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BackgroundTo date, pharmacologic therapy is considered the standard first-line treatment for insomnia disorder, but there are still some concerns over the adverse reactions. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as an alternative to pharmacologic therapy have the advantages of fewer side effects and better patient tolerance in the treatment of chronic insomnia disorder. ObjectiveTo explore the clinical efficacy of rTMS and CBT-I on chronic insomnia disorder, so as to provide a novel therapeutic option for the treatment of chronic insomnia disorder. MethodsA total of 50 patients with chronic insomnia disorder attending the outpatient clinic of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Mental Health Center or community hospital from September 21, 2020 to December 16, 2021 and fulfilling the International Classification of Sleep Disorders, third edition (ICSD-3) diagnostic criteria were enrolled. Additionally, 16 age- and sex-matched healthy controls recruited from the community were set as control group. Patients were randomly divided into rTMS group and CBT-I group, 25 cases in each group, and received rTMS or CBT-I intervention for 6 weeks respectively. At enrollment and completion of intervention, patients were subjected to Polysomnography (PSG), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS). All participants underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) scans, and amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) was calculated. The brain regions with statistically different ALFF values between patient group and control group were chosen as regions of interest (ROIs), and whole-brain seed-based functional connectivity analyses were conducted. ResultsAfter a 6-week intervention in the two groups, the main effect of time was significant for PSQI (F=41.160, P<0.05), ISI (F=69.615, P<0.05) and RBANS immediate memory (F=47.923, P<0.05), language (F=12.090, P<0.05) and delayed memory indices (F=28.193, P<0.05). A significant main effect of time for total sleep time (F=8.995, P<0.05), a significant main effect of time for sleep efficiency (F=12.414, P<0.05), a significant main effect of group for sleep efficiency (F=4.342, P<0.05) and a significant main effect of time for N1% (F=7.806, P<0.05) were observed. Sleep efficacy in CBT-I group improved significantly from pre- to post-test (t=-2.785, P<0.05). Patients in rTMS group showed increased functional connectivity between the orbital superior frontal gyrus and other regions including left lentiform nucleus putamen (t=4.991, P<0.05), right median cingulate and paracingulate gyri (t=4.471, P<0.05) and right postcentral gyrus (t=4.922, P<0.05), and increased functional connectivity between the orbital superior frontal gyrus and left middle frontal gyrus was found in CBT-I group (t=6.586, P<0.05). ConclusionrTMS and CBT-I may help alleviate insomnia and improve cognitive function of patients with chronic insomnia disorder. [Funded by Science and Technology Planning Projects in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (number, 201802142)]
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Objective:To investigate symptoms of anxiety and depression among primary and middle school students quarantined in hotels during the COVID-19 epidemic.Methods:Anxiety and depression symptoms among 726 primary and middle school students quarantined in hotels were investigated with The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders(SCARED)and Depression Self-rating Scale for Children(DSRSC)from September to October 2022 in Chifeng City,Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.There were 624 students completed investi-gation with response rate of 86%.The positive score of SCARED was ≥23 and DSRSC was ≥ 15.Results:The detection rates of anxiety and depression were 17.9%and 15.4%respectively.The detection rates of anxiety and depression were higherin middle school students than inprimary school students(Ps<0.05).The scores of general-ized anxiety and social phobia factors were higher in female students than in male students(Ps<0.05).The scores of dissociative anxiety factor and depression were higher in middle school students than in primary school students(Ps<0.05).Conclusion:During the COVID-19 epidemic,middle school students quarantined in hotels are more likely to have anxiety and depression symptoms than primary school students,and female students are more likely to have anxiety symptoms than male students.
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Objective To investigate the effectiveness and safety of coaxial catheter technique in carotid artery stent implantation via radial artery approach.Methods The general and clinical data of patients,who underwent carotid artery stent implantation via radial artery approach at the Department of Neurology,Daxing Teaching Hospital of Capital Medical University of China between January 2021 and October 2022,were retrospectively analyzed.During the operation,coaxial catheter technology was used to make a 6F catheter inserting into the target vessel for performing carotid stent implantation,and the rate of successful catheter placement,surgical success rate,and perioperative complications were analyzed.Results A total of 40 patients,who underwent carotid artery stent implantation via radial artery approach,were enrolled in this study.The involved vessels included left internal carotid artery(n=16),right internal carotid artery(n=24),type Ⅰaortic arch(n=13),type Ⅱ aortic arch(n=20),type Ⅲ aortic arch(n=7),and bovine aortic arch(n=1).The rate of successful catheter placement was 100%,the surgical success rate was 95%,and no procedure-related complications occurred.The time spent on surgery was(34.4±13.6)min.No patients developed symptoms of cerebral infarction or myocardial infarction in 30 days after the operation.Conclusion The use of coaxial catheter technology can make the catheter inserting into the target vessel quickly and avoid repeated catheter exchange.Coaxial catheter technology is safe and effective in performing carotid artery stent implantation via radial artery approach.(J Intervent Radiol,2023,32:1169-1173)