Choreoathetosis related to lithium intoxication

A 76-year old woman was admitted because of severe gait ataxia and dysarthric speech that had worsened over the last 24 h. The patient was initially suspected of having repeated transitory ischemic attacks (TIAs) as her daughter reported a similar episode that had happened 3 weeks prior to admission. The onset of spontaneous twisting, choreoathetotic movements of both hands and arms and worsening of symptoms one hour after admission together with a history of lithium therapy lead to the correct diagnosis and appropriate treatment.     

合肥市部分人群SARS认知及行为态度

目的　了解合肥市部分人群对 SARS的认知情况及行为态度。方法　对合肥市两个社区及一所大学的部分人群共 1332人进行现况调查 ,比较不同性别、职业、文化程度对 SARS的总体认知水平。结果　合肥市人群对 SARS的认知情况尚好 ,总体平均得分 ( 15 .0 2± 1.98)分 (总分 18分 )。结论　合肥市居民对 SARS的认知水平总体较高 ,但存在群体差异 ,卫生行政部门应加强对公众的宣传教育 ,以提高全体居民的健康意识 ,进而预防 SARS的发生     

Positive Outcome Expectancies and Smoking Behavior: The Role of Expectancy Accessibility

This study examined the association between smoking outcome expectancy accessibility and smoking behavior. Daily smokers completed a smoking expectancy accessibility task in which they made timed judgments to a series of positive consequences of smoking either after 6 hr deprivation or within 10 min of smoking. Participants then completed a questionnaire battery that contained assessments of smoking behavior and smoking outcome expectancies. Results of hierarchical regression analyses showed that expectancy accessibility was associated with the number of cigarettes smoked per day even when controlling for corresponding questionnaire measures of smoking expectancies. Moreover, smoking expectancy accessibility predicted urge to smoke ratings following exposure to a smoking cue after controlling for the effects of deprivation. Findings suggest that smoking expectancy accessibility may play a central role in smoking behavior and that individual differences in this attribute may be assessed directly through reaction time assessment.     

小檗碱对大鼠再灌心律失常及钙调节的作用

小檗碱（Ｂｅｒ，１０ｍｇ·ｋｇ－１）使缺血／再灌后ＶＴ发生率明显降低，持续时间明显缩短，无１例发生ＶＦ及死亡，与对照组比较差异有显著性。离体实验表明：小檗碱（３０μｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１），能抑制高钙条件下Ｃａ２＋内流，而增加低钙条件下的Ｃａ２＋内流。结果表明：小檗碱具有预防再灌心律失常作用；不同Ｃａ２＋浓度能够影响心肌４５Ｃａ内流；小檗碱对心肌Ｃａ２＋内流有双向调节作用，尤其在高Ｃａ２＋条件下，降低４５Ｃａ内流可能是其抗心律失常作用机制之一。     

脑卒中患者下丘脑─垂体─肾上腺皮质轴功能改变及临床意义

观察了１７２例脑卒中患者血清促肾上腺皮质激素（ＡＣＴＨ）、皮质醇的变化，发现ＡＣＴＨ、皮质醇水平明显高于正常对照组，脑出血组高于脑梗塞组；病情轻重与ＡＣＴＨ、皮质醇的变化明显相关。治疗前后ＡＣＴＨ、皮质醇水平明显不同，治疗后明显降低（Ｐ＜０．０１）。说明治疗后可改善下丘脑－垂体－肾上腺皮质轴（Ｈ／Ｐ／Ａ）功能紊乱。     

大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注模型的建立及其组织形态改变

目的：建立大鼠脑缺血2h再灌注不同时程实验动物模型，探讨其病理形态学HE染色特点。方法：线栓法行大鼠大脑中动脉闭塞(MCAo)造成局灶性脑缺血2h再灌注模型，假手术组不插入线栓。HE染色观察病理组织形态学特点。结果：所有局灶性脑缺血再灌注模型在麻醉苏醒后均表现为局灶性神经功能缺陷。再灌注后3h，神经功能缺陷部分恢复。这些表现与临床局灶性脑缺血再灌注溶栓治疗的病人相似。HE染色可见胞浆均质红染、细胞核固缩以及细胞膜和细胞结构破坏的嗜伊红的死亡神经元。结论：Wistar大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注模型的神经功能缺损与人类缺血性脑血管病相近，是研究脑缺血再灌注损伤的病理形态学机制的良好模型。     

Cognitive processes involved in the appraisal of stress

Four experiments were organized around a central question: What is the form of relationship between estimated stress level on the one hand and situation strain, personal resources and social support, on the other? The first experiment examined the form of the relationship between estimated level of stress, situation strain and personal resources. The participants were students. They integrated situation strain and personal resources information in a non‐additive way. In particular, the effect of personal resources on the estimated level of stress varied as a function of the level of situation strain considered. When the situation strain was low, the stress level related with this circumstance largely depended on the personal resources of the individual. When the situation strain was high, the stress level related with this circumstance was much less dependent on the personal resources of the individual. The second experiment replicated these results among first‐aid workers, fire‐fighters and persons that had recently been injured. The third and fourth experiments replicated these results in various conditions differing as regards the level of social support. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

急性缺血性卒中抗凝治疗研究进展

急性缺血十牛卒中的抗凝治疗存在着很大的争议。本文综述了常用抗凝药物如肝素、低分子肝素的作川机制，并从循证医学角度对近年来发表的一些关于急性缺血性卒中抗凝治疗的大型临床试验进行了总结。     

血管性认知功能损害的全脑DTI直方图分析

目的利用扩散张量成像(DTI)直方图分析,明确血管性认知损害(VCI)患者的脑异常改变及DTI直方图指标与简易智能量表(MMSE)评分的相关性。方法对19例VCI患者和19例健康志愿者行常规MRI和DTI检查,获得全脑平均扩散率(MD)和各向异性分数(FA)图像后,分别绘制出全脑FA和MD直方图并对其进行分析。结果VCI患者的全脑MD和FA直方图与正常志愿者不同。与正常对照比较,VCI患者平均全脑FA直方图示峰位置左移、平均FA值降低(P=0.008),MD直方图右移、平均MD值增高(P=0.026),峰位置增高(P=0.041),峰高降低(P=0.002)。平均FA值(r=-0.486,P=0.036)、FA峰高(r=0.498,P=0.030)和FA峰位置(r=-0.641,P=0.003)与MMSE评分相关。结论VCI的患者存在脑扩散异常,DTI直方图部分指标可以帮助评价认知功能损害的严重程度。