Selective dorsal rhizotomy: long-term experience from Cape Town

Introduction Given the large number of cerebral palsy patients who have undergone selective dorsal rhizotomy in the past two decades, it is clearly imperative that the clinical community be provided with objective and compelling evidence of the long-term sequelae of the procedure. Materials and methods In the early 1980s, Peacock in Cape Town shifted the site of the rhizotomy from the conus medullaris to the cauda equina, and in the past 25 years, more than 200 children have been operated on. We have studied the incidence of spinal deformities after multiple-level laminectomy and recorded a 20% incidence of isthmic spondylolysis or grade-I spondylolisthesis. We have also conducted a long-term prospective gait analysis study on a cohort of 14 ambulatory patients who were operated on in 1985. Results Ten years after surgery, our patients had increased ranges of motion that were within normal limits. Step length was significantly improved, although cadence was unchanged postoperatively and was significantly less than normal age-matched control subjects. Discussion We have recently tracked down all 14 patients from the original cohort and are currently completing a 20-year prospective follow-up analysis of their neuromuscular function and gait. Our preliminary data suggest that selective dorsal rhizotomy is not only an effective method for alleviating spasticity but it also leads to long-term functional benefits.     

清热精化续嗣汤治疗男性附性腺炎不育的研究

目的探讨中药复方清热精化续嗣汤治疗男性附性腺炎不育的临床疗效。方法将80例附性腺炎不育患者随机分为治疗组和对照组各40例,治疗组采用复方清热精化续嗣汤随证加减治疗,对照组采用抗生素联合ATP治疗,疗程3个月,随访6个月,观察6个月妊娠率、精液常规、前列腺按出液常规等。结果治疗组治愈12例(30%),显效18例(45%),有效8例(20%),总有效率95%。对照组治愈3例(8%),显效12例(30%),有效16例(40%),总有效率78%。2组治愈率和总有效率比较有显著性差异(P均<0.05)。治疗后2组患者精液质量、精子密度活率及活动力、液化延迟或不液化均有所改善,但治疗组各项指标改善明显优于对照组(P均<0.05)。结论清热精化续嗣汤能全面改善附性腺炎不育患者的精液质量,从而可显著提高患者配偶受孕率。     

英语阅读障碍儿童词汇命名加工特征的研究

目的研究英语阅读障碍儿童操作英语词汇的相关能力 ,探索英语阅读障碍的表现特点与矫治的手段。方法英语真、假词命名实验 ,观察 3 4名阅读障碍儿童和 3 4名对照组儿童的实验结果。结果 ( 1)障碍组右视野在真、假词的命名时间上与对照组存在显著差异 ;( 2 )障碍组在真词和假词上的命名错误率均大于正常组 ,假词命名的错误率大幅增加。 ( 3 )障碍组右视野的真词命名时间明显长于左视野 ,假词命名的错误率也明显大于左视野。结论英语阅读障碍的儿童显示出了操作英语语音能力的欠缺以及左测大脑半球活动水平不足的倾向。     

益气活血方对气虚血瘀证脑缺血再灌注损伤大鼠Fas、FasL蛋白表达的影响

目的：探讨益气活血方对气虚血瘀证局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤大鼠Fas、FasL蛋白表达的影响。方法：采用气虚血瘀证局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤大鼠模型，用线栓法阻塞大鼠大脑中动脉复制局部脑缺血再灌注模型，缺血2h后再灌注l，3，7d。用免疫组化染色法分别检测缺血皮质Fas、FasL蛋白表达。结果：与模型组比较。益气活血方组Fas、FasL蛋白表达显降低。结论：益气活血方可能通过抑制Fas、FasL蛋白表达，减轻气虚血瘀证局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤。     

动态对比增强灌注磁共振成像在颅脑肿瘤的应用

动态对比增强灌注磁共振(MR)成像能提供非侵袭、生理状态下的脑组织微循环血供图，通过计算正常脑组织及肿瘤组织的局部血容量，评估肿瘤组织的血供状态；并有助于评估胶质瘤病理学级别的高低，确定肿瘤穿刺活检的部位，以及对胶质瘤、单发脑转移瘤、淋巴瘤和其他脑肿瘤切除放疗后复发与放射性坏死的诊断和鉴别诊断等；但在颅内脑外肿瘤及伴有血脑屏障严重破坏的脑肿瘤诊断仍存在一定的不足。     

112例脑动脉系统微栓子监测的临床研究

目的　研究脑动脉系统微栓子 (MES)的产生机制及其相关因素。方法　将 112例 MES监测的临床资料进行总结分析。结果　本组微栓子检出率为 33.93% ,且全部见于有明显脑卒中症状者 ;脑梗死 MES检出率为35 .87%且以原发性大面积梗死为主 ;MES阳性与病程有明显相关 ,病程 <72 h易检出微栓子 ,阳性率为 4 7.72 % ;颅内血管狭窄是微栓子产生的主要原因 ;颈动脉异常与正常组微栓子出现率无明显差异 ,但发现本组病例中微栓子出现以左侧为主 ,与颈动脉病变部位一致率为 5 5 .5 5 % ;确定微栓子来源于有病变的颅外颈动脉 2例 ,来源于有病变的颅内颈动脉系 5例 ,来源于同时伴有颅内外血管病变 12例 ,表明颅内外动脉同时伴有病变时微栓子检出率增高 ;MES的阳性率与血液成分无相关性 ,但在血液成分异常组中血粘度增高以及血小板聚集降低 MES阳性率明显增高。结论　脑动脉系统中监测到微栓子说明患者有活动的栓子来源 ,易发生或复发脑梗死 ,TCD能正确的监测、判断脑循环中微栓子 ,确定其发生率、性质、来源以及与疾病的联系     

