Our previous study revealed that early application of electrical field stimulation(EFS) with the anode at the lesion and the cathode distal to the lesion reduced injury potential, inhibited secondary injury and was ...Our previous study revealed that early application of electrical field stimulation(EFS) with the anode at the lesion and the cathode distal to the lesion reduced injury potential, inhibited secondary injury and was neuroprotective in the dorsal corticospinal tract after spinal cord injury(SCI). The objective of this study was to further evaluate the effect of EFS on protection of anterior horn motoneurons and their target musculature after SCI and its mechanism. Rats were randomized into three equal groups. The EFS group received EFS for 30 minutes immediately after injury at T_(10). SCI group rats were only subjected to SCI and sham group rats were only subjected to laminectomy. Luxol fast blue staining demonstrated that spinal cord tissue in the injury center was better protected; cross-sectional area and perimeter of injured tissue were significantly smaller in the EFS group than in the SCI group. Immunofluorescence and transmission electron microscopy showed that the number of spinal cord anterior horn motoneurons was greater and the number of abnormal neurons reduced in the EFS group compared with the SCI group. Wet weight and cross-sectional area of vastus lateralis muscles were smaller in the SCI group to in the sham group. However, EFS improved muscle atrophy and behavioral examination showed that EFS significantly increased the angle in the inclined plane test and Tarlov's motor grading score. The above results confirm that early EFS can effectively impede spinal cord anterior horn motoneuron loss, promote motor function recovery and reduce muscle atrophy in rats after SCI.展开更多
BACKGROUND Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy(NAION)is an independent disease characterized by edematous optic discs.In eyes with branch retinal vein occlusion(BRVO),the arteries and veins in the ethmoid...BACKGROUND Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy(NAION)is an independent disease characterized by edematous optic discs.In eyes with branch retinal vein occlusion(BRVO),the arteries and veins in the ethmoid plate of the optic disc are relatively crowded;however,a combination of the two is clinically uncommon.Herein,we reported a patient with NAION and concealed BRVO,for which the treatment and prognosis were not similar to those for NAION alone.CASE SUMMARY Herein,we report a case of NAION with concealed BRVO that did not improve with oral medication.A week later,we switched to intravenous drug administration to improve circulation,and the patient’s visual acuity and visual field recovered.Hormonal therapy was not administered throughout the study.This case suggested that:(1)Fundus fluorescein angiography(FFA)can help detect hidden BRVO along with the NAION diagnosis;(2)intravenous infusion of drugs to improve circulation has positive effects in treating such patients;and(3)NAION with concealed BRVO may not require systemic hormonal therapy,in contrast with the known treatment for simple NAION.CONCLUSION NAION may be associated with hidden BRVO,which can only be observed on FFA;intravenous therapy has proven effectiveness.展开更多
快速准确识别出周围车辆的换道意图对高级自动驾驶辅助系统的决策支持和安全预防具有重要意义。针对现有方法未能充分考虑车辆之间的交互作用以及轨迹数据的前后依赖性问题,提出一种基于多模型融合的换道意图识别框架。该换道意图识别...快速准确识别出周围车辆的换道意图对高级自动驾驶辅助系统的决策支持和安全预防具有重要意义。针对现有方法未能充分考虑车辆之间的交互作用以及轨迹数据的前后依赖性问题,提出一种基于多模型融合的换道意图识别框架。该换道意图识别框架主要包括输入处理与换道意图识别两部分。输入处理部分对车辆轨迹数据进行清洗、贴标、切片以及one-hot编码。换道意图识别部分则具体提出BiLSTM-F(BiLSTM-fusion)模型,在该模型中将注意力机制(attention mechanism)引入双向长短期记忆网络(BiLSTM),对输入处理部分的输出信息进行权重划分,使模型能将注意力更加集中于对换道意图影响较大的特征信息上,最后引入条件随机场(conditional random field),充分学习输入数据的前后依赖性并快速找出全局最优的换道意图。实验中使用公开数据集NGSIM进行训练并评估,验证结果表明该模型的准确率最高能达到97.19%,并且可在车辆到达换道点前2 s识别车辆的换道意图,准确率为94.16%。与基线换道意图识别模型相比,所提出模型的准确率、损失、F1值和稳定性均优于基线模型。展开更多
AIM:To compare the optic disc blood flow of non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy(NAION)eyes with normal eyes.METHODS:The optic disc blood flow densities of diagnosed non-acute phase NAION eyes(21 eyes,14 indiv...AIM:To compare the optic disc blood flow of non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy(NAION)eyes with normal eyes.METHODS:The optic disc blood flow densities of diagnosed non-acute phase NAION eyes(21 eyes,14 individuals)and normal eyes(19 eyes,12 individuals)were detected via Optovue optical coherence tomography angiography(OCTA).The optic disc blood flow was measured via Image J software.Correlations between optic disc perfusion and visual function variables were assessed by linear regression analysis.RESULTS:The average percentage of the optic disc nonperfusion areas in the non-acute phase NAION patients(17.84%±6.18%)was increased,when compared to the normal control eyes(8.61%±1.65%),and the difference was statistically significant(P〈0.01).Moreover,there was a proportional correlation between the visual field mean defect(MD)and the optic disc non-perfusion area percentage,and the relationship was statistically significant(t=3.65,P〈0.01,R2=0.4118).In addition,the critical correlation between the best corrected visual acuity(BCVA)and the optic disc non-perfusion area percentage was statistically significant(t=4.32,P〈0.01,R2=0.4957).CONCLUSION:The optic disc non-perfusion area percentages detected via OCTA in NAION eyes were significantly increased when compared with the normal eyes.Both the BCVA and MD were correlated with the optic disc flow detected,revealing that OCTA may be valuable in the diagnosis and estimation of NAION.展开更多
