双相障碍Ⅱ型患者前额叶白质、豆状核磁共振波谱分析

目的 探讨双相障碍Ⅱ型患者前额叶白质、豆状核的氢质子磁共振波谱(1H-MRS)特征. 方法 以自2012年9月至2013年4月在中山大学附属第三医院住院的双相障碍Ⅱ型患者30例为患者组,同期20例健康志愿者为对照组,采用多体素磁共振波谱技术检测2组研究对象前额叶白质、豆状核的代谢物质含量,包括N-乙酰天门冬氨酸(NAA)、胆碱化合物(Cho)、肌酸(Cr)、肌醇(mI),并计算NAA/Cr、Cho/Cr、mI/Cr、NAA/Cho、NAA/(Cho+Cr)的比值. 结果 患者组右侧前额叶白质NAA、Cho、mI绝对含量及NAA/Cr比值和对照组相比明显下降,差异均有统计学意义(P＜0.05);左侧前额叶白质NAA绝对含量及NAA/Cr、NAA/Cho、NAA/(Cho+Cr)比值与对照组相比明显下降,差异均有统计学意义(P＜0.05);右侧豆状核NAA、Cho绝对含量和对照组相比明显下降,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05). 结论 双相障碍Ⅱ型患者存在双侧前额叶白质纤维受损和神经胶质细胞功能异常,以及右侧豆状核神经元缺失或功能异常.     

难治性抑郁症患者海马代谢的磁共振质子波谱研究

目的 探讨难治性抑郁症患者双侧海马磁共振质子波谱(1H-MRS)的代谢特点.方法 运用1H-MRS成像系统检测16例难治性抑郁症患者(患者组)和16名健康对照者(对照组)双侧海马的N-乙酰天门冬氨酸(NAA)、胆碱复合物(Cho)、肌醇(mI)及肌酸(Cr)4种代谢产物,分别计算双侧NAA/Cr、Cho/Cr及mI/Cr.采用配对t检验、独立样本t检验及偏相关分析进行统计处理.结果 对照组左侧海马NAA/Cr(1.43±0.19),明显高于右侧(1.21±0.10),P＜0.01.患者组双侧海马NAA/Cr的差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05),右侧海马NAA/Cr(1.44±0.31),明显高于对照组(1.21±0.10),P＜0.01.未发现患者组海马的任何代谢指标与病程及汉密尔顿抑郁量表(17项)评分的相关性(P＞0.05).结论 难治性抑郁症患者右侧海马代谢增强,双侧海马NAA/Cr不对称性消失.     

伴有自杀意念的双相情感障碍患者前额叶 磁共振波谱研究

目的 借助氢质子磁共振波谱检测手段探讨双相情感障碍患者自杀意念与前额叶各代谢 物之间的关系。方法 2017 年 4 月至 2019 年 8 月收集新疆维吾尔自治区人民医院临床心理科 21 例 1 个 月内未经治疗的双相情感障碍患者,按有无自杀意念分为有自杀意念组（12 例）与无自杀意念组（9 例）, 应用氢质子磁共振波谱技术分别检测两组左右侧前额叶 N- 乙酰天门冬氨酸 / 肌酸（NAA/Cr）、胆碱 / 肌 酸（Cho/Cr）、谷氨酸和谷氨酰胺复合物 / 肌酸（Glx/Cr）、肌醇 / 肌酸（mI/Cr）的比值。结果 有自杀意念的 双相情感障碍患者组右侧前额叶 mI/Cr 值高于无自杀意念的双相情感障碍患者组,差异有统计学意义 （P＜ 0.05）;两组在左右侧前额叶 NAA/Cr 值、Cho/Cr 值、Glx/Cr 值及左侧前额叶 mI/Cr 值的比较中差异均 无统计学意义（P＞ 0.05）;有自杀意念的双相情感障碍患者组左侧前额叶 mI/Cr 值与发病年龄呈正相关 （r=0.661,P＜ 0.05）。结论 有自杀意念的双相情感障碍患者右侧前额叶肌醇代谢水平增高;有自杀意 念的双相情感障碍患者发病年龄越大,左侧前额叶肌醇代谢水平就会越高     

