Factor analysis of the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory in three large samples of nursing home patients with dementia and behavioral disturbance.

OBJECTIVE: Limited work has addressed the construct validity of the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) in nursing home patients. The authors tested the CMAI factor structure by use of data from three samples of nursing home patients categorized a priori as having at least mild behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. METHODS: CMAI data were from the baseline assessment of three randomized, placebo-controlled trials of risperidone for treating elderly nursing home patients. Exploratory factor analyses were conducted on two trials (N = 304; N = 344), and the results of these exploratory factor analyses were then tested with confirmatory factor analysis by use of data from a third trial (N = 617). RESULTS: Principal-components analysis suggested the presence of four factors: 1) Aggressive Behavior (hitting, kicking, scratching, biting, pushing, grabbing, throwing things, cursing or verbal aggression, spitting, tearing things/destroying property, hurting self or others, screaming); 2) Physically Non-Aggressive Behavior (pacing, trying to get to a different place, general restlessness, inappropriate dressing or disrobing, handling things inappropriately, performing repetitious mannerisms); 3) Verbally Agitated Behavior (complaining, constant requests for attention, repetitive questions, negativism); and 4) Hiding and Hoarding. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the four-factor solution was a reasonable fit to the data. CONCLUSION: Four factors emerged on the CMAI in nursing home patients with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. The results obtained converge reasonably with previous publications concerning the factor structure of the CMAI, which, taken together, suggest a fairly robust factor structure for the instrument.     

个体患者适形调强放疗计划模体内剂量实测验证技术的建立

目的建立个体患者适形调强放疗（IMRT）计划的模体内剂量实测验证技术。方法选择1例鼻咽癌患者，设计IMRT计划。将患者计划转移到模体上设计杂交计划。执行杂交计划时，用针点电离室测量感兴趣点的剂量，并与该点的计算剂量比较。用胶片剂量测量系统测量杂交计划中感兴趣平面的剂量，胶片与计划剂量矩阵登记后，依次进行计划，胶片分析、计划，胶片剖面分析和计划／胶片等剂量线分析。采用复合判断标准评价验证结果。结果针点电离室测量得到杂交计划单次照射的总剂量为121．5cGy，比计算值低约4％。计划，胶片分析得到高剂量、高梯度区域的距离差别均在4mm以内；计划／胶片剖面分析显示，计划与胶片在通过靶区的剖面具有较好的一致性；计划，胶片等剂量线分析显示，计划与胶片对应值的等剂量线重合良好。按照复合判断标准，该计划验证通过。结论初步建立了个体患者IMRT计划的模体内剂量实测验证技术，建立并优化了剂量登记技术、剂量归一方法和评价方法。     

Effect of low-level clenching and subsequent muscle pain on exteroceptive suppression and resting muscle activity in human jaw muscles.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of muscle fatigue induced by low-level isometric jaw-clenching and subsequent glutamate-evoked muscle pain on the exteroceptive suppression (ES) response and resting electromyographic (EMG) activities in human jaw muscles. METHODS: The resting EMG activity and the ESs were recorded before (baseline), after low-level jaw-clenching (Post1), after subsequent glutamate or isotonic saline injections into the left masseter (Post2), and 60 min after the clenching (Post3) in 23 healthy volunteers. RESULTS: The late ES (ES2) showed more inhibition at Post1 compared with baseline (P<0.05). It was less inhibited after both types of injections (Post2), and increased at Post3 again (P<0.05) with no significant difference between the glutamate and isotonic saline sessions. The resting EMG activity increased at Post1 and Post2 (P<0.05). The glutamate injection further increased the resting EMG activity in the injected muscle (P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Muscle fatigue influences inhibitory reflex pathways in jaw-closing muscles and subsequent acute muscle pain potentiates the local increase in the resting EMG activity of the painful muscle. SIGNIFICANCE: Muscle fatigue which can be observed in patients with oral dysfunctions may interact with nociceptive regulation and influence the clinical presentation of jaw symptoms and function.     

葡萄球菌的分离鉴定及药敏分析

目的：了解不同种类葡萄球菌在本院临床标本中的感染情况及耐药性，为临床治疗和控制此类感染提供参考。方法：采用VITEK-AMS GPI卡进行鉴定，纸片扩散法(NCCLS)及GPS卡进行药敏实验、β内酰胺酶测定和MRS检测，并结合临床资料进行分析。结果：总共3753株感染菌中822株为葡萄球菌(21．90％)，其中金黄色葡萄球菌(SA)322株(39．17％)，凝固酶阴性葡萄球菌(CNS)500株(60．83％)。SA中293株(90．99％)产生β内酰胺酶，苯唑西林耐药者(MRSA)183株(56．83％)；CNS中450株(90．00％)产生β内酰胺酶，苯唑西林耐药的凝固酶阴性葡萄球菌(MRCNS)350株(70．00％)。结论：葡萄球菌特别是凝固酶阴性葡萄球菌是临床感染的主要致病菌之一；万古霉素是有效治疗苯唑西林耐药的葡萄球菌(MRS)的唯一可选药物；合理使用抗生素对治疗和控制感染至关重要。     