In this study, 16 patients (19 eyes) with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in the acute stage (within 4 weeks) and resolving stage (after 12 weeks) were diagnosed by a series of complete ophthalmi...In this study, 16 patients (19 eyes) with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in the acute stage (within 4 weeks) and resolving stage (after 12 weeks) were diagnosed by a series of complete ophthalmic examinations, including fundus examination, optical coherence tomography and fluorescein fundus angiography, and visual field defects were measured with standard automated perimetry. The contralateral uninvolved eyes were used as controls. The retinal nerve fiber layer thickness was determined by optical coherence tomography which showed that the mean retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness from temporal, superior, nasal and inferior quadrants were significantly higher for all measurements in the acute stage than the corresponding normal values. In comparison, the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness from each optic disc quadrant was found to be significantly lower when measured at the resolving stages, than in the control group. Statistical analysis on the correlation between optic disc nerve fiber layer thickness and visual defects demonstrated a positive correlation in the acute stage and a negative correlation in the resolving stage. Our experimental findings indicate that optical coherence tomography is a useful diagnostic method for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and can be used to evaluate the effect of treatment.展开更多
AIM:To study whether patients with progressive nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy(NAION)present earlier than patients with stable NAION and to describe their clinical characteristics and visual outcome.ME...AIM:To study whether patients with progressive nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy(NAION)present earlier than patients with stable NAION and to describe their clinical characteristics and visual outcome.METHODS:This was a retrospective chart review.All patients with NAION seen during the acute stage from January 2012 to December 2018 were reviewed.Patients were included if they had documented disc edema and follow up of at least 3 mo.Patients with progressive NAION were identified if they worsened in 2 out of 3 parameters:visual acuity≥3 Snellen lines;Color vision≥4 Ishihara plates;the visual field defect involved a new quadrant.The clinical characteristics,time from symptom onset to presentation,systemic risk factors and visual outcome were compared to patients with stable NAION.RESULTS:Totally 122 NAION cases met the inclusion criteria.Mean age was 58.1 y(range 22-74),70%were men.Twenty cases(16.4%)had progressive NAION.Patients with progressive NAION did not differ from stable NAION in their demographics,systemic risk factors or in their initial visual deficit.At last follow up,median visual acuity was 1.0 log MAR(IQR 0.64-1.55)in patients with progressive NAION,vs 0.18(IQR 0.1-0.63)in stable NAION(P<0.001).Median color vision testing was 0 plates correct(IQR 0-2.5%)vs 92%plates correct(IQR 50%-100%)in the stable NAION group(P<0.001).Patients with progressive NAION differed in the time from symptom onset to presentation(median 2 d vs 5 d,P=0.011).CONCLUSION:We find no identifiable risk factors associated with progressive NAION.Progressors arrive earlier for ophthalmological evaluation.展开更多
BACKGROUND Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy(AION)is a group of ophthalmic diseases in which the optic nerve is injured causing blindness.However,the pathogenesis,clinical manifestations,and clinical treatments of AI...BACKGROUND Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy(AION)is a group of ophthalmic diseases in which the optic nerve is injured causing blindness.However,the pathogenesis,clinical manifestations,and clinical treatments of AION are yet elusive.Only a few related experimental or clinical reports are available on the disease.In this study,spectral domain optical coherence tomography(SD-OCT)was used to examine the morphology of thickness swelling and atrophic changes of macular ganglion cell complex(mGCC)in the different stages