重症肌无力患者认知功能特征

目的探讨重症肌无力(myasthenia gravis,MG)患者的认知功能特征。方法纳入83例MG患者和39例健康对照者,应用简易智能状态检查量表(mini-mental status examination,MMSE)、加利福尼亚语言学习测验(California verbal learning test,CVLT)、简易视觉空间记忆测验(brief visuospatial memory test-revised,BVMT-R)、符号数字模式测验(symbol digit modalities test,SDMT)、Benton线方向判断测验(benton judgment of line orientation test,BJLOT)、定步调听觉连续加法测验(paced auditory serial addition test,PASAT)、言语流畅性测验(verbal fluency test,VFT)进行认知功能评估,应用贝克抑郁测验(Beck depression inventory,BDI)评估抑郁状态,对两组资料进行对比分析,并进一步评估疾病分型、合并症情况、病程、疾病严重程度、药物治疗情况等临床特征对MG组认知损害的影响。结果MG组MMSE[28(26,29)分,29(28,30)分]、CVLT、BVMT-R、SDMT[(37.06±12.18)分,(47.54±14.91)分]、PASAT[(32.86±10.23)分,(37.00±8.82)分]评分低于对照组,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05),两组间BJLOT、VFT、BDI评分差异无统计学意义(均P>0.05)。Spearman相关分析显示重症肌无力患者疾病严重程度定量评分(quantitative MG score,QMG)与SDMT得分存在负相关(r=-0.234,P<0.05);MG日常生活质量量表(MG-activities of daily living profile,MG-ADL)评分与BVMT-R 3试总和得分存在负相关(r=-0.283,P<0.05)。结论重症肌无力存在认知功能损害,主要表现在记忆力、注意力、信息处理速度、视觉记忆,提示重症肌无力可能存在中枢神经系统受累。部分认知领域的损害可能与疾病严重程度相关。临床医生在工作中应加强对MG患者认知障碍的认识,早期评估,密切随访,适当干预。     

Mortalidad por complicaciones médicas y quirúrgicas,impacto de la crisis y gasto sanitario en España, 2002-2013

ObjectiveTo describe the evolution of mortality risks for complications due to medical care or surgery between the periods prior to (2002-2007) and after (2008-2013) the beginning of the economic crisis for Spain and by autonomous region, and to analyse the relationship between the changes in the risks of death and the socioeconomic impact of the crisis and the variation in health spending.MethodEcological study based on age-standardized mortality rates, synthetic index of vulnerability as a socioeconomic indicator and variation in health expenditure as an indicator of health expenditure. The relative risk of death between periods was estimated with Poisson regression models.ResultsThe number of deaths increased for Spain in the period studied. Although the relationship between the increase in public investment in health and the decrease in mortality due to this cause has not been clearly demonstrated, it was possible to determine that the autonomous regions with the lowest increase in health expenditure had rates higher than the rest throughout the period, and that the most vulnerable to the crisis and with the lowest increase in spending presented the greatest increase in the risk of death between the periods.ConclusionsGiven the increase in these deaths, due to avoidable failures of the system, it is necessary to continue investigating this cause of mortality.     

A prospective,double-blind,randomized, placebo-controlled study on the efficacy and safety of influenza vaccination in myasthenia gravis

Objective

To investigate the efficacy and safety of an influenza vaccination in patients with myasthenia gravis with acetylcholine receptor antibodies (AChR MG).

补脾益肾方联合温针灸治疗重症肌无力疗效及对患者免疫功能的影响

目的:探讨补脾益肾方联合温针灸治疗对重症肌无力(MG)疗效及对免疫功能的影响。方法:随机分配84例MG病例为西药组和针药组,每组各42例,西药组给予常规西药治疗,即泼尼松片中剂量冲击,小剂量隔日维持治疗,针药组基于以上用药基础给予补脾益肾方联合温针灸治疗,治疗3个月后,统计两组治疗前后的中医证候积分,评估两组中医证候疗效,对比治疗前后的颈部血管流速、T淋巴细胞亚群水平和血清可溶性白细胞介素6受体水平。结果:治疗后,两组中医证候积分显著降低,针药组的变化幅度大于西药组(P<0.05); 针药组的中医证候总有效率低于西药组(P<0.05); 治疗后,两组颈内动脉(ICA)、颈总动脉(CCA)、颈外动脉(ECA)显著提高(P<0.05),两组T淋巴细胞中CD₃⁺、CD₄⁺亚群所占比和CD₈⁺、CD₄⁺比值显著降低(P<0.05),两组血清slL-6R水平均显著降低(P<0.05),以上指标针药组变化幅度大于西药组(P<0.05)。结论:补脾益肾方联合温针灸治疗能缓解MG患者的中医证候症状,提高疗效,促进其颈部血管循环,纠正患者自身机体免疫功能紊乱。     

