Propensity score matching comparing short-term nerve electrical stimulation to pulsed radiofrequency for herpes zoster-associated pain: A retrospective study.

Background: Zoster-associated pain (ZAP) is notoriously difficult to treat. Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) and short-term nerve electrical stimulation (st-NES) have been proven effective treatments for ZAP. However, it is still unclear which technique provides improved analgesia in ZAP.

[Operative strategies for bilateral brain contusion and laceration].

Objective: To explore the operative strategies for bilateral brain contusion and laceration and evaluate their clinical significance.

Methods: Based on the clinical manifestations, computed tomography (CT) and intracranial pressure (ICP), different operative strategies were applied to 25 cases of bilateral brain contusion and laceration. The strategies were classified into 6 types according to the principles of decompression and brain protection.

[Significance of urinary nuclear matrix protein 22 in diagnosis of transitional cell carcinoma of urinary tract].

Background & Objective: There is no effective non-invasive monitoring method for transitional cell carcinoma of urinary tract(TCCU). It was recently reported that nuclear matrix protein 22(NMP22) could be used to diagnose TCCU. This study was designed to evaluate the significance of NMP22 in TCCU as a new urinary tumor marker and its influence factors.