of AION that were then compared with the visual fields.Thus,the clinical value of mGCC examination was alleged to be similar to that of the visual field.AIM To explore the mGCC injury at different stages in AION and the clinical significance.METHODS Cases with AION were analyzed in a retrospective study.SD-OCT was used to analyze the correlation between mGCC and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thicknesses at different stages of AION and the changes in the corresponding stages of visual fields.RESULTS A total of 21 cases(28 eyes)presented AION.The onset time of AION was defined as early stage(within 3 wk of onset),middle stage(from 3 wk to 2 mo),and late stage(disease span>2 mo).In the early stage,the mGCC thickness of SD-OCT was within the normal high limit,and the perioptic nerve fibers thickness was more than the normal.The changes in the visual field in early stage were not consistent with the swelling changes in mGCC and peri-disc nerve fibers.In addition,atrophy and thinning appeared in mGCC,and the perioptic nerve fibers were swollen.However,the thickness was lower in the middle period than that in the early stage.The change in visual field was consistent with that of mGCC in this period.In the late stage,mGCC shrank and thinned,and the thickness of the nerve fibers around the optic disc in the corresponding region shrank and thinned.CONCLUSION The changes in mGCC thickness in patients with AION showed early,middle,and late stages of development by SD-OCT.Although the early stage visual field changes of AION were not consistent with the swelling changes of mGCC,the horizontal delimitation or annular atrophy of mGCC was consistent with that in the middle and late stage of the disease.The atrophy of peripheral nerve fibers was later than that of the mGCC atrophy.展开更多
The anterior auditory field(AAF)is a core region of the auditory cortex and plays a vital role in discrimination tasks.However,the role of the AAF corticostriatal neurons in frequency discrimination remains unclear.He...The anterior auditory field(AAF)is a core region of the auditory cortex and plays a vital role in discrimination tasks.However,the role of the AAF corticostriatal neurons in frequency discrimination remains unclear.Here,we used c-Fos staining,fiber photometry recording,and pharmacogenetic manipulation to investigate the function of the AAF corticostriatal neurons in a frequency discrimination task.c-Fos staining and fiber photometry recording revealed that the activity of AAF pyramidal neurons was significantly elevated during the frequency discrimination task.Pharmacogenetic inhibition of AAF pyramidal neurons significantly impaired frequency discrimination.In addition,histological results revealed that AAF pyramidal neurons send strong projections to the striatum.Moreover,pharmacogenetic suppression of the striatal projections from pyramidal neurons in the AAF significantly disrupted the frequency discrimination.Collectively,our findings show that AAF pyramidal neurons,particularly the AAF–striatum projections,play a crucial role in frequency discrimination behavior.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.31400717,51577183the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing of China,No.7164317the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS,No.2018172
文摘Our previous study revealed that early application of electrical field stimulation(EFS) with the anode at the lesion and the cathode distal to the lesion reduced injury potential, inhibited secondary injury and was neuroprotective in the dorsal corticospinal tract after spinal cord injury(SCI). The objective of this study was to further evaluate the effect of EFS on protection of anterior horn motoneurons and their target musculature after SCI and its mechanism. Rats were randomized into three equal groups. The EFS group received EFS for 30 minutes immediately after injury at T_(10). SCI group rats were only subjected to SCI and sham group rats were only subjected to laminectomy. Luxol fast blue staining demonstrated that spinal cord tissue in the injury center was better protected; cross-sectional area and perimeter of injured tissue were significantly smaller in the EFS group than in the SCI group. Immunofluorescence and transmission electron microscopy showed that the number of spinal cord anterior horn motoneurons was greater and the number of abnormal neurons reduced in the EFS group compared with the SCI group. Wet weight and cross-sectional area of vastus lateralis muscles were smaller in the SCI group to in the sham group. However, EFS improved muscle atrophy and behavioral examination showed that EFS significantly increased the angle in the inclined plane test and Tarlov's motor grading score. The above results confirm that early EFS can effectively impede spinal cord anterior horn motoneuron loss, promote motor function recovery and reduce muscle atrophy in rats after SCI.