丹参注射液对带蒂皮瓣移植修复术后成活率及预后的影响

目的:探讨丹参注射液对带蒂皮瓣移植修复术后成活率及预后的影响。方法:将68例接受带蒂皮瓣移植修复术的患者简单随机分成观察组与对照组各34例。对照组给予术后常规治疗,观察组在此基础上加用丹参注射液治疗,持续给药1周。随访3～12个月,比较两组患者术后皮瓣成活率、皮瓣肿胀程度、凝血指标凝血酶原时间(PT)、活化部分凝血活酶时间(APTT)、纤维蛋白原(FIB)水平变化及并发症发生率。结果:观察组患者皮瓣成活率为97.06%,明显高于对照组的76.47%,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。观察组术后7 d皮瓣肿胀程度明显轻于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。观察组患者术后3 d的PT、APTT、FIB水平[(17.84±2.45)s、(35.38±3.14)s、(2.24±0.17)g/L]均明显低于对照组患者[(23.07±2.69)s、(41.56±3.34)s、(2.79±0.32)g/L],差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。观察组患者术后伤口感染、瓣下积液、动静脉危象的总并发症率为8.82%,明显低于对照组的29.41%,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:丹参注射液能提高带蒂皮瓣移植修复术后成活率,减轻术后皮瓣肿胀程度,改善凝血指标,降低血管危象、皮瓣坏死等并发症风险。     

Hypertensive Crisis during Microwave Ablation of Adrenal Neoplasms: A Retrospective Analysis of Predictive Factors

PurposeTo identify risk factors for hypertensive crisis (HC) during ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave (MW) ablation of adrenal neoplasms.Materials and MethodsPatients who underwent MW ablation for adrenal tumors between April 2006 and November 2017 were retrospectively identified for this study (51 consecutive patients; 35 males, 16 females; mean age, 55 years; range, 15–85 years). A total of 77 MW ablation treatments were performed for 67 tumors (24 primary [9 pheochromocytomas, 8 adenomas, and 7 cortical carcinomas]; and 43 metastases [22 hepatocellular carcinoma, 8 renal cell carcinoma, 5 non-small cell lung cancer, 4 colorectal cancer, 3 liposarcoma, and 1 malignant fibrous histiocytoma]). The mean diameter of the adrenal tumors was 4.6 cm (range, 1.2–16.2 cm). Information about patient demographics, imaging studies, pathology and laboratory results, procedure records, and clinical outcomes was retrieved and analyzed. Statistical analysis was then performed to determine potential risk factors for HC.ResultsOf the 77 MW ablation procedures, HC occurred in 13 (16.9%). A significantly higher risk of HC was observed in patients with pheochromocytoma (odds ratio [OR], 9.037; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.731–47.172; P = .009), body mass index <24 kg/m² (OR, 5.167; 95% CI, 1.060–25.194; P = .042), dominant tumor size ≤4.5 cm (OR, 4.023; 95% CI, 1.011–16.005; P = .048), and pre-procedural systolic blood pressure ≥130 mmHg (OR, 0.242; 95% CI, 0.068–0.861; P = .029).ConclusionHC can occur during MW ablation in patients with either primary or metastatic adrenal tumors. Pheochromocytoma, body mass index, tumor size, and pre-procedural systolic blood pressure appear to be significant risk factors for the occurrence of HC.     

The feasibility of quantitative MRI of extra‐ocular muscles in myasthenia gravis and Graves' orbitopathy

Although quantitative MRI can be instrumental in the diagnosis and assessment of disease progression in orbital diseases involving the extra‐ocular muscles (EOM), acquisition can be challenging as EOM are small and prone to eye‐motion artefacts. We explored the feasibility of assessing fat fractions (FF), muscle volumes and water T2 (T2_water) of EOM in healthy controls (HC), myasthenia gravis (MG) and Graves' orbitopathy (GO) patients. FF, EOM volumes and T2_water values were determined in 12 HC (aged 22‐65 years), 11 MG (aged 28‐71 years) and six GO (aged 28‐64 years) patients at 7 T using Dixon and multi‐echo spin‐echo sequences. The EOM were semi‐automatically 3D‐segmented by two independent observers. MANOVA and t‐tests were used to assess differences in FF, T2_water and volume of EOM between groups (P < .05). Bland–Altman limits of agreement (LoA) were used to assess the reproducibility of segmentations and Dixon scans. The scans were well tolerated by all subjects. The bias in FF between the repeated Dixon scans was ?0.7% (LoA: ±2.1%) for the different observers; the bias in FF was ?0.3% (LoA: ±2.8%) and 0.03 cm³ (LoA: ± 0.36 cm³) for volume. Mean FF of EOM in MG (14.1% ± 1.6%) was higher than in HC (10.4% ± 2.5%). Mean muscle volume was higher in both GO (1.2 ± 0.4 cm³) and MG (0.8 ± 0.2 cm³) compared with HC (0.6 ± 0.2 cm³). The average T2_water for all EOM was 24.6 ± 4.0 ms for HC, 24.0 ± 4.7 ms for MG patients and 27.4 ± 4.2 ms for the GO patient. Quantitative MRI at 7 T is feasible for measuring FF and muscle volumes of EOM in HC, MG and GO patients. The measured T2_water was on average comparable with skeletal muscle, although with higher variation between subjects. The increased FF in the EOM in MG patients suggests that EOM involvement in MG is accompanied by fat replacement. The unexpected EOM volume increase in MG may provide novel insights into underlying pathophysiological processes.