A simple tremor model induced by pentobarbitone in guinea pig.

We have recently reported that a combined application of chlorpromazine and pentobarbitone induced intermittently occurring tremor bursts in guinea pigs (Tan et al., in press). This was a chance discovery. It will be shown in the present work that chlorpromazine is not essential for this postural tremor; only pentobarbitone in low dosages produced intermittent tremor bursts in guinea pigs lying in a supine position. Chlorpromazine alone was not effective in producing tremor. The pentobarbitone-induced tremors were attenuated by the i.v. application of biperiden or lioresal. These results indicate that these tremors would be produced by the basal ganglia as in Parkinsonism.     

树鼩中脑腹侧被盖区向尾状核的DOPA能和AChE阳性纤维投射研究

应用荧光逆行标记分别与荧光组化(FAGLU)和AChE-药理组化相结合技术,研究了树鼩中脑腹侧被盖区向尾状核头部的DOPA能和ACHE-阳性纤维投射。结果表明:树鼩中脑腹侧被盖区除分别向同侧和对侧尾状核头部发出DOPA能纤维投射外,还向同侧尾状核头部发出AChE阳性投村纤维;此外,腹侧被盖区存在着向双侧尾核头部发出分叉投射纤维的DOPA能细胞。     

Validating the use of two-item measures of pain beliefs and coping strategies for a veteran population.

Previous research has demonstrated that 2-item versions of subscales from the Chronic Pain Coping Inventory, Coping Strategy Questionnaire, and the Survey of Pain Attitudes appear adequately reliable and valid for use in studies with large sample sizes. It was suggested that use of the abbreviated scales might help to expand the testing and application of cognitive-behavioral models of pain to new settings and with new populations where assessment burden might be a key issue. This study explored the utility of these brief scales among veterans in a Veterans Affairs setting. Strong associations were found between the 2-item versions and their respective parent scales. In addition, the 2-item scales were found to be associated with other pain-related measures, supporting their predictive validity. The results of this study replicate previous findings and offer support for the use of the 2-item versions for both screening and research purposes in Veterans Affairs settings with a veteran population. PERSPECTIVE: This article presents the psychometric properties of brief versions of 3 commonly used pain coping and belief questionnaires in a unique population. These measures could be used clinically for initial screening purposes, as well as for treatment monitoring.     

睫状体缝合复位术的临床观察及护理

目的:探讨适合睫状体缝合复位术病人的护理方法。方法:对34例(34只眼)因外伤致睫状体分离和脱离导致低眼压,随后行睫状体缝合复位术的病人进行观察和护理。结果:32只眼术后1周至6个月眼压恢复正常,其中5只眼术后2～5个月内分别进行第二次手术或氩离子激光光凝而痊愈。视力改善者21例,无变化者13例。结论:睫状体缝合复位术是治疗外伤性睫状体分离和脱离的有效方法。术前行超声生物显微镜(UBM)检查、术后密切观察眼压变化并给予正确处理、做好心理护理和出院指导是确保手术成功的重要措施。     

应用联合减压术治疗中晚期脑疝疗效观察

目的　观察联合减压术治疗特重型颅脑损伤合并嵌顿性脑疝的效果。方法　将 97例格拉斯哥昏迷评分 (GCS) 3～ 5分的特重型颅脑损伤合并嵌顿性脑疝患者随机分为两组 ,分别采用联合减压术 (46例 )与常规骨瓣开颅术 (5 1例 )治疗 ,术后两组均经常规治疗。随访 1～ 32个月 ,平均 7个月。比较两组患者临床疗效、颅内压变化及并发症发生率。结果　联合减压治疗组有效率为 80 .4 % (37/ 4 6例 ) ,其中恢复良好、中残2 7例 (占 5 8.7% ) ,重残 10例 (占 2 1.7% ) ,死亡 9例 (占 19.6 % ) ;常规骨瓣开颅术对照组有效率为 33.4 %(17/ 5 1例 ) ,其中恢复良好、中残 6例 (占 11.8% ) ,重残 11例 (占 2 1.6 % ) ,死亡 34例 (占 6 6 .6 % ) ,两组有效率和病死率比较差异均有显著性 (P均 <0 .0 1)。联合减压治疗组患者颅内压下降速度和程度优于常规骨瓣开颅术对照组 (P<0 .0 5 )。联合减压治疗组患者的急性脑膨出、切口疝、切口脑脊液漏、外伤性癫疒间及术后枕叶脑梗死发生率均明显低于常规骨瓣开颅术对照组 (P<0 .0 5或 P<0 .0 1) ,但两组术后颅内感染发生率差异无显著性 (P>0 .0 5 )。结论　联合减压术治疗特重脑损伤合并嵌顿性脑疝患者的疗效优于常规骨瓣开颅术。     

缝-脊5-羟色胺痛调制系统的形态学鉴定

<正> 在内源性痛调制系统中,中缝大核(NRM)及邻近结构的神经元轴突行向脊髓后角,其释放的5-羟色胺(5-HT)可能对后角内痛敏神经元,中间神经元以及初级传入     

The use of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the quantitation of Calloselasma rhodostoma (Malayan pit viper) venom and venom antibodies

The specificity and sensitivity of an indirect and two (an ‘ordinary’ and a ‘rapid’) double sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) procedures for the quantitation of Calloselasma rhodostoma (Malayan pit viper) venom were examined. The three assays were equally sensitive and the accuracy of the assays was not substantially affected by individual variation in the venom composition. The specificity of the assays was examined against 26 venoms from snakes of the families Viperidae and Elapidae. While the double sandwich ELISA procedures were sufficiently specific to be used in the clinical immunodiagnosis of C. rhodostoma bite in Malaysia, the indirect ELISA procedure exhibited extensive cross-reactivity with other Malaysian pit viper venoms. Attempts were made to improve the specificity of the indirect ELISA procedure for the quantitation of C. rhodostoma venom. A ‘low ELISA cross-reactivity’ venom fraction (termed VF52) was isolated from C. rhodostoma venom by repeated Sephadex G-100 gel filtration chromatography. The indirect ELISA procedure using antibodies to VF52 as immunoreagent showed an improvement in specificity. The use of the indirect ELISA procedure for the detection of C. rhodostoma antibodies was also examined and the results show that the assay was sufficiently specific to be used for retrospective diagnosis of C. rhodostoma bite in Malaysia, in particular when VF52 was used as the coating antigen.     

Trephine craniotomy in neurosurgery]

For three years, we have performed craniotomy with a 5 cm diameter trephine through a linear incision. 53 craniotomies were done in 49 patients. This simple and time-saving method produced little bleeding and slight injury to the brain. The technique allowed the surgeon to spend most of his time at the management of lesion. Healing of wound was rapid and brain edema was minimal.