Association between sleep structure and amnesic mild cognitive impairment in patients with insomnia disorder: a case-control study.

Study Objectives: To examine the association between sleep structure and amnesic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) in patients with insomnia disorder.

Methods: A total of 256 patients with insomnia disorder were diagnosed by neurologists, 45 of whom were diagnosed with aMCI according to the Petersen criteria, and 45 participants with intact cognition were chosen as controls matched for age and education. A case-control study was conducted to compare sleep structure between aMCI and control patients with insomnia disorder.

Decompressive hemicraniectomy versus medical treatment of malignant middle cerebral artery infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: To estimate evidence for decompressive hemicraniectomy (DHC) versus medical treatment effects on survival rate and favorable functional recovery among patients of malignant middle cerebral artery infarction (MMCAI) in randomized controlled trials (RCTs).

Design: The present study is a systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs.

Setting: The MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, Springer, Cochrane Collaboration database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database, and Wanfang database were comprehensively searched for RCTs regarding the effects of DHC versus medical treatment among patients of MMCAI in these English and Chinese electronic databases from inception to 1 June 2019.

Undifferentiated sinonasal malignant melanoma: A case report.

Undifferentiated sinonasal malignant melanoma (MM) is a rare type of tumor, which can be easily misdiagnosed. The present study reports a 41-year-old male patient who presented with a 4-day history of epistaxis. Clinical examination and radiological imaging lead to the detection of a mass in the right sinonasal region.

[Expression and relationship of Ezh2, Runx3 and caspase-3 in endometrial adenocarcinoma].

Objective: To investigate the role of the expression of Ezh2, Runx3 and caspase-3 proteins and their correlation in the pathogenesis of endometrial carcinoma.

Methods: Expression of Ezh2, Runx3 and caspase-3 proteins was examined by tissue microarray technique and immunohistochemistry (SP method) in 72 cases of endometrial adenocarcinomas, 60 endometrial hyperplasia and 30 normal endometrial tissues.

Results: The positive expression rates of Ezh2, Runx3 and caspase-3 proteins in endometrial adenocarcinomas were 83.

The utilization status of aspirin for the secondary prevention of ischemic stroke.

Background: The present study was aimed to investigate the usage of aspirin for the secondary prevention of ischemic stroke, evaluate the correlated factors, and analyze the reasons for not taking and irregularly taking aspirin.

Methods: The patients in this group were all stroke survivors who have formerly been diagnosed with a cerebral infarction or transient ischemic attack (TIA) in our hospital. We investigated their use of aspirin over a three-year period following their hospitalization.