Construction and application of emergency critical care patient care plan based on Delphi method.

This study evaluates the efficacy of a Delphi-method-based nursing plan for critically ill emergency patients. A total of 80 critically ill patients admitted to the emergency department between January 2021 and January 2023 were included in the study, divided into 2 groups: the control group (n = 40) receiving routine emergency care, and the observation group (n = 40) receiving a nursing plan based on the Delphi method. The Delphi process involved the formation of an expert panel, followed by multiple rounds of anonymous feedback.

Alterations of Glymphatic System Before and After Shunt Surgery in Patients With Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Longitudinal Study.

Aims: This study aimed to assess the glymphatic dysfunction in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) patients and its recovery post-shunt surgery using diffusion tensor image analysis along perivascular spaces (DTI-ALPS).

Methods: Thirty-five iNPH patients and forty healthy controls (HC) underwent MRI scans and neuropsychological assessments at baseline. A follow-up study, conducted three months post-shunt surgery, included fifteen iNPH patients.

Individual-level cortical morphological network analysis in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: diagnostic and prognostic insights.

Background: Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by treatable cognitive impairment, remains poorly understood in terms of its underlying pathological mechanisms. Cortical morphological similarity network, which quantify synchronized morphological changes across brain regions, offer novel insights into inter-individual neuroanatomical variability. This study investigates individual-level cortical morphological network patterns in iNPH, explores their diagnostic utility and prognostic value for postoperative outcomes.

Graph analysis based on SCN reveals novel neuroanatomical targets related to tinnitus distress.

Purpose: Tinnitus is considered a neurological disorder affecting both auditory and nonauditory networks. This study aimed to investigate the structural brain covariance network in tinnitus patients and analyze its altered topological properties.

Materials: Fifty three primary tinnitus patients and 67 age- and sex-matched healthy controls (HCs) were included.

Improve the diagnosis of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus by combining abnormal cortical thickness and ventricular morphometry.

Background: The primary imaging markers for idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH) emphasize morphological measurements within the ventricular system, with no attention given to alterations in brain parenchyma. This study aimed to investigate the potential effectiveness of combining ventricular morphometry and cortical structural measurements as diagnostic biomarkers for iNPH.

Methods: A total of 57 iNPH patients and 55 age-matched healthy controls (HC) were recruited in this study.