Current-distance relations of axons mediating circling elicited by midbrain stimulation

Stimulation of mediocaudal midbrain in rats produces ipsiversive circling due to the stimulation of longitudinal axons. The refractory periods of these axons were measured by delivering trains of conditioning and testing pulses via a single electrode at various conditioning-testing (C-T) intervals. As C-T interval increased from 0.3 to 2.0 ms, the frequency required to produce a constant amount of circling halved. The current-distance relations of these axons were measured by placing two electrodes lateral to one another, and delivering conditioning pulses via one electrode and testing pulses via the second electrode. The required frequency decreased less at C-T intervals in the refractory period range using two electrodes rather than using a single electrode. This partial refractoriness suggests that only part of the axons were stimulated by both electrodes. The refractoriness increased as current increased or as interelectrode distance decreased. The overlap in the fields of stimulation at each current was calculated from the refractoriness observed in single and double electrode experiments. The results suggest that the axons mediating circling have a wide range of thresholds rather than a single threshold. The current required to activate an axon is roughly equal to K X r2, were K is a constant and r is the radial distance from electrode to axon. K must range from 400 to at least 3000 microA/mm2, to account for the circling data. For axons mediating medial forebrain bundle self-stimulation3, K must range from 1000 to at least 6400 microA/mm2. Estimation of the K distribution allows calculation of the effects of electrode size, placement and current on the recruitment of axons with different thresholds.     

Newer aspects of antiarrhythmic drug development: Introduction

Although cardiac arrhythmias remain a serious clinical problem in many patients with heart disease, the exact role of antiarrhythmic drug therapy is currently under intense evaluation. Within the last several years it has become clear that there are significant risks as well as potential benefits associated with existing agents. Ongoing studies in large patient populations should help determine the benefit/risk ratio of traditional therapy. Regardless of the outcome of these trials, current electrophysiological dogma will have to be re-evaluated and newer concepts evolve for drug development to make further progress. The goal of this symposium is to exchange information among basic and clinical investigators so as to facilitate the emergence of novel electrophysiological concepts that will form the basis for future generations of antiarrhythmic drugs.     

嗜铬细胞瘤患者围手术期处理的改进

目的：探讨提高嗜铬细胞瘤患者围手术期安全性的措施。方法：对15例嗜铬细胞瘤患者、术前采用选择性α1受体阻滞剂多沙唑嗪控释片(可多华)控制高血压；11例患者采用3D DCEMRA进行肿瘤定位；术中均采用联合高容量血液稀释(AHH)和术中患者自体血回输纠正血容量。结果：除1例持续性高血压患者需联合钙离子拮抗剂和ACEI药物降压外．其余患者血压控制均为满意；根据3D DCEMRA定位选择手术径路者均顺利完成手术；AHH联合术中自体血回输使14例患者避免了异体输血。结论：本文围手术期处理改进．可多华可明显减少药物的不良反应；采用3D DCEMRA进行肿瘤定位，可增加手术安全性；AHH联合术中自体血回输可减少医疗成本和异体输血，以及由此而引起的并发症。     

人左、右心室阻抗微分心动图的比较研究

作者利用Ⅱ导心电图、心音图、颈动脉搏动图、右（或左）心室阻抗微分心动图同步描记的方法。对人左、右心室阻抗微分心动图进行了比较分析。结果显示:人的左、右心室阻抗微分心动图图形相似，波形稳定，转折明显，均有清晰的生理标志点。两种图形各相应生理标志点在时相上存在着区别．且人的左、右心室阻抗微分心动图能分别反映人的左、右心室收缩和舒张过程，说明利用人的左、右心室阻抗微分心动图能分别测定人的左、右心室收缩时间间期与舒张时间间期值，鉴别和评定左、右心室的功能。     

子宫颈癌手术前放疗28例临床分析

我院１９８９年至１９９４年共行子宫颈癌广泛切除术和盆腔淋巴结清扫术３９例，其中２８例行术前放射治疗，１９例临床诊断为Ⅱｂ，随着手术技术的提高和术前放射治疗的配合，子宫颈癌的手术适应症的选择，可以扩大至Ⅱｂ，不增加手术的并发症，并具有一定的优点。     

Exteroceptive suppression periods in jaw-closing muscles. Variability and relation to experimental pain and sustained muscle contraction

The duration of the late exteroceptive suppression period (ES₂) of temporal muscle EMG activity has been reported to be reduced in patients suffering from chronic tension-type headache. Methods of recording and analysing ES₂ have varied between centers and reproducibility of results within subjects , although insufficiently studied, has generally been poor. ES₂ was investigated in 30 healthy subjects, using a computerized technique of recording, rectifying and averaging the EMG signals. Hour to hour and week to week variations of ES₂ durations were calculated, and the influence of pain during a cold pressor test and of sustained muscle contraction on ES₂ durations was investigated. The intra-individual variation of ES₂ durations was 16.0% from hour to hour and 20.7% from week to week. The inter-individual variation was 36.7%. The present method for analysis of ES₂ periods proved to be reliable, as the intra-observer variation was 4.2% and the inter-observer variation 4.6%. ES₂ periods were significantly shorter on the first compared to the second day of examination ( p = 0.006) and during experimental pain ( p = 0.0005). We recommend the use of the computerized averaging technique in future studies and caution against the dependence of results upon factors such as conditioning and pain.     