大鼠壁胸膜通透性的电镜观察

目的观察大鼠壁胸膜的通透性，胸膜腔内物质的吸收途径。方法向大鼠胸膜腔内注射示踪剂，应用光镜、透射电镜方法观察壁胸膜的物质吸收途径以及壁胸膜间皮的形态变化。结果壁胸膜表面覆盖一层连续的间皮细胞，间皮细胞按形态可分为立方形和扁平形问皮细胞，立方形间皮细胞下的结缔组织内存在大量的毛细淋巴管。由毛细淋巴管内皮细胞突起穿过间皮下结缔组织与问皮细胞相连接而形成的间皮孔，是物质吸收的主要途径。结论壁胸膜通过三种途径吸收物质：①间皮孔的吸收作用；②问皮细胞的吞噬作用；③通过问皮细胞间裂隙吸收。     

Primary spinal intramedullary malignant lymphoma. A case report

A rare case of primary malignant intramedullary lymphoma, localized in the cervical part of the spinal cord, is presented. The onset of clinical symptoms was associated with herpes zoster infection. Surgery led to the histological diagnosis. The clinical investigations excluded the presence of lymphoma in other sites in the central nervous system and in the extraneural organs. Postoperative irradiation and chemotherapy effected relict of neurological symptoms.     

Atriopeptins and nitroprusside provoke opposite changes in cGMP and cAMP levels in human macrophages.

Atrial natriuretic factor (ANF, 10(-7) M) and, even more potently, sodium nitroprusside (SNP, 10(-5)-10(-3) M) stimulated cGMP formation in human peritoneal macrophages. This suggests that the two forms of guanylate cyclase, the particulate form stimulated by ANF and the soluble form activated by SNP, coexist in this cell type. A fall in cAMP levels in parallel with the rise of cGMP levels provoked by ANF and SNP was noticed that was amplified by an increase in the concentration of the phosphodiesterase inhibitor, IBMX. Our finding that ANF, contrary to its action in other tissues, was unable to exert direct inhibitory effects on the adenylate cyclase activity in isolated macrophage membranes, together with the observation that SNP was able to mimic the effect of ANF on cAMP levels indicates that the cAMP-lowering effect of ANF is most likely mediated through the cGMP signal.     

Thymidine labeling index in breast tumors

The relationship between primary tumor proliferative activity and clinical and pathologic characteristics was analyzed in relation to menopausal status in 32 patients with malignant or benign breast disease. The thymidine labeling index (TLI) showed significantly higher median values in the cancer patients (3.48 per cent) than in the patients with benign diseases (1.02 per cent). TLI was not significantly affected by delayed incubation at room temperature for about 1 hour. In the breast cancer patients, TLI did not significantly correlate to tumor size, the presence of axillary lymph node metastasis or pathologic nuclear grading. The only significant difference was limited to the breast cancer patients without axillary lymph node metastasis in relation to menopausal status; the TLI in the premenopausal patients (5.10 per cent) was significantly higher (p<0.05) than that in the postmenopausal patients (2.28 per cent). These data thus suggest that among premenopausal patients without axillary lymph node metastasis, those with a high TLI could be potential candidates for adjuvant chemotherapy.     

医院用血液制品HCV污染情况的调查

目的调查医院治疗用血液制品ＨＣＶ污染情况．方法临床治疗所用的血液制品，在输完后留容器之残液备检．采用酶标免疫法（ＥＬＩＳＡ）检测．对ＥＬＩＳＡ检测之阳性标本及在阴性标本中随机抽取９份，采用逆转录双ＰＣＲ方法检测ＨＣＶ＿ＲＮＡ．结果血浆白蛋白抗＿ＨＣＶ阳性率４５８％，新鲜血浆阳性率２６％．两种方法检测同一标本，ＥＬＩＳＡ检测阳性的血液制品中，用ＰＣＲ证实，并非都有病毒复制；而在ＥＬＩＳＡ检测的阴性标本中，仍旧有较高的ＰＣＲ阳性检出．结论血液制品存在着ＨＣＶ污染，抗＿ＨＣＶ对于ＨＣＶ感染的诊断价值很高．检测血液制品中的抗＿ＨＣＶ，合理使用血液成份，可防止ＨＣＶ在医院内传播．