路易体痴呆及阿尔茨海默病患者海马氢质子磁共振波谱研究

目的研究路易体痴呆(dementia with Lewy bodies,DLB)及阿尔茨海默病(Alzheimer’s disease,AD)患者双侧海马氢质子磁共振波谱(hydrogen proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy,1H-MRS)代谢物水平变化特点,探索海马1H-MRS在区分DLB和AD中的意义。方法在3T场强条件下,对14例DLB、14例AD患者及15例正常对照(normal control,NC)双侧海马进行单体素1H-MRS采集,测定海马N-乙酰天门冬氨酸(N-acetylaspartate,NAA)、胆碱(choline,Cho)及肌醇(myo-inositol,mI)与肌酸(creatine,Cr)的比值。结果三组海马1H-MRS测量值比较,左、右侧海马NAA/Cr值差异均有统计学意义(F=5.347,P=0.009;F=5.302,P=0.009)。DLB组左侧海马NAA/Cr值(1.56±0.30)、AD组左侧海马NAA/Cr值(1.51±0.22)均低于NC组(1.84±0.35)(均P<0.05)。DLB组右侧海马NAA/Cr值(1.62±0.27)、AD组右侧海马NAA/Cr值(1.49±0.39)均低于NC组(1.90±0.37)(均P<0.05)。DLB组双侧海马NAA/Cr值略高于AD组,但差异无统计学意义(均P>0.05)。三组间双侧海马mI/Cr值、Cho/Cr值差异无统计学意义(均P>0.05)。结论 DLB、AD患者双侧海马存在神经元功能障碍,其代谢物水平不能有效区分DLB和AD。     

2型糖尿病患者记忆功能及相关脑区代谢的改变

目的 探讨2型糖尿病患者记忆功能和相关脑区代谢的改变.方法 对以记忆减退为主诉的2型糖尿病患者(糖尿病组,73例)和无糖尿病患者(对照组,73例)进行简易精神状态检查(MMSE)、蒙特利尔认知评估量表(MoCA)、修订韦氏记忆量表中文版(RWMS-RC)检查.同时予左侧海马、额叶、基底节及丘脑磁共振质子波谱分析检查,采集N-乙酰天门冬氨酸(NAA)、胆碱复合物(Cho)、肌醇(mI)、肌酸复合物(Cr,Cr2)及谷氨酸复合物(CIx)峰下面积数值,并进行比较.结果 (1)糖尿病组MMSE、MoCA评分,以及MoCA中瞬时记忆及短时记忆评分明显低于对照组(P＜0.01～ 0.005);两组间WMS-RC评分差异无统计学意义.(2)与对照组相比,糖尿病组左侧海马Cr、mI峰下面积及左侧额叶Cr2峰下面积明显高于对照组(P＜0.05～0.01);左侧丘脑NAA、Cr2、Cho峰下面积明显低于对照组(均P＜0.05).两组间左侧基底节区各代谢物水平差异无统计学意义.结论 2型糖尿病损害记忆功能;与记忆功能有关的海马、额叶和丘脑存在代谢异常.     

慢性精神分裂症患者双侧海马质子磁共振波谱成像研究

目的 利用质子磁共振波谱(~1H-MRS)研究慢性精神分裂症患者双侧海马生化物质的变化.方法 选择武警广东总队医院神经外科自2007年1月至2009年6月收治的慢性精神分裂症患者25例做为患者组,门诊体检正常志愿者25例为对照组,利用~1H-MRS测量2组成员双侧海马N-乙酰天门冬氨酸(NAA),胆碱复合物(Cho)和肌酸--磷酸肌酸复合物(Cr)含量,计算NAA/Cr和Cho/Cr的比值.结果 慢性精神分裂症患者双侧海马NAA/Cr的比值(左侧2.05±0.14,右侧1.98±0.17)低于正常对照组(左侧2.19±0.13,右侧2.17±0.14),差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);Cho/Cr比值(左侧1.30±0.12,右侧1.25±0.18)高于正常对照组(左侧1.04±0.15,右侧0.95±0.13),差异有统计学意义(P<0.05).结论 慢性精神分裂症患者双侧海马可能存在神经元的缺失或功能损伤,并且伴有膜磷脂代谢紊乱.     

