REM sleep behavior disorder and vocal cord paralysis in Machado-Joseph disease.

We evaluated the occurrence of REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) and vocal cord abductor paralysis (VCAP) in a group of 9 Machado-Joseph disease (MJD) patients. RBD was diagnosed by clinical history plus audiovisual polysomnography in 4 men and 1 woman (55%). While dreaming, 4 fell out of the bed and the other injured his arms. Laryngoscopy detected bilateral VCAP in 1 patient with stridor who required emergency tracheotomy, and partial vocal cord abductor restriction in 2. RBD and VCAP are two potentially injurious conditions that should be considered part of the clinical spectrum of MJD.     

梗阻性黄疸患者的内毒素血症及其对机体的影响

４９例梗阻性黄疸患者（实验组）和８１例无黄疸的胆系疾病患者（对照组）围手术期外周血的内毒素（ＥＴ）检测结果表明，实验组：①术前ＥＴ阳性率明显高于对照组（Ｐ＜０．００１）；②术后１０～１２ｄ夹闭Ｔ／Ｙ管后ＥＴ阳性率明显低于术前和夹管前（Ｐ＜０．００１）；③伴急性化脓性胆管炎（ＡＣＳＴ）的患者ＥＴ阳性率明显高于无ＡＣＳＴ的患者（Ｐ＜０．００１）；术前口服胆盐的患者ＥＴ阳性率则显著低于未口服胆盐者（Ｐ＜０．００１）．作者认为，本组梗阻性黄疸患者中出现的肾功能障碍、胃肠道出血以及２例患者的死亡，至少部分地与内毒素血症有关。     

阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征患者手术治疗的麻醉研究

目的：探讨阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征(obstructive sleep apnea syndrome，OSAS)患者手术治疗的麻醉处理。方法：72例OSAS患者手术前先正压通气治疗(continue positive airway pressure，CPAP)和评价上气道，55例患者经鼻或经口气管插管全身麻醉；在手术完毕患者完全清醒后拔除插管。结果：72例患者中，轻度16例、中度24例、重度32例。合并晨起高血压28例，心电图均有不同程度心肌缺血的表现；红细胞增多症12例；腭咽平面Ⅰ级9例、Ⅱ级24例、Ⅲ级的27例、Ⅳ级12例。术前3．5d行自动调压正压通气治疗(Auto—CPAP)，经口气管内插管48例，经鼻气管内插管6例，均无术中插管困难和术后高血压危象，呼吸道梗阻发生。结论：充分认识OSAHS患者全身麻醉的手术风险，术前CPAP治疗和上气道评估，术中正确处理、严格掌握气管内插管、术后拔管的时机，是保证OSAHS患者手术成功、麻醉安全的关键。     

阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征患者肾功能和心钠素的变化分析

目的探讨病人肾功能、心钠素(ANP)的含量变化及经鼻持续气道正压(nCPAP)治疗对阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征(OSAS)患者的影响。方法选择经多导睡眠图(PSG)确诊为中、重度的OSAS患者11例为试验组,PSG检查正常者14例为对照组，试验组给予nCPAP治疗，分别测定其血尿肌酐、尿量、尿β2-微球蛋白(β2-MG)、血浆心钠素(ANP)，并计算出内生肌酐清除率(Ccr)，比较试验组与对照组及试验组治疗前后各项指标的差异。结果试验组与对照组比较，Ccr,尿β2-MG差异无显著性，经nCPAP治疗后两指标也无明显改变；试验组的夜尿量、血ANP含量显著高于对照组，nCPAP治疗后上述指标均较治疗前明显下降。结论OSAS患者夜尿量增多可能与ANP增加有关，这种增高可以被nCPAP治疗所纠正。     

舒胆合剂防治阻塞性黄疸肾功能障碍的作用机制

目的 探讨在阻塞性黄疸(OJ)时舒胆合剂的抗内毒素及对肾功能的保护作用。方法 SD大鼠胆总管结扎后分3组，每组10只，分别用2mL舒胆合剂、乳果糖液(每100mL含乳果糖67g)、生理盐水灌胃，连用9d。假手术组10只，用2mL生理盐水灌胃。观察内毒素、血和肾组织中内皮素(ET)、一氧化氮(NO)的含量、一氧化氮合酶(NOS)活性及肾功能的变化。结果 舒胆合剂组与乳果糖组血内毒素、血和肾组织ET水平较生理盐水组明显降低，血和肾组织N0、NOS活性、内生肌酐清除率、肾皮质血流量较生理盐水组明显升高。结论 在OJ时，中药舒胆合剂有抗内毒素作用，并通过减少体内内毒素水平来降低体内ET水平，升高N0水平起到保护肾功能的作用。     

