眼咽型肌营养不良汉族六家系的临床和遗传学特点

目的 初步总结我国汉族眼咽型肌营养不良(OPMD)患者的临床和多腺苷酸结合蛋白核1(PABPN1)基因改变特点.方法 6个OPMD家系共28例患者,男性13例,女性15例,发病年龄32～70岁,平均发病年龄49.7岁.在可确定首发症状的患者中,以吞咽困难或构音障碍首发的13例、眼睑下垂首发的4例、双下肢无力首发的1例.经过3～20年均出现眼睑下垂、吞咽困难和构音障碍,其中7例出现四肢近端无力.对6例先证者做肌肉活体组织检查,标本进行常规组织病理和电镜检查.对6个家系的先证者以及部分家庭成员进行PABPN1基因检查,并对6例先证者进行单体型分析.结果 6例先证者的肌肉活体组织检查均发现肌纤维直径轻度变异加大伴随肌纤维内镶边空泡形成,4例患者经电镜检查发现OPMD典型的核内栅栏样丝状包涵体.3个家系的PABPN1基因型为(GCG)9,另外3个家系的基因型分别为(GCG)6(GCA)1(GCG)3、(GCG)10和(GCG)8.2个携带(GCG)9突变的家系存在rs2239579(C)-(GCG)9-SNP2622(C)的单倍体型.结论 吞咽异常和眼睑下垂均是我国汉族OPMD患者的首发症状.肌纤维出现镶边空泡以及核内包涵体是我国患者的常见病理改变.PABPN1基因的(GCG)异常扩增和(GCA)插入突变均出现在我国患者,起源具有多源性.携带(GCG)9突变的部分家系可能来自共同祖先.     

临床诊断眼咽远端型肌病1例及文献复习

目的:探讨眼咽远端型肌病(OPDM)的临床表现、肌肉病理和分子遗传学特征.方法:报道1例临床疑似OPDM患者的临床和肌肉病理资料,对患者及其亲属共3名行多聚腺嘌呤结合蛋白核1(pabpnl)基因突变分析,并结合文献报道病例予以比较.结果:患者24岁起病,表现双侧眼外肌麻痹、声音嘶哑.肌肉病理显示个别肌纤维萎缩为主的肌源性损害,pabpnl基因检测无异常GCG重复序列扩增.结论:OPDM起病早,早期仅表现眼外肌及咽喉肌群麻痹,pabpnl基因GCG重复序列无异常扩增.     

眼咽型肌营养不良一家系临床与分子遗传学研究

目的探讨一考虑诊断眼咽型肌营养不良(oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy,0PMD)家系的临床及分子生物学特点。方法收集该家系成员的临床资料,并经包括先证者在内的16位家族成员同意,收集其血样进行聚合酶链反应(PCR)基因验证分析。结果该家系成员男性患者起病以眼睑下垂为首发症状,而后开始逐渐出现以发音及吞咽困难为表现的咽部肌群和肢体乏力为表现的四肢近端肌群受累,而女性患者则往往以吞咽困难为首发表现。参与基因检测的家族成员中共发现10位存在多聚腺苷酸结合蛋白核l(PABPN1)基因的(GCG)6重复异常拷贝为(GCG)10,从而导致了丙氨酸的扩增。结论基因诊断及产前诊断是确诊及预防眼咽型肌营养不良的关键,眼睑下垂可能为携带(GCG)10突变男性OPMD患者的首发症状。     

眼咽型肌营养不良一家系临床、电生理、病理及基因分析

目的 报道1个出现神经源性骨骼肌损害的眼咽型肌营养不良(OPMD)家系的临床、骨骼肌病理和基因改变特点.方法 先证者为60岁男性,50岁时出现双下肢近端无力,53岁出现吞咽困难和构音障碍,57岁出现双眼睑下垂和眼球突出.肌酸激酶轻度增加,四肢肌电图为神经源性损伤,周围神经传导速度下降20%～43%.家系3代中除先证者外尚有5例在45岁后出现吞咽困难,4～20年后出现眼睑下垂,其中3例有肢体无力.对先证者左肱二头肌做肌肉活体组织检查,标本进行组织学、酶组织化学以及免疫组织化学染色(以抗结蛋白和泛素蛋白抗体作为一抗)和超微病理检查.对先证者和家系中另外18人进行多腺苷酸结合蛋白(PABPN1)基因检查.结果 先证者肌纤维内出现镶边空泡伴泛素阳性沉积物和成组分布的小角状萎缩肌纤维,个别肌纤维出现再生改变伴随结蛋白沉积,可见细胞色素C氧化酶阴性肌纤维.电镜检查发现约3%的肌纤维核内存在栅栏样细丝包涵体.先证者和另外11名家系成员的PABPN1基因存在(GCG)9异常扩增.结论 杂合(GCG).异常扩增性OPMD可先出现咽喉肌无力,伴随脱髓鞘性神经病.我国患者也存在肌纤维核内包涵体.     

