The effects of literacy and education on the quantitative and qualitative aspects of semantic verbal fluency.

Semantic verbal fluency tasks are commonly used in neuropsychological assessment. Investigations of the influence of level of literacy have not yielded consistent results in the literature. This prompted us to investigate the ecological relevance of task specifics, in particular, the choice of semantic criteria used. Two groups of literate and illiterate subjects were compared on two verbal fluency tasks using different semantic criteria. The performance on a food criterion (supermarket fluency task), considered more ecologically relevant for the two literacy groups, and an animal criterion (animal fluency task) were compared. The data were analysed using both quantitative and qualitative measures. The quantitative analysis indicated that the two literacy groups performed equally well on the supermarket fluency task. In contrast, results differed significantly during the animal fluency task. The qualitative analyses indicated differences between groups related to the strategies used, especially with respect to the animal fluency task. The overall results suggest that there is not a substantial difference between literate and illiterate subjects related to the fundamental workings of semantic memory. However, there is indication that the content of semantic memory reflects differences in shared cultural background--in other words, formal education--, as indicated by the significant interaction between level of literacy and semantic criterion.     

颅内脑池显微解剖研究

目的通过对国人脑池显微解剖的研究,以指导显微神经外科手术和进一步理解影像学解剖的重要临床意义和应用价值。方法对15具经福尔马林固定的国人成年头颅标本的颅内各个脑池进行显微解剖研究,测量和描述各脑池的位置、大小、形态及结构。结果颅内重要的脑池有(1)嗅池:长度为(32.68±2.97)mm,宽度为(7.18±1.82)mm,深度为(7.20±1.27)mm;(2)视交叉池:侧壁长度为(14.88±3.07)mm,上表面前壁长(14.20±1.47)mm,后壁长(10.37±1.59)mm;(3)颈内动脉池:长度为(15.06±3.07)mm,宽度为(12.01±1.32)mm;(4)终板池:底边左侧长度为(8.99±1.15)mm,右侧长度为(21.00±1.09)mm,最大宽径为(16.42±2.58)mm;(5)脚间池:最大深度为(19.47±2.28)mm,池顶宽度为(11.35±2.85)mm;(6)脚池:为三角形,三边长度分别为(10.48±2.56)mm,(9.64±1.78)mm,(3.58±0.25)mm;(7)外侧裂池:上部长度为(18.63±2.02)mm,基底部长度为(38.08±3.22)mm,宽度为(5.65±0.92)mm,深度为(7.02±2.28)mm;(8)胼胝体池:平均最大宽径为(3.44±0.40)mm;(9)四叠体池:最大长径为(19.37±3.38)mm,最大宽径为(15.24±2.37)mm,最大前后径为(3.65±0.57)mm;(10)环池:为环形,最大宽度为(3.16±0.37)mm;(11)小脑延髓池:最大长度为(18.77±1.77)mm,最大宽度为(32.4     

2-乙氧基乙醇急性染毒大鼠血清和睾丸某些抗氧化指标的变化

目的 观察2-乙氧基乙醇(2-Ethoxythanol,EE)急性染毒对SD大鼠血清和睾丸某些抗氧化指标的变化，探讨EE致睾丸损伤的可能机制。方法 选择健康雄性SD大鼠，体重180-220g。随机分为对照组、EE800、1600和3200mg／kg组4组，每组24只。采取一次性灌胃染毒。于灌胃后12、24、48和72h，将各组动物随机处死6只，留取动物血液、睾丸，制备血清和睾丸匀浆，测定血清和睾丸匀浆脂质过氧化物(LPO)水平、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性，以及血清铜蓝蛋白(CP)活性。结果 与对照组比较，各染毒组睾／体比明显下降(P＜0.05)，睾丸匀浆LPO水平和血清CP活性增高。染毒12、24h，血清CAT、睾丸匀浆CAT和SOD活性增高，而染毒48、72h后，血清CAT、睾丸匀浆CAT和SOD活性显著降低(P＜0.05)。EE各染毒组血清LPO水平和SOD活性变化不明显。结论 推测EE毒作用的靶器官可能是睾丸，睾丸抗氧化功能的改变是EE致睾丸毒性的可能机制。     

激光上皮下角膜磨镶术后角膜上皮瓣临床观察

目的 观察及探讨准分子激光上皮下角膜磨镶术(Laser subepithel ialkeratomileusis，LASEK)后，角膜上皮瓣的成活率及其影响因素。方法 对行LASEK治疗的42例(80眼)于术后1、2、3天，1、2、3、4周在裂隙灯显微镜下进行角膜上皮瓣的观察。结果 34例(68眼)，角膜上皮瓣成活，成活占85％(68／80)；未成活8例(12眼)，未成活占15％(12／80)。结论 LASEK术后角膜上皮瓣成活率的高低，决定着LASEK的临床疗效，影响其成活的因素是多方面的。其中角膜上皮瓣边缘不整齐、破裂、对位不良、操作时间过长可能是其主要原因。     

