Migraine and associated comorbidities are three times more frequent in children with ADHD and their mothers

Objective

Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neuro-developmental disorder related to internalizing and externalizing disorders as well as somatic complaints and disorders. This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of headache subtypes, epilepsy, atopic disorders, motion sickness and recurrent abdominal pain among children and adolescents with ADHD and their parents.

No significant difference in clinically relevant findings between Pillcam~? SB3 and Pillcam~? SB2 capsules in a United States veteran population

BACKGROUND Capsule endoscopy(CE) allows for a non-invasive small bowel evaluation for a wide range of gastrointestinal(GI) symptoms and diseases. Capsule technology has been rapidly advancing over recent years, often improving image frequency and quality. The Pillcam~? SB3(SB3) capsule is one such technology that offers an adaptive frame rate advantage over the previous versions of the capsule the Pillcam~? SB2(SB2). Some have proposed that this improvement in capsule technology may lead to increased diagnostic yields; however, real world clinical data is currently lacking.AIM To evaluate the clinically relevant findings of SB3 and SB2 capsules in a population of United States veterans.METHODS A retrospective analysis of 260 consecutive CE studies was performed including130 SB3 and 130 SB2 capsule studies. Recorded variables included: age, gender,type of capsule, body mass index, exam completion, inpatient status, opioid use,diabetes, quality of preparation, gastric transit time, small bowel transit time,indication, finding, and if the exam resulted in a change in clinical management.The primary outcome measured was the detection of clinically relevant findings between SB3 and SB2 capsules.RESULTS Mean age of the study population was 67.1 ± 10.4 years and 94.2% of patients were male. Of these 28.1% were on opioid users. The most common indications for capsule procedure were occult GI bleeding(74.6%) and overt GI bleeding(14.6%). Rates of incomplete exam were similar between SB3 and SB2 groups(16.9% vs 9.2%, P = 0.066). The overall rate of clinically relevant finding was48.9% in our study. No significant difference was observed in SB3 vs SB2 capsules for clinically relevant findings(46.2% vs 51.5%, P = 0.385) or change in clinical management(40.8% vs 50.0%, P = 0.135).CONCLUSION Our study found no significant difference in clinically relevant findings between SB3 and SB2 capsules.     

MLVA用于新疆部分地区结核分枝杆菌基因分型的初步研究

目的探讨结核菌株进行多位点可变数目串联重复序列分析(the multiple locus VNTR analysis,MLVA)。方法选择2010年至2011年新疆维吾尔自治区第五次结核病流行病学抽样调查资料,采用经典24位点方法进行基因分型。并采用Bio Numerics5.0数据库进行基因聚类分析。将结核分枝杆菌原始株,取一菌环溶于400μl TE中悬菌,80℃1 h灭活,12 000 r/min离心10 min,弃上清,600μl TE重新悬菌,进行多位点串联重复序列分析。结果新疆99株结核分枝杆菌分为2个基因群:分别为基因群Ⅰ和基因群Ⅱ,基因群Ⅰ66株(66.7%),基因株Ⅱ33株(33.3%);基因群Ⅰ是北京家族,基因群Ⅰ的66株结核分枝杆菌有65种不同的基因型,有2株结核分枝杆菌属于同一簇,成簇率为1.5%,基因群II33株结核分枝杆菌菌株的MLVA图谱不同,成簇率为0。结论新疆结核分枝杆菌菌株存在明显的基因多态性,以北京基因型菌株为主,同时还存在一定比例的非北京基因型,应加强对主要流行菌株流行的监控及管理。     

Bronchial Hyper‐Reactivity in Migraine Without Aura: Is It a New Clue for Inflammation?

Objective.— We attempted to investigate the relationship between migraine without aura (MwoA) and bronchial hyper‐reactivity to postulate inflammation as an underlying mechanism in migraine. Background.— Comorbidity of migraine and atopic diseases such as asthma has been an argument for suspected immune system dysfunction in migraineurs. Methods.— Twenty patients with MwoA and 5 control subjects without history of atophy and asthma were included in study. Subjects with abnormal physical examination and chest radiographs were excluded. After a normal spirometry, methacholine bronchoprovocation test was performed in all subjects and controls according to 5 breath dosimeter methods. Results.— Sixteen of 20 patients and 2 of 5 control subjects were women. Mean ages were 37.5 (19‐56) and 33.8 (26‐43) years, respectively. Methacholine bronchoprovocation test was positive in 3 patients (15%) but was normal in all controls (0%). Conclusions.— The relationship between MwoA and bronchial hyper‐reactivity may help to postulate the inflammation in migraine as an underlying mechanism.     

Extremely skewed X-chromosome inactivation patterns in women with recurrent spontaneous abortion

BACKGROUND: The role of extremely skewed X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) has been questioned in the pathogenesis of recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) but the results obtained were conflicting. AIMS: We therefore investigated the XCI patterns in peripheral blood DNA obtained from 80 patients who had RSA and 160 age-matched controls. METHODS: Pregnancy history, age, karyotype, and disease information was collected from all subjects. The methylation status of a highly polymorphic cytosine-adenine-guanine repeat in the androgen-receptor (AR) gene was determined by use of methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme HpaII and polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: Skewed XCI (> 85% skewing) was observed in 13 of the 62 patients informative for the AR polymorphism (20.9%), and eight of the 124 informative controls (6.4%) (P = 0.0069; chi2 test). More importantly, extremely skewed XCI, defined as > 90% inactivation of one allele, was present in 11 (17.7%) patients, and in only two controls (P = 0.0002; chi2 test). CONCLUSIONS: These results support the interpretation that disturbances in XCI mosaicism may be involved in the pathogenesis of RSA.     

The "clinic" medical-dosimetric database of Mayak production association workers: structure, characteristics and prospects of utilization

To study early (deterministic) and long-term effects of radiation exposure, the "Clinic" medical-dosimetric database for the Mayak Production Association worker cohort has been established at the Southern Urals Biophysics Institute (SUBI). This paper describes the principles of organization, structure and prospects of future utilization of this database.