Axonal transport of dopamine D1 receptors in the rat brain

Binding of a specific dopamine D₁ receptor antagonist,¹²⁵I-SCH 23982, was measured in rat brain sections by quantitative autoradiography at various time intervals, following a knife cut through the striatonigral pathway. Twenty-four hours after lesioning, accumulations of D₁ receptor binding sites were found in sagittal sections both rostral and caudal to the lesion site. No other regions studied (caudate-putamen, nucleus accumbens, olfactory tubercle, and substantia nigra pars reticulata) showed any change in D₁ receptor binding 24h after the lesion. In brain sections obtained 10 days after lesioning, only the substantia nigra pars reticulata had a significant decrease in D₁ receptors ipsilateral to the lesion. These findings suggest the possibility of a presence of bidirectional axonal transport of D₁ receptors in rat striatonigral pathway.     

Neuroradiological features of intracranial and intraorbital meningeal haemangiopericytomas

The neuroradiological features of six intracranial and one intraorbital haemangiopericytomas (HP) are reviewed. CT was performed before and after IV contrast medium in 5 patients. In 2 patients MRI was performed before and after contrast medium; in another, only unenhanced images were obtained. Five patients were studied by selective external and internal carotid artery angiography. Women constituted 5 of the 7 patients, and the mean age was 50.5 years, thus the sex and age distribution did not differ from that of typical meningiomas. Contrary to previous reports, calcification was present in two of the intracranial HP, and bone erosion was clearly seen in one intracranial HP and the orbital lesion. On MRI the tumours showed no differences from angioblastic meningiomas. All 6 intracranial HP were aggressive; all recurred following treatment and extracerebral metastasis occurred in one case.     

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中国私立医院风头正劲——华尔街日报作为一家大律师事务所的高级合伙人,庄先生说,他可以很轻松地花7万美元买一辆进口宝马(BMW)车,或1．2 万美元买块Jaeger-LeCoultre金表。但去年,当这位律师患上偏头痛时,他却不得不排着长队,忍受着粗暴的服务,到固营医院去看病。而费用仅仅是6美元。因为是有钱人,庄先生没有透露他的全名。他说宁愿多花点钱,也希望享受到方便舒适的医疗服务。去年底,他     

Pseudodissection of the coronary artery: A variation caused by interventional tools

During PTCA immediate decisions often must be made on the basis of a less than optimum data set. We present a combination of factors which produce an incorrect perception of a coronary artery dissection. This potential must be understood by the interventionalist to avoid misdiagnosis and inappropriate therapeutic maneuvers. © 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

儿童感觉统合失调及其影响因素的调查分析

目的 研究儿童感觉统合失调与学习障碍及环境因素的关系。方法 采用感觉统合评定量表和学习障碍(PRS)筛查量表，分别对755名学龄儿童进行检测、分析。结果 感觉统合严重失调率为13．25％；感觉统合正常与失调儿童的学习障碍有统计学差异(P＜0．005)；其中在LD儿童中感觉统合失调率占63．51％；感觉统合失调与母孕期的情绪、是否足月顺产、出生后的喂养方式、居住环境、孩子1岁内有无高热、家长对孩子的态度及期待等因素有关(P＜0．05)。结论 儿童感觉统合失调与环境因素、学习障碍有一定的关系。     

Resistance exercise training and alendronate reverse glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in heart transplant recipients.

