Hyperexcitability associated with localizable lesions in epileptic patients

Intracellular recordings from neurons were carried out in cortical slices obtained from tissue removed from patients suffering from intractable seizures. The patients were divided into two groups based on the presence or absence of an anatomical abnormality that could be imaged preoperatively. The lesion or its surround was the presumptive epileptogenic area. The tissue removed from the patients without lesions was removed either for biopsy purposes or for access to epileptic tissue and was not considered epileptogenic. All neurons from patients without an imageable lesion, and some (19%) from patients with an imageable lesion, responded to orthodromic stimuli with a sequence of synaptic excitation followed by inhibition; these properties resembled those of normal rodent cortical slices. Different responses, classified as abnormal, were observed in 81% of the neurons in tissue specimens obtained near lesions. The most common was prolonged synaptic excitation with no noticeable inhibition, even at high stimulus strengths. In three resections, long latency all-or-none depolarization shifts were observed that resemble the classic paradoxical depolarization shift seen in in vivo extracellular recordings. Loss of specific inhibitory systems within the cortex may contribute in part to these abnormal responses.     

美宝湿润烧伤膏在治疗慢性泪囊炎的应用

目的：观察美宝湿润烧伤膏(MEBO)在治疗慢性泪囊炎的应用价值。方法：对87例102只慢性泪囊炎采用泪道探通手术与MEBO置留治疗。常规泪点表面麻醉，扩张泪点，用生理盐水或氯霉素眼水冲洗鼻泪管、泪囊、泪小管，再用无菌注射器装入5ml MEBO，用5号自制泪道冲洗针沿泪道方向插入，直达泪囊推药，使鼻泪管、泪囊、泪小管内充满MEBO，一周后继续上述方法治疗，一般连续治疗2—5次。结果：治疗总有效率为100％，随访6个月，无一例复发。结论：在泪道探通手术后随即留置MEBO治疗慢性泪囊炎，临床效果良好，操作简单方便，经济有效，值得临床推广应用。     

小儿清肺止咳糖浆中盐酸异丙嗪稳定性研究

小儿清肺止咳糖浆中盐酸异丙嗪稳定性研究常忆凌，刘尚保（武汉市二医院，武汉４３００１４）刘本（湖北中医学院，武汉４３００６１）小儿清肺止咳糖浆由桔梗、黄芩、川贝、杏仁等六味中药和盐酸异丙嗪组成。本文用三波长分光光度法对糖浆中的盐酸异丙嗪进行了测定，研究...     

鼻前庭囊肿HRCT诊断

目的 :探讨鼻前庭囊肿的HRCT表现 ,评价HRCT的诊断价值。方法 :回顾性分析 2 0例经手术病理证实的鼻前庭囊肿 ,均经过HRCT检查。结果 :发病部位 :左侧 8例 ,右侧 7例 ,双侧 5例。病灶形态多变 ,其中 1 4例呈类圆形 ;最小病灶 0 .8cm× 1 .0cm ,最大病灶 3 .6cm× 5 .0cm ;病灶CT值 1 7～ 82HU ,平均 44HU。病灶无继发感染时 ,边界均清楚 ;囊内容物均未见增强 ,4例继发感染囊壁增厚伴有明显强化。病灶继发改变包括上颌骨受压、骨质硬化及凹陷。结论 :HRCT可准确显示鼻前庭囊肿位置、大小、数目、密度 ,也可清晰显示其并发症 ,有助于鼻前庭囊肿的诊断和鉴别诊断 ,也可帮助临床选择合适的治疗方案     

拉米夫定阻断乙型肝炎病毒宫内传播的临床探讨

【目的】研究拉米夫定对HBsAg阳性孕妇的乙肝病毒 (HBV)宫内阻断作用。【方法】拉米夫定组 43例 ,孕 2 8周起口服拉米夫定 ,每天 10 0mg至产后 30d。对照组 5 2例 ,未予用药。两组孕妇均于孕 2 8周、分娩前 ,其新生儿于生后 2 4h内免疫接种前抽静脉血检测HBsAg、HBeAg及HBV的定量。【结果】拉米夫定组孕妇HBV的DNA水平显著下降 (P <0 0 5 ) ,其新生儿宫内感染率 (16 3% )明显低于对照组 (32 7% ) ,P <0 0 5。两组孕妇及其新生儿未发现有不良反应。【结论】携带HBV孕妇产前服用拉米夫定可有效减少HBV宫内感染发生率。     

Schwartz-Jampel syndrome (osteochondromuscular dystrophy)]

BACKGROUND. Schwartz-Jampel syndrome is a rare disorder inherited as an autosomal recessive trait and characterized by growth retardation, multiple skeletal abnormalities, myotonia-like muscle disorders and unusual facies. CASE REPORTS. Case n. 1: A boy, aged 3 years 4 months, was admitted for acute respiratory disease. His main abnormalities included rigid facial expression, blepharophimosis, puckered lips, short neck, pectus carinatum, acetabular dysplasia with coxa vara, platyspondyly and marked growth retardation. There was a continuous muscle fiber activity at rest, with abnormal discharges originating in the muscle component of the neuromuscular junction. Blood investigations revealed low values of IgA. The child died at 4 years. Case n. 2: The sister of case n. 1 was examined at 14 months of age. She presented milder facies abnormalities, difficulties of gait because of stiff hips, muscular hypertrophy, coxa vara and growth retardation. X-rays showed skeletal abnormalities and the electromyogram was similar to those of her brother. She had dislocation of her optic lens. CONCLUSION. These 2 sibs have the characteristic manifestations of Schwartz-Jampel syndrome. Parental consanguinity was also present. The IgA deficiency observed in case n. 1 and the lens dislocation in case n. 2 have both been occasionally reported in this syndrome.     

Association of Takayasu arteritis, Crohn disease and pregnancy]

The authors report a case of a pregnant woman with Takayasu's arteritis and Crohn's disease. The course of pregnancy was uneventful. It is suggested that these two inflammatory diseases may be immunologically related. A brief review of the literature confirm that fetal and maternal prognosis are generally excellent.     

Experimental models of hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

Experimental models of hypersensitivity pneumonitis are important tools for the study of the pathogenesis of this disease. In this paper we review the characteristics of the main animal models developed until now. The HP models in rats seem to be particularly appropriate for studying pigeon fancier's disease and the HP induced by chemicals, as well as for studying mediators of acute lesions induced by immunocomplexes. However, the HP models developed in rats are of less value in the evaluation of other aspects of the pathogenesis of this clinical entity in humans. The murine models of HP offer several advantages: the ease and simplicity of intranasal administration, the ability to produce acute and subacute pulmonary lesions similar to those found in humans, the possibility of reproducing lesions similar to those of nonaffected exposed subjects and the possibility of pharmacologically modulating the process. Their disadvantages lie in the different pulmonary lymphocyte response and the difficulty in reproducing a model of chronic fibrosis. The HP models in rabbits are extraordinarily useful for evaluating the immunological mechanisms through which subjects repeatedly exposed to the antigen do not develop clinical manifestations. However, the rabbit has several immunological differences when compared to humans, and the effect of some immunomodulators in this animal is different. The models of HP in guinea-pigs have as advantages the ease in handling the animals, the possibility of pharmacological manipulation, and the ability to induce an acute phase that is very similar to that observed in humans. The drawback, however, is the low lymphocyte response and the striking eosinophilic reaction that contrast with the bronchoalveolar data found in HP in humans. In conclusion, there is no ideal model to reproduce all the findings observed in humans, suggesting that the experimental animal and the method of developing HP should be selected on the basis of concrete research aims.