About the Authors

Li-Chien Chien

Contributed equally to this work with: Li-Chien Chien, Jau-Ching Wu

Affiliations Department of Surgery, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, I-Lan, Taiwan, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

Jau-Ching Wu

Contributed equally to this work with: Li-Chien Chien, Jau-Ching Wu

Affiliations Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

Yu-Chun Chen

yuchn.chen@googlemail.com

Affiliations Department of Medical Research and Education, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, I-Lan, Taiwan, Institute of Hospital and Health Care Administration, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

Laura Liu

Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Wen-Cheng Huang

Affiliations Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

Tzeng-Ji Chen

Affiliation Institute of Hospital and Health Care Administration, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

Peck-Foong Thien

Affiliations Department of Medical Research and Education, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, I-Lan, Taiwan, Department of Pediatrics, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, I-Lan, Taiwan

Su-Shun Lo

Affiliation Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

Henrich Cheng

Affiliations Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YCC JCW LCC. Performed the experiments: YCC JCW LCC. Analyzed the data: YCC JCW LCC LL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TJC YCC. Wrote the paper: JCW LCC YCC. Concepts of study: WCH SSL PFT HC. Administration of study: WCH SSL PFT HC.