壳聚糖、磷脂酰胆碱对轻度认知功能障碍患者脑组织氢质子磁共振波谱成像的影响

目的观察壳聚糖、磷脂酰胆碱对轻度认知功能障碍(MCI)患者海马氢质子磁共振波谱成像(1H-MRSI)的影响。方法对15例MCI患者(MCI组)和15名正常老年人(正常对照组)进行海马1H-MRSI检查。给予MCI组患者壳聚糖、磷脂酰胆碱治疗2个月后对其进行复查,比较N-乙酰天门冬氨酸(NAA)/肌酸(Cr)、胆碱(Cho)/Cr、肌醇(mI)/Cr的比值。结果与正常对照组相比,MCI组服药前、后NAA/Cr比值显著降低,mI/Cr比值显著升高(均P<0.05),Cho/Cr的差异无统计学意义。MCI组治疗后的NAA/Cr比值较治疗前明显升高(P<0.05),mI/Cr比值明显降低(P<0.05),Cho/Cr比值治疗前后的差异无统计学意义。结论1H-MRSI显示,壳聚糖和磷脂酰胆碱能改善脑组织的代谢,可能对MCI有一定的治疗作用。     

轻度认知障碍和阿尔茨海默病的边缘系统氢质子磁共振波谱特点

目的探讨海马和扣带回后部氢质子磁共振波谱(’H-MRS)改变在轻度认知障碍(MCI)和阿尔茨海默病(AD)早期诊断中的作用。方法应用’H-MRS技术检测15名健康老年人、15例MCI患者及15例AD患者脑内边缘系统的代谢物水平,对检测的N-乙酰天门冬氨酸(NAA)、胆碱复合物(Cho)、肌酸复合物(Cr)和肌醇(mI)波谱数据进行比较分析。结果 AD组与健康对照组和MCI组相比,海马部位的mI/Cr均升高(均P0.05),NAA/mI降低(均P0.05);随病情进展,扣带回后部的mI/Cr呈递增趋势(P0.05),NAA/mI呈递减趋势(P0.05);AD组和MCI组扣带回后部的NAA/mI与健康对照组的差别程度大于海马部位(P=0.001,P=0.019)。结论扣带回后部的mI/Cr和NAA/mI有助于鉴别健康老人和AD患者;海马部位的NAA/mI有助于鉴别痴呆和非痴呆;MRS在诊断AD和MCI方面有一定辅助作用。     

双相抑郁患者前额叶及海马磁共振质子波谱成像研究

目的探讨双相抑郁患者前额叶及海马磁共振质子波谱(proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy,1H-MRS)的代谢物变化特点,为其神经生物学研究提供线索。方法应用磁共振质子波谱成像技术检测26例双相抑郁患者(患者组)和26例单相抑郁患者及13例健康志愿者(对照组)双侧前额叶白质、前扣带回皮质、海马N-乙酰天门冬氨酸(N-Acetylaspartate,NAA)、胆碱(choline,Cho)、肌酸(creatine,Cr)3种代谢物,以Cr为参照物,分别计算双侧NAA/Cr和Cho/Cr比值。采用SPSS 13.0进行统计处理。结果患者组左侧前额叶白质NAA/Cr(1.65±0.31)低于对照组(2.37±0.36),左侧前额叶白质Cho/Cr(1.35±0.27)低于对照组(1.65±0.21),差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);右侧前额叶白质NAA/Cr、Cho/Cr值与正常对照组差异无统计学意义;患者组双侧前扣带回NAA/Cr、Cho/Cr值与正常对照组差异无统计学意义;患者组双侧海马NAA/Cr、Cho/Cr值与正常对照组差异无统计学意义;患者组与单相抑郁组的双侧额叶白质、双侧前扣带回皮质、双侧海马NAA/Cr、Cho/Cr值差异均无统计学意义。结论双相抑郁患者可能存在左侧前额叶神经元功能下降和膜磷脂代谢异常,其代谢物特点存在偏侧化。     