Usefulness of preoperative low dose cisplatin treatment for advanced esophageal cancer

In order to decrease the perioperative complications by preoperative cisplatin chemotherapy, the preoperative single administration of cisplatin (30 mg/m²) was performed weekly from one to six times in 36 consecutive patients with esophageal cancer classified as higher than Stage II. The survival curve of 17 patients in Stage III was significantly better (P<0.05) than that of patients who had been treated without preoperative cisplatin treatment. In 3 of the 12 patients who had locally invasive cancer, either the main tumors or the metastatic lymph nodes, which had invaded the trachea or the left main bronchus, sufficiently receded, so that a curative esophagectomy became possible; 2 of them have survived over 33 months while 1 died of pneumonia 33 months after surgery. The number of perioperative complications was minimal, and thus, we consider that the postoperative use of cisplatin and fluorouracil is indicated in patients in whom a histological response is noted in the resected specimens.This work was partially supported by Grant No. 02454315 from the Japanese Ministry of Education     

中西医结合促进上腹部手术后恢复的临床研究

目的:比较上腹部手术后常规西医处理与常规西医处理加早期中药治疗的疗效。方法:上腹部手术134例,随机分为对照组58例,治疗组76例。对照组采用术后西医常规处理方法治疗,治疗组76例在对照组治疗方法的基础上,术后8h开始胃管注入赤甘汤,分别观察其术后康复情况。结果:治疗组肠呜音恢复时间、肛门排气时间、排便时间、肠粘连、体温恢复正常、伤口疼痛消失及住院时间,均明显优于对照组(P<0.05),两组差异有统计学意义。结论:中西医结合治疗能有效促进上腹部术后恢复。     

不同类型高危儿早期干预的临床研究

目的 探索早期干预对窒息、高胆、早产三类高危儿智力发育改善的效果，寻找更合适的早期干预措施。方法 将三类高危儿分为干预组及对照组，同时随机选取正常对照组进行随访。干预组采用鲍秀兰教授“0～3岁”早期干预方案训练，各组均在6个月、1岁时分别采用婴幼儿智能发育量表(CDCC)进行智力发育测评，结果用MDI、PDI表示。结果 (1)6个月龄时MDI各干预组与对照组间有显著性差异，窒息组、早产组与正常组间亦有显著性差异；高胆组与正常组间无差异；PDI窒息组中干预组与对照组之间有显著差异(P＜0．01)，高胆组、早产组均无差异(P＞0．05)。(2)1岁时MDI和PDI结果一致，干预组与对照组间比较窒息组、高胆组有显著差异，早产组无差异；窒息组、高胆组干预组与正常组比较无差异，对照组和早产组与正常组比较均有显著差异(P＜0．01)。(3)所有干预组测评分值均高于对照组，6个月与1岁之间比较有显著差异，各观察组间比较有显著性差异(P＜0．01)。结论 三类高危儿早期干预效果差异较大，干预组均较对照组分值高，早期干预有改善智力发育的作用；三类高危儿中，窒息组、高胆组效果最好，均达到或超过正常水平。所有未干预组均不及正常水平；早期干预对足月高危儿效果显著，对早产儿欠佳，远期效果尚需进一步随访观察。     

心脏移植术后肾功能衰竭的围手术期处理(附2例报告)

目的报告2例原位心脏移植术后肾功能衰竭的发生及治疗经过,探讨其围手术期处理的初步经验和要点.方法我院自2000年12月一2002年12月共对4例终末期心脏病患者施行同种异体原位心脏移植术,4例均为男性,采用标准原位心脏移植术,术后应用三联免疫治疗的方法抗排异.结果4例患者均获得手术成功,术后未发现超急性排斥反应或急性排斥反应,2例术后1周左右并发急性肾功能衰竭,应用床边连续肾脏替代(CRRT)治疗后,1例存活22d,1例完全康复,随访半年患者心功能恢复Ⅰ～Ⅱ级(NYHA),生活质量良好.结论心脏移植手术后肾功能损害较常见,围手术期的肾功能保护非常重要,如符合手术指征,及早手术治疗是抢救成功的关键.