内镜标本端粒酶定量检测对良恶性梗阻性黄疸的诊断价值

目的　为探讨胆胰系统恶性肿瘤组织与端粒酶表达的关系 ,并在术前找出一种简便、安全、快速的早期诊断及鉴别良、恶性梗阻性黄疸的方法。方法　对梗阻性黄疸病例于术前行内镜逆行胰胆管造影 (ERCP)检查 ,于造影前抽取胆汁或胰液、部分病例取活检组织 ,并于开腹手术当中再次切取癌组织标本 ,所有标本进行端粒酶活性的定量检测 ,所得数据进行统计学处理。结果　 (1)恶性梗阻性黄疸组织标本中端粒酶表达阳性率为 87 5 0 % (2 8/ 32 ) ,良性梗阻性黄疸组织标本中端粒酶表达阳性率为 3 33% (1/ 30 ) ;(2 )恶性梗阻性黄疸体液标本中端粒酶表达阳性率为 71 88% (2 3/ 32 ) ,良性梗阻性黄疸体液标本中端粒酶表达阳性率为 3 33% (1/ 30 ) ,恶性梗阻性黄疸内镜下钳取的活检组织 ,其端粒酶阳性率为 83 33% (10 / 12 )。结论　在术前通过十二指肠镜采集患者的胆汁和胰液 ,并钳取活检组织 ,分别进行端粒酶活性的定量检测 ,这是一种简便、安全、快速的早期诊断及鉴别良、恶性梗阻性黄疸的方法。     

间置胆囊肝管空肠吻合治疗低位恶性阻塞性黄疸的探讨

目的　探讨间置胆囊肝管空肠吻合姑息治疗低位恶性阻塞性黄疸的价值。方法　对2 4例低位恶性阻塞性黄疸采用间置胆囊肝管空肠吻合姑息治疗。结果　 2 4例中术后未发生吻合口瘘 ,无胆道逆行感染 ,无手术死亡。血清胆红素下降 14例 (5 8.3 % ) ,术后 15d血清胆红素≤ 171μmol/L ,10例 (4 1.7% )术后 3 0d血清胆红素≤ 171μmol/L ;术后黄疸消退时间 18～ 3 5d ;术后 6个月、12个月、18个月生存率分别为 91.7%、62 .5 %、12 .5 %。结论　间置胆囊肝管空肠吻合是姑息治疗低位恶性阻塞性黄疸的有效措施。     

Lithium increases slow wave sleep: possible mediation by brain 5-HT2 receptors?

The effect of lithium on slow wave sleep (SWS) was studied in ten normal male volunteers using home based cassette sleep recording and automatic sleep stage analysis. Lithium increased SWS, an effect consisten with a reduction in brain 5-HT₂ receptor function.     

阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停患者临床表现与上气道阻塞部位关系的探讨

目的 观察一组AHI接近的阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征（OSAS）患者中上气道阻塞部位对多导睡眠监测（PSG）图及临床表现的影响。方法选取36例AHI为30—40的成年男性OSAS患者行再次整夜PSG，加同步上气道及食道压力监测确定上气道最低阻塞部位。比较上气道最低阻塞部位在软腭水平、舌根水平和下咽水平的不同患者中PSG相关参数：平均SaO2、最低SaO2、最长阻塞性呼吸暂停事件时间、呼吸暂停事件中SaO2下降率（dSaO2／dt）、微觉醒指数；以及部分临床表现参数：白日嗜睡程度、入睡前收缩压／清晨收缩压、入睡前舒张压／清晨舒张压以及高血压发生率。结果平均SaO2、最长阻塞性呼吸暂停事件时间和入睡前收缩压／清晨收缩压比值在3种不同上气道最低阻塞部位患者中差异无显著性（P〉0．05），但与软腭水平相比，舌根水平和下咽水平的最低Sa02降低（P〉0．05），dSaO2／dt（％／s）比值增高（P〈0．05），微觉醒指数及白日嗜睡评分增高（P〈0．01），入睡前舒张压／清晨舒张压比值降低（P〈0．05），最低SaO2〈80％的发生率增高（P〈0．01）以及高血压的发生率增高（P〈0．01）。结论AHI接近的OSAS患者上气道阻塞部位在舌根水平以下者与软腭以上水平者相比，阻塞性呼吸暂停事件的致缺氧效率和程度提高，OSAS的临床表现加重。     

Pressure stability of nasal CPAP and bilevel devices

Summary Question of the study   Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) prevents collapse of the upper airway during sleep in patients with obstructive sleep apnea provided that a positive transmural pressure can be maintained during inspiration. We examined pressure-flow characteristics in seven CPAP and bilevel devices during spontaneous breathing.
Methods   The CPAP devices were set to a pressure level of 9.8  hPa (10  cm H₂O) and adapted to a pneumotachograph using a standard CPAP hose and an outlet valve. We continuously measured flow, volume and pressure during resting ventilation and increasing voluntary hyperventilation and analysed the dependence of the variables on a breath-to-breath basis.
Results   Mean CPAP pressures differed between the devices (9.9 – 10.6  hPa) despite the same settings. In all machines pressure fell during inspiration to 8.4 – 9.8  hPa and increased during expiration to 11.1 – 11.7  hPa. This effect increased with higher flow rates. Maximum expiratory pressures rose to 12 – 19  hPa at peak flow rates of 2 l/s, mean expiratory pressures to 9.5 – 16  hPa. Inspiratory pressures dropped to 8.5 – 4.5  hPa (minimum) and 10.5 – 6.0 (mean). Bilevel devices showed a higher stability than CPAP devices. Pressure swings during the respiratory cycle increased the additional work of breathing.
Conclusions   Due to differences in mean and effective CPAP levels CPAP devices are not simply exchangeable but should be individually adapted. Patients with higher minute ventilation might benefit from more stable CPAP machines. The impact on patients' compliance remains to be evaluated.