阳性症状为主型精神分裂症首次发病患者前额叶和海马磁共振质子波谱成像研究

目的 探讨阳性症状为主型精神分裂症首次发病患者前额叶和海马的磁共振质子波谱(1H-MRS)变化特点,为其病因学探讨提供线索.方法 对22例首次发病精神分裂症阳性症状为主型患者(患者组)和11名年龄、性别、受教育时间均匹配的正常对照者(对照组),应用2D 1H-MRS成像技术检测2组双侧前额叶白质、前扣带回皮质、海马N-乙酰天门冬氨酸(NAA)、胆碱(Cho)、肌酸(Cr)3种代谢物,分别计算NAA/Cr和Cho/Cr的比值;采用配对t检验、独立样本t检验进行统计分析.结果 (1)患者组左侧额叶白质NAA/Cr和Cho/Cr分别为(1.63±0.30)和(1.23±0.26),均低于对照组[(2.10±0.30)、(1.54±0.25)],右侧额叶白质NAA/Cr(1.70±0.34)低于对照组(1.97±0.34),差异有统计学意义(P<0.01和P<0.05);(2)双侧前扣带回皮质NAA/Cr、Cho/Cr值与对照组差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);(3)患者组右侧海马NAA/Cr(1.59±0.27)高于对照组(1.24±0.17),差异有统计学意义(P<0.01);(4)对照组内左侧额叶白质Cho/Cr(1.54±0.25)高于右侧(1.35±0.18),左侧海马NAA/Cr(1.45±0.28)高于右侧(1.24±0.17),差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05);(5)患者组内左侧海马NAA/Cr和Cho/Cr分别为(1.43±0.27)和(1.39±0.38),均低于右侧[(1.59±0.27)、(1.56±0.39)],差异有统计学意义(P<0.05).结论 首发精神分裂症阳性症状为主型患者的1H-MRS代谢物与正常人存在差异,提示阳性症状为主型患者存在双侧前额叶白质、海马的神经功能障碍.

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Objective To identify the possible alteration of brain functioning in prefrontal lobes and hippocampus in the first-episode positive symptoms of schizophrenia using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS). Methods 1H-MRS was performed on prefrontal white matter, anterior cingulated cortex and hippocampus in 22 patients and 11 age-, sex-, and education-matched right-handed healthy controls. The ratios of N-acetylaspartate (NAA)/creatine (Cr) and choline-containing compounds (Cho)/Cr were calculated. Results The NAA/Cr and Cho/Cr ratios in the left prefrontal white matter in patients were lower than that in normal controls (patients, NAA/Cr 1. 63 ±0. 30; Cho/Cr 1. 23 ±0. 26; controls, NAA/Cr 2. 10 ±0. 30; Cho/Cr 1. 54 ± 0. 25, P<0. 01) , and NAA/Cr in the right prefrontal white matter was lower in patients than in controls (patients 1. 70 ± 0. 34; controls 1. 97 ± 0. 34, P<0. 05). There were no significant difference in NAA/Cr, Cho/Cr for the bilateral anterior cingulated cortex between patients and controls (P>0. 05). The ratio of NAA/Cr in the right hippocampus was significantly higher in patients than that in controls (patients 1. 59 ± 0. 27; controls 1. 24 ± 0. 17, P<0. 01). In addition, in healthy controls,Cho/Cr was significantly higher in the left prefrontal white matter than in the right (left 1. 54 ± 0. 25; right 1. 35 ±0. 18, P<0. 05) , and NAA/Cr in the left hippocampus was significantly higher than in the right (left 1. 45 ± 0. 28; right 1. 24 ± 0. 17, P<0. 05). While NAA/Cr and Cho/Cr in the left hippocampus were significantly lower than in the right hippocampus in schizophrenia patients (left, NAA/Cr 1.43 ± 0. 27;Cho/Cr 1.39 ±0.38; right, NAA/Cr 1.59 ±0.27; Cho/Cr 1.56 ±0.39, P<0.05). Conclusion There is the significant difference of manifestation of 1H-MRS between schizophrenia patients with positive symptoms and normal controls, which reflects neuronal dysfunction in the prefrontal lobes and hippocampus.     

