性颞叶内侧癫痫发作前期海马脑电特征分析

目的 观察耐药性颞叶内侧癫痫患者发作前期海马电极脑电活动特点,为判断和切除癫痫病灶提供神经电生理学依据.方法 对16例非侵入性手段难以明确病灶的耐药性颞叶内侧癫痫患者进行双侧海马电极监测,患者停用抗癫痫药在非麻醉状态下监测48～72 h,分析癫痫发作前期海马电极脑电图资料,探讨耐药性颞叶内侧癫痫发作前期海马电极脑电活动特点.结果 16例发作间期记录到背景活动基础上出现局限于某几个电极点的阵发性高幅慢波1例、发作性快波节律1例、棘波或棘尖慢复合波14例,视为异常脑电活动;经过48～ 72 h监测,10例监测到33次临床癫痫发作,发作起始期海马电极均可记录到清晰可辨的癫痫样脑电波形.结论 颞叶内侧癫痫临床发作起始期海马电极癫痫样放电清晰可辨,部位局限,易于确定癫痫性活动起源部位.对于非侵入性手段难以判断癫痫样放电起源的颞叶内侧癫痫可采用脑立体定向技术植入海马深部电极进行脑电监测.     

高频超声对膝关节半月板急慢性损伤的诊断价值分析

目的分析探讨高频超声对膝关节半月板急慢性损伤的诊断价值。方法选取2017年1月至2018年2月牡丹江医学院第二附属医院收治的50例膝关节半月板急慢性损伤患者(设为研究组)及50例健康体检者(设为对照组)作为研究对象,应用高频超声检测其膝关节滑膜厚度、髌上囊积液深度及滑膜血流状况,并予以对比。结果研究组患者膝关节半月板在基线外侧较为突出且可见点状或条状强回声区,内侧副韧带变形,部分患者伴有不同程度的水肿,滑膜厚度为(6.25±2.20) mm,髌上囊积液深度为(7.35±1.45) mm,滑膜血流为0级者23例、Ⅰ级者12例、Ⅱ级者12例、Ⅲ级者3例;对照组研究对象膝关节半月板回声强度中等且均匀,边缘清晰,滑膜厚度为(1. 10±0.46) mm,髌上囊积液深度为(2. 12±0.43) mm,滑膜血流为0级者38例、Ⅰ级者12例。两组研究对象膝关节滑膜厚度、髌上囊积液深度及滑膜血流状况对比,P均0.01,差异具有统计学意义。结论高频超声对膝关节滑膜厚度、髌上囊积液及滑膜血流均较敏感,在膝关节半月板急慢性损伤的诊断中特异性较高,且操作简便,可作为膝关节半月板急慢性损伤的首选诊断方法予以推广、普及。     

非心脏胸科手术患者异常苏醒的危险因素

目的探讨非心脏胸科手术患者异常苏醒(苏醒期谵妄和苏醒延迟)的危险因素。方法选择全凭静脉麻醉下择期行非心脏胸科手术患者160例,男119例,女41例,年龄18~80岁,ASAⅠ~Ⅲ级,麻醉维持BIS值在30~60。在气管导管拔除后、达PACU后10min和出PACU时采用Riker镇静躁动量表(SAS)评估苏醒程度,SAS评分≥5分为苏醒期谵妄,SAS评分≤2分且持续时间达正常苏醒者清醒时间平均值+3倍标准差者为苏醒延迟。结果 66例(41.3%)患者发生苏醒期谵妄;17例(10.6%)患者发生苏醒延迟。BMI25.0kg/m2(OR=0.825,95%CI 0.747~0.911,P0.001)增加苏醒期谵妄的危险;老年(OR=0.766,95%CI 0.642~0.914,P=0.003)、BMI18.5kg/m2(OR=1.769,95%CI 1.224~2.557,P=0.002)和术中低血压(OR=0.123,95%CI0.018~0.833,P=0.032)增加苏醒延迟的危险。结论高BMI是苏醒期谵妄的危险因素;老年、低BMI和术中低血压是苏醒延迟的危险因素。     

Determining a continuous marker for sleep depth

Detection and quantification of sleep arousals is an important issue, as the frequent arousals are known to reduce the quality of sleep and cause daytime sleepiness. In typical sleep staging, electroencephalograph (EEG) is the core signal and based on the visual inspection of the frequency content of EEG, non-rapid eye movement sleep is staged into four somewhat rough categories. In this study, we aimed at developing a continuous marker based on a more rigorous spectral analysis of EEG to measure or quantify the depth of sleep. In order to develop such a marker, we obtained the time-frequency map of two EEG channels around sleep arousals and identified the frequency bands that show the most change during arousals. We then evaluated classification performance of the potential signals for representing the depth of sleep, using receiver operating characteristic analysis. Our comparisons based on the area under the curve values revealed that the sum of absolute powers in alpha and beta bands is a good continuous marker to represent the depth of sleep. Higher values of this marker indicate low-quality sleep and vice versa. We believe that use of this marker will lead to a better quantification of sleep quality.