文摘BACKGROUND Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy(NAION)is an independent disease characterized by edematous optic discs.In eyes with branch retinal vein occlusion(BRVO),the arteries and veins in the ethmoid plate of the optic disc are relatively crowded;however,a combination of the two is clinically uncommon.Herein,we reported a patient with NAION and concealed BRVO,for which the treatment and prognosis were not similar to those for NAION alone.CASE SUMMARY Herein,we report a case of NAION with concealed BRVO that did not improve with oral medication.A week later,we switched to intravenous drug administration to improve circulation,and the patient’s visual acuity and visual field recovered.Hormonal therapy was not administered throughout the study.This case suggested that:(1)Fundus fluorescein angiography(FFA)can help detect hidden BRVO along with the NAION diagnosis;(2)intravenous infusion of drugs to improve circulation has positive effects in treating such patients;and(3)NAION with concealed BRVO may not require systemic hormonal therapy,in contrast with the known treatment for simple NAION.CONCLUSION NAION may be associated with hidden BRVO,which can only be observed on FFA;intravenous therapy has proven effectiveness.
文摘快速准确识别出周围车辆的换道意图对高级自动驾驶辅助系统的决策支持和安全预防具有重要意义。针对现有方法未能充分考虑车辆之间的交互作用以及轨迹数据的前后依赖性问题,提出一种基于多模型融合的换道意图识别框架。该换道意图识别框架主要包括输入处理与换道意图识别两部分。输入处理部分对车辆轨迹数据进行清洗、贴标、切片以及one-hot编码。换道意图识别部分则具体提出BiLSTM-F(BiLSTM-fusion)模型,在该模型中将注意力机制(attention mechanism)引入双向长短期记忆网络(BiLSTM),对输入处理部分的输出信息进行权重划分,使模型能将注意力更加集中于对换道意图影响较大的特征信息上,最后引入条件随机场(conditional random field),充分学习输入数据的前后依赖性并快速找出全局最优的换道意图。实验中使用公开数据集NGSIM进行训练并评估,验证结果表明该模型的准确率最高能达到97.19%,并且可在车辆到达换道点前2 s识别车辆的换道意图,准确率为94.16%。与基线换道意图识别模型相比,所提出模型的准确率、损失、F1值和稳定性均优于基线模型。
基金Supported in part by Jiangsu Province’s Outstanding Medical Academic Leader Program (No.CXTDA2017039)the Soochow Scholar Project of Soochow University
文摘AIM:To compare the optic disc blood flow of non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy(NAION)eyes with normal eyes.METHODS:The optic disc blood flow densities of diagnosed non-acute phase NAION eyes(21 eyes,14 individuals)and normal eyes(19 eyes,12 individuals)were detected via Optovue optical coherence tomography angiography(OCTA).The optic disc blood flow was measured via Image J software.Correlations between optic disc perfusion and visual function variables were assessed by linear regression analysis.RESULTS:The average percentage of the optic disc nonperfusion areas in the non-acute phase NAION patients(17.84%±6.18%)was increased,when compared to the normal control eyes(8.61%±1.65%),and the difference was statistically significant(P〈0.01).Moreover,there was a proportional correlation between the visual field mean defect(MD)and the optic disc non-perfusion area percentage,and the relationship was statistically significant(t=3.65,P〈0.01,R2=0.4118).In addition,the critical correlation between the best corrected visual acuity(BCVA)and the optic disc non-perfusion area percentage was statistically significant(t=4.32,P〈0.01,R2=0.4957).CONCLUSION:The optic disc non-perfusion area percentages detected via OCTA in NAION eyes were significantly increased when compared with the normal eyes.Both the BCVA and MD were correlated with the optic disc flow detected,revealing that OCTA may be valuable in the diagnosis and estimation of NAION.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81173440the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,No.ZR2009CL038
文摘In this study, 16 patients (19 eyes) with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in the acute stage (within 4 weeks) and resolving stage (after 12 weeks) were diagnosed by a series of complete ophthalmic examinations, including fundus examination, optical coherence tomography and fluorescein fundus angiography, and visual field defects were measured with standard automated perimetry. The contralateral uninvolved eyes were used as controls. The retinal nerve fiber layer thickness was determined by optical coherence tomography which showed that the mean retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness from temporal, superior, nasal and inferior quadrants were significantly higher for all measurements in the acute stage than the corresponding normal values. In comparison, the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness from each optic disc quadrant was found to be significantly lower when measured at the resolving stages, than in the control group. Statistical analysis on the correlation between optic disc nerve fiber layer thickness and visual defects demonstrated a positive correlation in the acute stage and a negative correlation in the resolving stage. Our experimental findings indicate that optical coherence tomography is a useful diagnostic method for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and can be used to evaluate the effect of treatment.