Noise-enhanced balance control in patients with diabetes and patients with stroke

OBJECTIVE: Somatosensory function declines with diabetic neuropathy and often with stroke, resulting in diminished motor performance. Recently, it has been shown that input noise can enhance human sensorimotor function. The goal of this study was to investigate whether subsensory mechanical noise applied to the soles of the feet via vibrating insoles can be used to improve quiet-standing balance control in 15 patients with diabetic neuropathy and 15 patients with stroke. Sway data of 12 healthy elderly subjects from a previous study on vibrating insoles were added for comparison. METHODS: Five traditional sway parameters and three sway parameters from random-walk analysis were computed for each trial (no noise or noise). RESULTS: Application of noise resulted in a statistically significant reduction in each of the eight sway parameters in the subjects with diabetic neuropathy, the subjects with stroke, and the elderly subjects. We also found that higher levels of baseline postural sway in sensory-impaired individuals was correlated with greater improvements in balance control with input noise. INTERPRETATION: This work indicates that noise-based devices could ameliorate diabetic and stroke impairments in balance control.     

86例颈总动脉粥样硬化患者糖代谢分析

目的探讨颈总动脉粥样硬化程度与血糖异常情况。方法 86例行颈总动脉检查根据颈动脉硬化程度分组,并行空腹血糖、糖耐量及血脂检查。结果糖耐量异常患者颈总动脉粥样硬化程度比正常糖耐量硬化程度高(P<0.05)。结论早期干预糖耐量异常患者血糖具有临床意义。     

Pediatric patients with undetectable anticonvulsant blood levels: comparison with compliant patients

Undetectable anticonvulsant blood levels indicate sustained noncompliance (several consecutive doses missed). We compared 91 consecutive outpatients with epilepsy and undetectable anticonvulsant blood levels to 100 patients seen during the same time period, verified as compliant by acceptable serum levels. We hypothesized that pay status, application for Supplemental Security Income, patient age, history of missed appointments, and functional status would differ between compliant and noncompliant patients. We were surprised to find large differences between clinic and insurance patients and between Caucasian and non-Caucasian patients. The 100 compliant patients included 44 Caucasian and 56 non-Caucasian patients, whereas only 9 of 91 noncompliant patients were Caucasian, and only 9 had insurance, compared to 32 compliant patients. Applications for Supplemental Security Income and history of missed appointments were significantly associated with noncompliance, but patient age, seizure type, and seizure control were not. Uninsured Caucasians were more often compliant than non-Caucasians were. Many noncompliant patients had mild epilepsy, which was reportedly doing well. Race and pay status were closely correlated. Several noncompliant females became pregnant, whereas no compliant patients did. Compliant patients were much more likely to be accompanied by a parent or caretaker on clinic visits than noncompliant patients. Noncompliant patients had at least one acceptable subsequent serum level, although 2 patients with intractable epilepsy had undetectable serum levels on three or more occasions. Noncompliance may respond to discussion and advice. We reviewed 124 episodes of undetectable drug levels in the 91 noncompliant patients. Eighteen of these resulted in hospitalization, but in 25 cases, we were told that there had been no seizures since the preceding visit. Many noncompliant patients have infrequent seizures, even if they take little or no medication. Socioeconomic status influences health, life expectancy, and educational success, but it has been claimed to be irrelevant to compliance and adherence issues in epilepsy. Our data and the experience of other centers with childhood diabetes suggest that socioeconomic, racial, and family factors influence compliance or adherence to treatment for many chronic conditions. Educational efforts and support for parents at the start of anticonvulsant treatment may improve compliance. Uninsured patients missed more appointments and were much more likely to be noncompliant than insured patients. Attention to the special problems of Medicaid and minority children is needed.     

Sexual involvement with patients

Three cases of sexual activity between patients and staff members were presented and determinants and consequences of this type of acting out behavior were discussed. Patients sexual behavior was in part motivated by a need to avoid feelings of loneliness and anxiety and a consequence of the sexual behavior was the recurrence of symptoms and behaviors noted upon admission. The staff members were noted to become more self preoccupied and less involved with both staff and patients following the sexual behavior. The role of the ward psychiatrist in preventing such patient staff interactions includes his taking responsibility for educational and supervisory needs of the staff, his being involved in the creation and maintenance of the ward's moral code and his awareness of group and organizational factors that may impede open staff communications.     