BACKGROUND: Immunosuppression therapy with bolus glucocorticoids causes regional osteoporosis in the axial skeleton of heart transplant recipients (HTR). No preventive strategy is generally accepted for steroid-induced bone loss. METHODS: To determine the efficacy of an anti-osteoporosis regimen that combined a bisphosphonate agent (alendronate sodium) with the osteogenic stimulus of mechanical loading, 25 HTRs were randomly assigned either to a group that received alendronate (10 mg/day) for 6 months (ALEN; n = 8), a group that received alendronate (10 mg/day) and performed specific resistance exercises for 6 months (ALEN + TRN; n = 8) or to a non-intervention control group (CONTR; n = 9). Alendronate was initiated at 2 months after transplantation. Bone mineral density (BMD) of the total body, femur neck and lumbar spine (L-2 and L-3) was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry before and 2, 5 and 8 months after transplantation. Resistance training consisted of lumbar extension exercise (MedX) performed 1 day/week and 8 variable resistance exercises (MedX) performed 2 days/week. RESULTS: Pre-transplantation BMD values did not differ among the 3 groups. BMD of the total body, femur neck and lumbar vertebra were significantly decreased below baseline at 2 months after transplantation in CONTR (-2.6 +/- 0.9%, -5.1 +/- 1.8%, -12.5 +/- 4.2%, respectively), ALEN (-2.8 +/- 0.8%, -5.3 +/- 1.6%, -12.0 +/- 3.9%) and ALEN + TRN groups (-2.7 +/- 1.0%, -5.6 +/- 2.1%, -11.2 +/- 3.7%). CONTR had further significant losses of BMD after 3 and 6 months. ALEN had no further regional BMD losses after initiation of alendronate therapy. ALEN + TRN restored BMD of the whole body, femur neck and lumbar vertebra to within 0.9%, 2.1%, and 3.4% of pre-transplantation levels, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Resistance exercise plus alendronate was more efficacious than alendronate alone in restoring BMD in HTRs. Our results indicate that anti-osteoporosis therapy in this population should include both an anti-resorptive agent as well as an osteogenic stimulus, such as mechanical loading.     

双频谱指数在心脏瓣膜置换术中的观察

目的应用脑电双频谱指数(BIS)监测常规经验麻醉下瓣膜置换术病人的麻醉深度(意识水平),观察BIS在伤害性刺激时的变化.方法选择30例瓣膜置换术病人,采用芬太尼、咪唑安定、哌库溴铵及心血管活性药物对病人实施麻醉;术中监测并有专人分别记录入室(基础值)、诱导后、插管后、切皮后、锯胸骨时、缝胸骨时及术毕BIS和MAP,HR各参数值,观察不同阶段各参数的变化.结果诱导后各参数均明显降低,虽然切皮后、锯胸骨及缝胸骨等强刺激后MAP和HR未见统计学意义的显著改变,但BIS却显著增高(P＜0.01);全部病人锯胸骨时BIS均在60(67.28±8.97)以上,缝胸骨时63(68.46±8.70)以上,而无1例低于50者.结论该组瓣膜置换术病人麻醉偏浅,尤以锯胸骨、缝胸骨及术毕等时段为甚,表现为BIS值偏高,有知晓发生;知晓可发生在临床认为满意的麻醉中;应用BIS监测,可更加合理地评价麻醉深度.     

Understanding the effects of a decentralized budget on physicians' compliance with guidelines for statin prescription – a multilevel methodological approach

Background  

Official guidelines that promote evidence-based and cost-effective prescribing are of main relevance for obvious reasons. However, to what extent these guidelines are followed and their conditioning factors at different levels of the health care system are still insufficiently known.     

Chronic Paroxysmal Hemicrania: Dissociation of the Pain and Autonomic Features

The case of a woman suffering from chronic paroxysmal hemicrania is presented. Most attacks were unilateral and recurred on the same side. On a few occasions, attacks were observed on the contralateral side. In addition, the patient reported some incomplete attacks on the usually symptomatic side with autonomic phenomena, but without pain. That "partial" attacks would exist has been suspected on theoretical ground. This is, however, the first time such attacks have been reported by a patient. Therefore, a double dissociation of the symptomatology seemed to exist: (1) a side shift of attacks, and (2) incomplete("partial") attacks. These unexpected findings occurred after two indomethacin treatment withdrawals. A possible central and "midline" origin of attacks or an indomethacin after-effect or both are discussed as a likely explanation for such a dissociation of symptoms and signs.