遗传性脊髓小脑型共济失调6型两个家系的临床特征及基因突变研究

目的 研究中国人遗传性脊髓小脑型共济失调6型(SCA6)的基因突变和临床特征。方法 应用聚合酶链反应(PCR)、聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(PAGE)等技术，检测临床诊断脊髓小脑型共济失调(SCA)的120个家系210例患者和47例散发SCA患者的SCA6基因内CAG三核苷酸重复序列，并对异常等位基因片段进行DNA测序。结果 检出2个家系(4例患者)为SCA6，阳性率为1，7％，测序证实其异常等位基因的CAG重复数目为25和26。另253例SCA患者的SCA6等位基因CAG重复数目为7-17，健康人SCA6等位基因CAG重复数目为5-16。2个家系均存在遗传早现现象，异常扩展的CAG序列呈代间稳定性。结论 从临床及基因诊断方面首次确认中国大陆存在SCA6家系；CAG过度扩增为SCA6的致病原因。     

遗传性痉挛性截瘫患者ERDA1和SEF2-1基因三核苷酸重复序列的研究

目的对ERDA1基因CAG/CTG和SEF2-1基因CTG重复序列数目的遗传性痉挛性截瘫(HSP)患者及正常人群中的分布和二者在逐代传递中的动态变化进行研究.方法采用PCR扩增,聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳,GeneS-can和Genotype软件分析的方法,对7个有2～3代样本的HSP家系中的62名HSP患者和家系中105名表型正常的患者亲属,22名散发患者和31名散发患者的一级亲属,以及116名无血缘关系的正常人检测ERDA1基因CAG/CTG和SEF2-1基因CTG重复序列的数目.结果ERDA1基因CAG/CTG重复序列的数目在正常人中范围为9～82(平均26.35±20.35),HSP患者为9～85(平均28.35±23.41),患者亲属为9～87(平均26.36±22.06).SEF2-1基因CTG重复序列的数目在正常人中范围为23～49(平均30.90±6.95),HSP患者为24～57(平均31.17±7.99),患者亲属为18～53(平均30.37±7.02).两种三核甘酸重复序列数目在HSP患者与患者亲属之间,以及患者与无关正常人群之间比较均无显著性差异.尽管在逐代传递中ERDA1基因CAG/CTG重复序列数目有一定的动态变化,但与发病年龄和疾病的严重程度无关.而SEF2-1基因CTG重复序列数目在各代间稳定传递.结论ERDA1基因CAG/CTG和SEF2-1基因CTG重复序列数目与HSP表型无相关关系.     

Huntington病两家系基因分析

目的 建立准确而快速的IT15基因胞嘧啶-腺嘌呤-鸟嘌呤(CAG)重复序列检测方法,并应用于Huntington病患者的基因诊断及症状前诊断.方法 应用聚合酶链反应、聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳及DNA测序技术对Huntington病两家系中的15名成员进行IT15基因CAG重复数目的检测及分析.结果 两家系中共计检出8名成员携带异常的IT15基因,其中2例先证者CAG重复序列存在异常扩增,1例(AⅡ4)出现Huntington病临床表现,其余5例尚未出现Huntington病临床症状与体征.结论 IT15基因CAG重复序列的异常扩增是Huntington病的发病基础,应用上述检测方法对IT15基因CAG重复序列进行检测可对Huntington病患者进行准确的基因诊断及症状前诊断.     

脊髓小脑性共济失调6型的分子遗传学诊断及临床特点

目的 研究脊髓小脑性共济失调6型(SCA6)的基因诊断方法及临床特点。方法 对临床诊断为脊髓小脑性共济失调(SCA)的36个家系43例患者及38例散发患者，应用聚合酶链反应对SCA6基因含有CAG三核苷酸重复片段进行扩增，并对异常等位基因片段进行DNA测序，计算CAG重复次数；对2例SCA6患者临床资料进行分析。结果 正常人的SCA6等位基因CAG重复数目为10～13。本组检出家族性患者1例，散发患者1例，其异常等位基因内CAG重复数目分别为25、24。患者临床基本特征为缓慢进展的小脑性共济失调、眼震、构音障碍。结论 致病基因内CAG三核苷酸重复异常扩增是SCA6的确诊依据。SCA6的临床表现与其他SCA亚型无明显差别。     