蘑菇状覆膜内支架的设计和在食管胃吻合口-胸腔瘘中的应用

目的 设计封堵食管胃吻合口-胸腔瘘的覆膜内支架。方法 根据食管胃吻合口区的特殊解剖结构和吻合口胸腔瘘的病变特点，设计蘑菇状覆膜内支架。透视下，5例吻合口巨大胸腔瘘患者置入6枚蘑菇状覆膜内支架。结果 蘑菇状覆膜内支架能有效封堵食管胃吻合口巨大胸腔瘘，解决了进食问题，改善了营养状况。结论 蘑菇状覆膜内支架结构设计合理，操作简单、安全，近期疗效明显，是一项值得推广的新技术。     

产超广谱β-内酰胺酶菌的检测方法及耐药性的比较

【目的】比较3种方法检测产超广谱β-内酰胺酶(ESBLs)菌株的检出率，了解近期广东省人民医院大肠埃希菌和肺炎克雷伯菌产ESBLs菌株的感染率及其耐药情况。【方法】walkaway-40机鉴定菌种，MIC初筛，双纸片协同试验，确证试验、药敏纸片扩散法。【结果】大肠埃希菌72株和肺炎克雷伯菌78株，确证试验检出率分别为46％和33％。上述产ESBLs菌株对三代头孢菌素和氨曲南大多耐药，对氨苄西林，环丙沙星多呈耐药，亚胺培南100％敏感，对5种复方制剂耐药率为18．2％～100％。【结论】双纸片协同法和NCCLs确证试验均是检测ESBLs的好方法，各实验室应重视ESBLs菌株的检测和药敏试验。     

急性脑梗死患者血清血管内皮生长因子和肿瘤坏死因子α的变化及其意义

目的:探讨急性脑梗死患者血清血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)、肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)的动态变化及其意义。方法:对55例急性脑梗死患者和30名健康对照组通过采用双抗体夹心酶联免疫分析(ELISA)法对血清VEGF、TNF-α进行测定,观察测定急性脑梗死患者发病后1、7、14d的血清VEGF和TNF-α,并分析它们与临床特征之间的关系。结果:急性脑梗死患者1、7、14d的血清VEGF和TNF-α含量均高于健康对照组,并且与急性梗死面积、神经功能评分有关,与部位、族别无关。结论:急性脑梗死患者血清VEGF和TNF-α含量明显增高,提示VEGF和TNF-α参与了急性脑梗死的早期的修复病理变化过程。     

Association of a 70-kDa tyrosine phosphoprotein with the CD16:ζ:γ complex expressed in human natural killer cells

The CD16: ζ: γ receptor complex allows natural killer (NK) cells to recognize and eliminate antibody-coated target cells. Whereas the ectodomain of CD16 is the receptor for Fcγ domains of immunoglobulins, disulfide-linked homo- and heterodimers composed of ζ and γ are required for the cell surface expression, and signal transduction properties of the complex. Engagement of CD16 activates the tyrosine kinase pathway, which induces the tyrosine phosphorylation of several substrates, including the ζ subunit and the phospholipase C γ-1 and γ-2 isoforms. Here we show that CD 16 stimulation of either peripheral blood NK cells, leukemic NK cells, or Jurkat transformants expressing a CD16:ζ:γ receptor complex, results in the tyrosine phosphorylation of a 70 kDa ζ-associated protein (pp70). Similarly, a 70-kDa ζ-associated phosphoprotein in T cells has been shown to be a tyrosine kinase (ZAP-70). Peptide mapping analysis indicates that the 70-kDa ζ-associated phosphoproteins from T cells and NK cells are structurally indistinguishable. We conclude that the CD16:ζ:γ complex may use a ZAP-70-related non-receptor tyrosine kinase, in the CD16 signaling cascade leading to NK cell activation.     

Hereditary protein C deficiency and portal-vein thrombosis

Inherited defects of the natural coagulation inhibitors predispose patients to thrombosis. These disorders have similar clinical presentations with a strong family history of thrombosis, episodes of recurrent venous thromboembolism, beginning in early adulthood. We report a case of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with portal hypertension due to portal-vein thrombosis secondary to hereditary protein C deficiency, an association that has seldom been reported.     

A COMPARISON OF KETOPROFEN SR AND SULINDAC IN THE ELDERLY WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

The elderly (age >65 years) are more vulnerable to side-effects induced by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). We therefore performed a double-blind comparative study of ketoprofen SR and sulindac in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis, 65 years of age or older. Sulindac was chosen because of its possible renal sparing effects, and ketoprofen SR because of its short half life and sustained release delivery system. Eighty patients were entered. More patients withdrew from the study due to side-effects in the sulindac group; both treatment groups had a high incidence of side-effects during this study and during previous exposure to other NSAIDs, demonstrating that the elderly are susceptible to side-effects from NSAIDs.