Mechanisms of epileptogenicity in focal malformations caused by abnormal cortical development.

In this article, the authors review the cellular mechanisms of epileptogenicity in malformations caused by abnormalities of cortical development as related to neuronal excitation, reduced inhibition, disorganized synaptic connections, and glial function (or dysfunction).     

手工凝聚胺试验影响因素分析

目的分析各种因素对手工凝聚胺试验的影响；方法应用手工凝聚胺（manual polgbrene test，MPT）做交叉配血及抗体筛选试验；结果血液标本、操作手法、凝聚胺试剂、药物（肝素、止血敏、高浓度KCl等）等对试验均有影响；其中以药物、操作手法影响较大，可致假阴性和假阳性结果；结论手工凝聚胺试验做交叉配血及抗体筛选时应注意排除药物和操作手法对试验结果的影响。     

患肢注射高浓度尿激酶治疗下肢深静脉血栓形成45例报告

探讨下肢深静脉血栓的溶栓治疗与疗效。方法 :经患肢注射尿激酶每日 75万单位溶栓治疗 4 5例下肢深静脉血栓形成。结果 :病程在 2周内溶栓治愈 72 % (18/2 5 ) ,有效率 10 0 % (2 5 /2 5 ) ,病程超过 2周溶栓治愈率 30 % (6 /2 0 ) ,有效率 85 % (17/2 0 ) ,治疗过程无出血倾向。结论 :溶栓时间越早效果越好 ,经患肢注射尿激酶的增加局部的药物浓度而且药物用量可增大     

Contribution of genetic factors for melanoma susceptibility in sporadic US melanoma patients

Abstract:  The risks of developing malignant melanoma (MM) include ultraviolet irradiation and genetic factors. To examine the contribution of rare and common variation within known MM genes in sporadic US MM patients, coding regions of known MM susceptibility genes [cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A ( CDKN2A ), cyclin-dependent kinase 4, melanocortin 1 receptor ( MC1R ) and tyrosinase ( TYR )] were resequenced in 109–135 MM cases. The significance of variants was examined by comparing their frequencies in 390 cancer-free controls. Potential deleterious mutations in CDKN2A were found in two patients and two others had variants of unknown significance. Cases were more likely than controls to harbour the MC1R 'R' variants known or predicted to alter its function ( P  = 0.002), particularly the R160W variant ( P  = 0.0035). The associated TYR R402Q variant (rs1126809*A) was found in 29% of cases, similar to what has been described previously. One MM patient with a family history of MM, who had developed other skin cancers, was homozygous for a novel TYR variant (P406L) of unknown significance. Hence, rare variants in TYR may be important risk factors for skin cancer.     

SNAP-II predicts mortality among infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

OBJECTIVE: Outcomes analysis in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) requires a validated risk-adjustment tool. The purpose of this study was to use the Canadian Neonatal Network (CNN) database to validate the Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology, Version II (SNAP-II) for prediction of mortality among CDH infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and to compare this to the predictive equation recently developed by the Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Study Group (CDHSG). STUDY DESIGN: Infants with CDH in the CNN database were identified. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression models were used to identify risk factors predictive of mortality. Model predictive performance and calibration were assessed using the area under the receiver operator characteristic curve and the technique of Hosmer-Lemeshow, respectively, and compared with the CDHSG predictive equation. RESULTS: There were 88 patients with CDH among 19,507 admissions to CNN hospitals. The mortality rate among CDH patients surviving to NICU admission was 17%, and 12.5% received extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy. Gestational age and admission SNAP-II score predicted mortality. Model predictive performance and calibration were optimized with these variables combined. The CDHSG equation was equally predictive of mortality, but was only marginally calibrated. CONCLUSIONS: SNAP-II is highly predictive of mortality among patients with CDH, and can be used to risk-adjust these patients.     

嵌体与全冠治疗牙间食物嵌塞的临床应用比较

目的:比较嵌体与全冠治疗牙间食物嵌塞的临床操作及修复效果.方法:对纳入标准的78例患者随机分组,分别用嵌体和全冠进行修复并进行随访观察,并对两种方法的临床应用效果进行比较.结果:在对牙龈及牙周保护方面,嵌体与全冠有显著性差异;在边缘密合、重塑邻接关系及牙齿敏感方面,二者无显著性差异.结论:嵌体较全冠修复牙间食物嵌塞临床操作简便省时,更有利于保护牙髓及牙周组织健康,美观经济.     

Delta hepatitis virus infection in China

To assess the prevalence, epidemiological features and prognostic implications of hepatitis D (Delta) in Sichuan Province, The People's Republic of China, 649 sera (515 from HBsAg positive patients and 134 from HBsAg negative subjects) were tested by radioimmunoassay (RIA) for antibody to the hepatitis D virus (anti-HD). Forty-seven sera (7.2%) showed some degree of reactivity. Serial dilutions of these sera indicated that prozoning was not responsible for the equivocal results. Thirty-four of the 47 sera were submitted under code to a second laboratory for independent analysis. According to those results anti-HD antibodies were detected in four of these sera. The overall prevalence of anti-HD in the HBsAg positive patients therefore was 0.8% (4/515). On the basis of clinical, biochemical and histological data 427 HBsAg positive sera were further divided into acute Type B hepatitis, chronic Type B hepatitis, healthy carrier state and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) subgroups. Two of 65 (3.1%) anti-HD positive sera belonged to the acute Type B hepatitis group; one of 104 (0.9%), the chronic Type B hepatitis group and one of 246 (0.4%), the healthy carrier group. No antibody was detected in sera from 12 HBsAg positive HCC patients. All HBsAg negative patients were negative for anti-HD antibody. The results of this study indicate that despite a high prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection, positive serology for delta virus is uncommon in Sichuan Province, The People's Republic of China.     

1126例住院心脏病病人病因分析

目的 回顾性分析1126例住院心脏病病人的病因,为今后防治工作提供初步依据.方法 收集2000年1月～2004年12月住我科的心脏病病人的病历资料,用回顾性方法进行统计分析.结果 1126例心脏病病人的病因分别是高心病(34.2%)、冠心病(18.0%)、肺心病(13.7%)、联合性心脏病(11.9%)、扩心病(7.8%)、风心病(5.8%)、退行性心脏瓣膜病(3.9%)、急性病毒性心肌炎(2.8%),先心病(1.9%).结论 今后防治工作重点在于实施有效的高血压病和冠心病的防治,还要重视慢性肺心病和风心病的防治.     

罕见Brugada样心电图图形一例

1临床资料男,28岁,因间断性发冷、寒战、高热4 d入院.患者4 d前无明显诱因出现发冷、寒战,继之高热,体温达40℃,伴恶心、呕吐,无咳嗽、咳痰,无腹痛、腹泻,无尿痛、尿急、尿频等症状.经服退热和抗疟疾药体温有所下降,因疑疟疾"而来我院.既往体健,无输血史.患者曾经在非洲工作2个月6d前归国,同事中有患疟疾"者.家族无类似病史及猝死者.查体:T 39·3℃,P 88次/min,R 22次/min,BP 110/70 mmHg.神清,全身皮肤未见皮疹及出血点,浅表淋巴结不大.心肺未闻异常.腹平软,肝脾肋下未及.实验室检查:血常规WBC 5·59×109/L,N 86·3%,Eo 2%;RBC 4·8…