星蒌承气汤对脑缺血再灌注大鼠脑组织ICAM-1和NF-κB表达的影响

目的观察星蒌承气汤对脑缺血再灌注大鼠脑组织细胞间黏附分子-1（ICAM-1）和核因子-κB（NF-κB）蛋白表达影响,探讨其抗脑缺血再灌注炎性损伤的机制。方法将63只Wistar大鼠随机分为正常对照组、模型组、星蒌承气汤组,各21只。模型组和星蒌承气汤组采用线栓法制备大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注模型。星蒌承气汤组于造模前30 min予星蒌承气汤7.01 g/（kg.d）灌胃,约2 mL,造模后每日给药3次,每次均2 mL;对照组、模型组予0.9%氯化钠注射液2 mL,每日3次灌胃。模型组和星蒌承气汤组大鼠脑缺血2 h分别再灌注244、8和72 h后断头取脑组织,采用免疫组化SABC染色法分别检测缺血半暗带ICAM-1和NF-κB蛋白表达。结果模型组ICAM-1蛋白表达阳性细胞数明显增加,与正常对照组比较差异有统计学意义（P〈0.01）;星蒌承气汤组再灌注244、8、72 h ICAM-1蛋白表达阳性细胞数显著减少,与模型组比较差异有统计学意义（P〈0.05,P〈0.01）。模型组NF-κB蛋白表达阳性细胞数明显增加,与正常对照组比较差异有统计学意义（P〈0.01）;星蒌承气汤组再灌注24 h NF-κB蛋白表达阳性细胞数降低,但与模型组比较差异无统计学意义（P〉0.05）;星蒌承气汤组再灌注487、2 h NF-κB蛋白表达阳性细胞数显著减少,与模型组比较差异均有统计学意义（P〈0.05,P〈0.01）。结论星蒌承气汤能够对抗脑缺血大鼠脑组织中的ICAM-1和NF-κB蛋白表达,有效防止脑缺血再灌注炎性损伤。     

慢性阻塞性肺疾病合并哮喘大鼠气道炎症特点及补肾益气中药干预研究

目的 观察慢性阻塞性肺疾病（chronic obstructive pulmonary disease，COPD）合并哮喘大鼠模型气道炎症的变化及补肾益气中药对大鼠气道炎症的干预作用。     

大鼠脑血肿周围组织STAT 3的表达、细胞凋亡的变化与CNTF的影响

目的 观察大鼠脑血肿周围组织STAT3, Bcl-2, Caspase-3的表达情况,并探讨睫状神经营养因子(CNTF)对出血性脑卒中的治疗作用及其可能机制.方法 实验大鼠随机分为假手术组、模型组、CNTF治疗组,采用自体股动脉血注入大鼠尾壳核建立脑出血模型,CNTF治疗组于术后经尾静脉注射CNTF.分别于术后12h、24h、3d、5d 4个时间点取脑组织,应用免疫组化方法检测血肿周围组织STAT3, Bcl-2, caspase-3的表达情况.结果 CNTF治疗组大鼠脑血肿周围组织STAT3, Bcl-2的表达明显高于其他组,Caspase-3的表达水平比模型组低.结论 CNTF对脑出血后损伤神经细胞具有保护作用,其可能的机制为通过上调STAT3的表达,使Bcl-2的表达升高,从而减少出血灶周围细胞的凋亡.     

Evidence for motility and pinocytosis in ramified microglia in tissue culture

Ramified microglial cells were investigated in primary cultures of dissociated cerebral cortical tissue from rats. The identification of these cells was confirmed through immunohistochemical staining with 7 monoclonal antibodies selective for microglia. While there was significant variation in staining intensity with different antibodies, all stained the identified ramified cells; the antibodies OX-42 and ED1 yielded the most intense immunoreactivity. Based on distinctive morphological features, the microglia could be identified in living cultures where they were monitored using time-lapse video recording. This technique revealed extremely dynamic features of cellular plasticity and motility. Ramified microglia exhibited constant and rapid alterations in the size and shape of their cell body with an associated extension and retraction of processes; concomitantly, the cells moved about in a circumscribed area. These features of plasticity and motility were unique to this cell type, and correlated with OX-42 immunostaining. The microglia also possessed a differentially high level of pinocytotic activity; this too was correlated with OX-42 staining. From the nature of their morphological plasticity and motility, high pinocytosis, and cellular distribution, it is hypothesized that the ramified microglia specifically function as a system of fluid cleansing in normal brain tissue.