16例线粒体肌病和线粒体脑肌病电镜观察分析

目的探讨线粒体肌病与脑肌病患者肌肉的超微结构特征,分析该病的病因和可能的发病机制。方法对16例线粒体肌病与脑肌病患者的肌活检组织进行光镜和电镜超微病理观察。结果电镜观察16例,在肌原纤维间和肌膜下可见弥漫的线粒体数目增多,13例表现为形态异常,可见巨大线粒体,嵴结构不清,排列紊乱,呈同心圆样,均可见线粒体内类结晶状包涵体,有的同时伴有糖原颗粒的异常增多、脂滴沉积及溶酶体异常,有的线粒体只能靠双层膜结构及残存的嵴被识别。3例仅线粒体数量增多,未见其他异常。结论电镜观察肌膜下和肌原纤维间线粒体异常增多且形态异常,特别是线粒体内类结晶状包涵体,对本病的诊断有重要价值。     

线粒体肌病与线粒体脑肌病的酶组织化学和超微结构改变

目的：探讨原发性线粒体肌病与脑肌病的病理特征及临床特点。方法：对11例原发性线粒体肌病与脑肌病患者的临床表现，酶组织化学及超微结构进行分析，结果：11例MGT染色均发现有不整红边纤维（RRF），其中单纯表现为肌无力的患者7例，合并中构神经系统受累者4例，RRF出现比例为6．4％－10．3％，电镜观察11例，9例表现为线粒体数目增多，形态异常，嵴排列紊乱等。均可见线粒体内类结晶状包涵体。2例线粒体改变只见数量增多，未见其他异常。结论：光镜下酶组化染色发现典型RRF，对线粒体肌病与脑肌病的初步论断有重要价值。电镜观察肌膜下线粒体异常增多且形态异常，特别是线粒体内类结晶状包涵体的出现，对本病的确诊有重要意义。     

Epilepsy and anomalies of neuronal migration: MRI and clinical aspects

Neuronal migration disorders are the result of disturbed brain development. In such disorders, neurons are abnormally located. In diagnosing these conditions, magnetic resonance imaging is superior to any other imaging technique. This enables us to improve our knowledge of the clinical correlates of neuronal migration. With reference to migrational disorder, a retrospective study of all 303 patients with epileptic seizures referred for magnetic resonance imaging during a 3-year period was performed, 13 patients (aged 12-41, mean age 27) were identified. They represent 4.3% of the entire study group. Of the patients with known epilepsy, 6.7% and of the mentally retarded, 13.7% had migrational disorders. Four patients had schizencephaly as the dominant finding, one was classified as hemimegalencephaly, 2 had isolated heterotopias, and 6 had localized pachy- and/or poly-microgyria. The clinical pictures are complex. Ectopias of grey matter are recognised foci of epilepsy, but from an epileptological and a clinical viewpoint little attention has been given to these disorders. The present study shows that malmigration is not rare in epilepsy patients, especially not in the mentally retarded.     

Hepatic Considerations in the Use of Antiepileptic Drugs

Summary: Virtually all of the major antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) can cause hepatotoxicity, although fatal hepatic reactions are rare. The mechanisms, incidences, and risk profiles for such reactions differ from drug to drug. With carbamazepine and phenytoin, hepatotoxicity may be due to drug hypersensitivity. Although the profiles of patients at risk have not been well-defined for these two antiepileptic drugs, it would appear from reports in the literature that older adolescents and adults are at higher risk than children of developing serious or fatal hepatotoxicity. Once hepatotoxicity develops, mortality rates are 10–38% with phenytoin and 25% for carbamazepine. The risk profile for valproate fatal hepatotoxicity has been more clearly defined. Those at primary risk of fatal hepatic dysfunction are children under the age of 2 years who are receiving multiple anticonvulsants and also have significant medical problems in addition to severe epilepsy. The risk is considerably lower for patients over the age of 2 years on valproate monotherapy. In contrast to the risk profile with other AEDs, adults receiving valproate as monotherapy have the lowest risk of hepatotoxicity. Fatal hepatic dysfunction coincident with valproate may be the result of aberrant drug metabolism. Concomitant use of AEDs that induce microsomal P450 enzymes (e.g., phenytoin and phenobarbital) may enhance the production of a toxic metabolite, and hence the greater risk of hepatotoxicity with polypharmacy.     

Vascular Malformations and Epilepsy: Clinical Considerations and Basic Mechanisms

Summary: Vascular malformations (VMs) are associated with epilepsy. The natural history of the various VMs, clinical presentation, and tendency to provoke epilepsy determine treatment strategies. Investigations have probed the mechanisms of epileptogenesis associated with these lesions. Electrophysiologic changes are associated with epileptogenic cortex adjacent to VMs. Putative pathophysiologic mechanisms of epileptogenesis include neuronal cell loss, glial proliferation and abnormal glial physiology, altered neurotransmitter levels, free radical formation, and aberrant second messenger physiology.     