文摘AIM:To study whether patients with progressive nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy(NAION)present earlier than patients with stable NAION and to describe their clinical characteristics and visual outcome.METHODS:This was a retrospective chart review.All patients with NAION seen during the acute stage from January 2012 to December 2018 were reviewed.Patients were included if they had documented disc edema and follow up of at least 3 mo.Patients with progressive NAION were identified if they worsened in 2 out of 3 parameters:visual acuity≥3 Snellen lines;Color vision≥4 Ishihara plates;the visual field defect involved a new quadrant.The clinical characteristics,time from symptom onset to presentation,systemic risk factors and visual outcome were compared to patients with stable NAION.RESULTS:Totally 122 NAION cases met the inclusion criteria.Mean age was 58.1 y(range 22-74),70%were men.Twenty cases(16.4%)had progressive NAION.Patients with progressive NAION did not differ from stable NAION in their demographics,systemic risk factors or in their initial visual deficit.At last follow up,median visual acuity was 1.0 log MAR(IQR 0.64-1.55)in patients with progressive NAION,vs 0.18(IQR 0.1-0.63)in stable NAION(P<0.001).Median color vision testing was 0 plates correct(IQR 0-2.5%)vs 92%plates correct(IQR 50%-100%)in the stable NAION group(P<0.001).Patients with progressive NAION differed in the time from symptom onset to presentation(median 2 d vs 5 d,P=0.011).CONCLUSION:We find no identifiable risk factors associated with progressive NAION.Progressors arrive earlier for ophthalmological evaluation.
文摘BACKGROUND Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy(AION)is a group of ophthalmic diseases in which the optic nerve is injured causing blindness.However,the pathogenesis,clinical manifestations,and clinical treatments of AION are yet elusive.Only a few related experimental or clinical reports are available on the disease.In this study,spectral domain optical coherence tomography(SD-OCT)was used to examine the morphology of thickness swelling and atrophic changes of macular ganglion cell complex(mGCC)in the different stages of AION that were then compared with the visual fields.Thus,the clinical value of mGCC examination was alleged to be similar to that of the visual field.AIM To explore the mGCC injury at different stages in AION and the clinical significance.METHODS Cases with AION were analyzed in a retrospective study.SD-OCT was used to analyze the correlation between mGCC and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thicknesses at different stages of AION and the changes in the corresponding stages of visual fields.RESULTS A total of 21 cases(28 eyes)presented AION.The onset time of AION was defined as early stage(within 3 wk of onset),middle stage(from 3 wk to 2 mo),and late stage(disease span>2 mo).In the early stage,the mGCC thickness of SD-OCT was within the normal high limit,and the perioptic nerve fibers thickness was more than the normal.The changes in the visual field in early stage were not consistent with the swelling changes in mGCC and peri-disc nerve fibers.In addition,atrophy and thinning appeared in mGCC,and the perioptic nerve fibers were swollen.However,the thickness was lower in the middle period than that in the early stage.The change in visual field was consistent with that of mGCC in this period.In the late stage,mGCC shrank and thinned,and the thickness of the nerve fibers around the optic disc in the corresponding region shrank and thinned.CONCLUSION The changes in mGCC thickness in patients with AION showed early,middle,and late stages of development by SD-OCT.Although the early stage visual field changes of AION were not consistent with the swelling changes of mGCC,the horizontal delimitation or annular atrophy of mGCC was consistent with that in the middle and late stage of the disease.The atrophy of peripheral nerve fibers was later than that of the mGCC atrophy.
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31871075 and 32071015)the Open Project of Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurobiology(cqsjsw202103 and cqsjsw202101)the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing(cstc2020jcyj-msxmX0391).
文摘The anterior auditory field(AAF)is a core region of the auditory cortex and plays a vital role in discrimination tasks.However,the role of the AAF corticostriatal neurons in frequency discrimination remains unclear.Here,we used c-Fos staining,fiber photometry recording,and pharmacogenetic manipulation to investigate the function of the AAF corticostriatal neurons in a frequency discrimination task.c-Fos staining and fiber photometry recording revealed that the activity of AAF pyramidal neurons was significantly elevated during the frequency discrimination task.Pharmacogenetic inhibition of AAF pyramidal neurons significantly impaired frequency discrimination.In addition,histological results revealed that AAF pyramidal neurons send strong projections to the striatum.Moreover,pharmacogenetic suppression of the striatal projections from pyramidal neurons in the AAF significantly disrupted the frequency discrimination.Collectively,our findings show that AAF pyramidal neurons,particularly the AAF–striatum projections,play a crucial role in frequency discrimination behavior.