Quality of life among young patients with ischaemic stroke compared with patients with multiple sclerosis

Objectives –  We aimed to evaluate the quality of life among young ischaemic stroke (IS) patients at long-term follow-up by comparing them with multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with secondary progressive course. The mean age at stroke onset was 41.6 years.
Methods –  Nottingham Health Profile scores were obtained from 191 IS patients 6 years (mean) after the index stroke, from 337 MS patients 5 years (mean) after the onset of the secondary progressive course and from 216 controls.
Results –  The mean age of IS patients was 47.8 years and MS patients 44.5 years at follow-up. The MS patients as a group had worse subscores than the IS patients. When adjusting for physical mobility, complaints of fatigue ( P  = 0.012) were more frequent among MS patients, whereas pain ( P  < 0.001) and sleep ( P  = 0.007) disturbances were more frequent among IS patients.
Conclusion –  The comparison of IS and MS patients highlights the importance of pain and sleep disturbances among IS patients when adjusting for physical mobility.     

Comparison of patients with bulimia nervosa, obese patients with binge eating disorder, and nonobese patients with binge eating disorder

This study compared patients with bulimia nervosa (BN), obese patients with binge eating disorder (BED), and nonobese patients with BED. One hundred sixty-two adult women consecutively evaluated for outpatient clinical trials who met DSM-IV criteria for BN, purging type (N = 46) or for BED (N = 79 obese and N = 37 nonobese) were compared using the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI). The three groups differed significantly on two (drive for thinness and body dissatisfaction) of the three eating-related scales and on all five of the general personality scales of the EDI. When age and depression level were controlled, findings for the eating-related scales did not change, whereas four of the five general personality scales were no longer significant. Post hoc analyses revealed that the BN group and the nonobese BED group had significantly higher drive for thinness than the obese BED group. The nonobese and the obese BED groups did not differ from each other in any area (other than drive for thinness), including body dissatisfaction. The nonobese and the obese BED groups had significantly lower maturity features than the BN group. Our findings suggest that when the effects of age and depression levels are controlled, treatment-seeking women with BN and BED are generally similar. Certain differences that do exist between women with BN and BED are associated with obesity status (drive for thinness), whereas others are associated with diagnosis (body dissatisfaction, maturity fears).     

Clock drawing test in institutionalized patients with schizophrenia compared with Alzheimer's disease patients

The impaired performance of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients on the clock drawing test (CDT) relative to age-matched normal controls is a well-documented finding in the literature. On the other hand, there is sparse information regarding the use of this test in schizophrenia. We examined three groups of subjects matched for gender and education: institutionalized patients with schizophrenia (n = 32), patients with AD (n = 32), and normal controls (n = 36). The CDT ("free-drawn", "pre-drawn", and three "examiner" conditions) and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) were administered to all participants. In patients with schizophrenia, symptom severity was assessed with the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS). Patients with schizophrenia were significantly younger than AD patients and normal controls (56.78 versus 71.41 and 66.25, respectively), and normal controls had significantly higher MMSE scores than patients with schizophrenia and AD (27.58 versus 20.75 and 18.44, respectively). In all of the clock conditions, the two patient groups performed significantly poorer than the normal controls, with the exception of the "pre-drawn" clock in which AD patients also performed worse than patients with schizophrenia. Age and duration of illness did not correlate significantly with CDT scores. When MMSE scores were used as a covariate, all significant differences on the CDT among the three groups disappeared, with the exception of the "pre-drawn" clock (AD patients had lower scores than both control and schizophrenia groups). In patients with schizophrenia, scores on the BPRS were not related with any CDT variable. Institutionalized patients with schizophrenia and AD patients showed similar deficits on a neuropsychological test sensitive to changes in visual-analytic function, attention, receptive language, and executive functions such as planning, organization, and simultaneous processing.