Classification of methods in transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES) and evolving strategy from historical approaches to contemporary innovations

Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES) encompasses all methods of non-invasive current application to the brain used in research and clinical practice. We present the first comprehensive and technical review, explaining the evolution of tES in both terminology and dosage over the past 100 years of research to present day. Current transcranial Pulsed Current Stimulation (tPCS) approaches such as Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) descended from Electrosleep (ES) through Cranial Electro-stimulation Therapy (CET), Transcerebral Electrotherapy (TCET), and NeuroElectric Therapy (NET) while others like Transcutaneous Cranial Electrical Stimulation (TCES) descended from Electroanesthesia (EA) through Limoge, and Interferential Stimulation. Prior to a contemporary resurgence in interest, variations of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation were explored intermittently, including Polarizing current, Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation (GVS), and Transcranial Micropolarization. The development of these approaches alongside Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and pharmacological developments are considered. Both the roots and unique features of contemporary approaches such as transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) and transcranial Random Noise Stimulation (tRNS) are discussed. Trends and incremental developments in electrode montage and waveform spanning decades are presented leading to the present day. Commercial devices, seminal conferences, and regulatory decisions are noted. We conclude with six rules on how increasing medical and technological sophistication may now be leveraged for broader success and adoption of tES.     

Carbamazepine Efficacy and Utilization in Children

Summary: Carbamazepine is effective for preventing partial and generalized tonic-clonic seizures in children. Although absence epilepsies are more common in children than adults, an estimated 80% of children with epilepsy have seizure types or epilepsies that are potentially responsive to carbamazepine. The differential diagnosis of ictal staring is an especially important issue in children because absence and atypical absence seizures are more prevalent in children than adults. Age-related pharmacokinetic differences and drug interactions are major considerations in children. On average, children have higher clearance rates of carbamazepine, shorter half-lives, and higher ratios of carbamazepine-10, 11-epoxide to carbamazepine than adults. In addition, children with severe epilepsy are more likely to require multiple-drug therapy, which can lead to complex drug interactions. When carbamazepine is administered along with valproate, drug protein binding interactions can cause intermittent side effects.     

Neonatal Seizures: Problems in Diagnosis and Classification

Summary: The clinical identification of neonatal seizures is critical for the recognition of brain dysfunction; however, diagnosis is often difficult because of the poorly organized and varied nature of these behaviors. Current classification systems are limited in their ability to communicate motor, autonomic, and electroencephalo-graphic features of seizures precisely and to provide a basis for uniform effective diagnosis, therapy, and determination of prognosis. Recent investigations of neonates, utilizing bedside electroencephalographic/polygraphic/ video monitoring techniques, have provided the basis for improved diagnosis and classification of seizures in the newborn. These studies have demonstrated that not all clinical phenomena currently considered to be seizures require electrocortical epileptiform activity for their initiation or elaboration. In addition, the specific clinical character of the phenomena considered to be seizures, the clinical state of the infant, and the character of the EEG indicate the probable pathophysiological mechanisms involved and suggest probable etiologies, prognosis, and therapy. Similarities between animal models that demonstrate reflex physiology and neonates with motor automatisms and tonic posturing suggest that these clinical behaviors may not be epileptic in origin but, rather, primitive movements of progression and posture mediated by brainstem mechanisms. Although not all clinical behaviors currently considered to be neonatal seizures may have similar pathophysiological mechanisms, they are clinically significant because they all indicate brain dysfunction.     

Valproate Monotherapy in the Management of Generalized and Partial Seizures

Summary: For decades, therapeutic tradition has promoted the concept of polypharmacy in the management of epilepsy. In recent years, however, studies have shown that, for most patients, monotherapy can provide comparable or better seizure control than administration of multiple anticonvulsants, while diminishing the potential for adverse reactions, drug interactions, and poor compliance. Valproate is an important monotherapeutic agent that is highly effective in the control of idiopathic primary and secondarily generalized epilepsies, and partial seizures that do not generalize. Comparative studies have found that valproate is at least as effective as phenytoin and carbamazepine in the treatment of generalized and partial seizures. Given the similar efficacy, other factors such as pharmacokinetics and side effects may therefore determine anticonvulsant selection for monotherapy.     

Un nouveau cadre conceptuel de travail pour la psychiatrie

In an attempt to place psychiatric thinking and the training of future psychiatrists more centrally into the context of modern biology, the author outlines the beginnings of a new intellectual framework for psychiatry that derives from current biological thinking about the relationship of mind to brain. The purpose of this framework is twofold. First, it is designed to emphasize that the professional requirements for future psychiatrists will demand a greater knowledge of the structure and functioning of the brain than is currently available in most training programs. Second, it is designed to illustrate that the unique domain which psychiatry occupies within academic medicine, the analysis of the interaction between social and biological determinants of behavior, can best be studied by also having a full understanding of the biological components of behavior.