Endoscopic observation of pathophysiology of ventricular diverticulum

Background Although there have been reports dealing with ventricular diverticulum (VD) analyzed by cisternography and computed tomography (CT), those focusing on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or neuroendoscopic findings are rare. Case report We present a case of noncommunicating hydrocephalus caused by aqueductal stenosis with cystic lesion located in supracerebellar region. Third ventriculostomy was performed on this case. The conventional CT and MRI were compatible with usual VD, but neuroendoscopic examination suggested otherwise. The endoscopic view inside of the cystic lesion demonstrated passing veins and no membrane. We diagnosed this cystic lesion as a unique subtype of advanced VD mimicking spontaneous ventriculostomy. Endoscopic observation of the cyst was very useful for accurate diagnosis and safe treatment.     

贺斯预防骨水泥所致低血压的临床探讨

目的:观察6%贺斯预防骨水泥所致低血压的效果。方法:30例人工股骨头置换病人随机分为两组:Ⅰ组为6%贺斯组(n=15);Ⅱ组为平衡盐组(n=15)。在填充骨水泥前分别输入6%贺斯及平衡盐500ml,分别测定入室(基础)、填充骨水泥前1min收缩压、填充骨水泥后5min最低收缩压,并观察心率变化。结果:Ⅰ组用骨水泥后最低收缩压明显高于Ⅱ组(P<0.01)。I组低血压发生率仅为13.3%,而Ⅱ组为60%。结论:在填充骨水泥前输注胶体能有效预防骨水泥所致的低血压。     

颅内多发动脉瘤18例临床分析

目的 探讨颅内多发动脉瘤的临床特点及诊治要点。方法 采用回顾性分析对18例共39个颅内多发动脉瘤临床资料进行分析。结果 女性13例，男5例，以1cm左右直径多见，全部经开颅手术治疗，疗效优良率83％(15／18)。结论 ①本组颅内多发动脉瘤多发于女性；②中等大小动脉瘤较常见，主要发生在前循环；③手术治疗效果较理想；④微型动脉瘤极易漏诊；⑤手术应先处理出血侧或易出血侧动脉瘤，并注意手术技巧及要点。     

3D-CTA在颅内动脉瘤诊治中的应用

目的探讨3D-CTA在颅内动脉瘤诊断和治疗中的应用价值。方法采用3D-CTA检查疑似颅内动脉瘤病人52例,根据造影结果决定直接手术或进一步行3D-DSA检查。术后均复查3D-CTA。结果共发现58个动脉瘤,6例查3D-CTA及3D-DSA均未发现动脉瘤。3D-CTA对颅内动脉瘤诊断的敏感度、特异度、阴性似然比分别是94.8%、100%、0.052。诊断颅内动脉瘤病人的敏感度、特异度、阴性似然比分别是97.8%、100%、0.022。术前3D-CTA在估计动脉瘤大小及形态方面与术中所见 3D-CTA结果相似。3D-CTA清晰显示了动脉瘤的自身形态和周边的关系。结论3D-CTA是诊治颅内动脉瘤的一种快捷、安全、操作简便的方法,为制定手术方案提供了详细的资料,具有很高的临床实用价值。     

高血压脑出血微创外科治疗的预后因素分析

目的探讨影响高血压脑出血（HICH）微创外科治疗预后的相关因素。方法回顾性分析经微创手术治疗的HICH病人106例,总结其临床特点和疗效,并采用单因素和Logistic多因素回归分析,总结影响预后的有关因素。结果单因素分析显示：平均动脉压（MAP）、术前意识状态、血肿形态、出血部位、血肿量、血肿与脑室关系、血肿再发及术后并发症等因素与HICH微创外科治疗临床预后有关（P〈0.05）。多因素回归分析显示：术前意识状态、术后并发症及出血部位与HICH微创外科治疗预后密切相关（P〈0.01）。结论微创外科手术治疗HICH具有简单、安全、疗效好等优点;术前意识状态、术后并发症、出血部位是影响其预后的重要因素。     

头部外伤诱发颅内肿瘤卒中

目的 通过复习文献，对颅内肿瘤引起的颅内出血发生机制和临床特点进行探讨，旨在引起临床医师们的重视，以减少误诊误治。方法 本文报告9例误诊为外伤性颅内血肿的瘤卒中患者，其中5例术中发现颅内肿瘤同时切除，3例术后复查CT发现颅内肿瘤，二次手术切除。结果 全部病例随访6月，4例死亡，5例存活。结论 对疑为瘤卒中的颅内血肿患者，除仔细询问病史，全面体查外，术中应仔细寻找出血源，观察周围脑组织的改变，对可疑病变组织、血块及其腔壁一并切除，分送病检，从而作出正确的治疗方案。     

Cerebral venous malformation complicated by spontaneous thrombosis

A case of spontaneous thrombosis and infarction leading to death as complications of a cerebral venous malformation in a 13-yearold boy is reported. This is the first published report of this type of complication occurring in a case of venous angioma. While the biologic behavior of cerebral venous malformations has suggested that they are benign in nature, and the results of surgical management have encouraged a conservative approach, the present case illustrates a potential complication and argues against the assumption that these malformations are completely benign in nature.     

Failure to detect an antimutator phenotype following disruption of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae DDR48 gene

The antimutator phenotype, reportedly conferred by disruption of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae DDR48 gene, was suggested to affect only a specific spontaneous mutational pathway. We attempted to identify the types of mutation that are DDR48-dependent by determining the specificity of the ddr48 antimutator. However, disruption of DDR48 did not decrease the rates of spontaneous forward mutation in a plasmid-borne copy of the yeast SUP4-o gene, the reversion or suppression of the lys2–1 allele, or forward mutation at the CAN1 locus. Interestingly, the latter gene had been reported previously to be subject to the antimutator effect. DNA sequence analysis of spontaneous SUP4-o mutations arising in DDR48 and ddr48 backgrounds provided no evidence for a reduction in the rates of individual mutational classes. Thus, we were unable to verify that disruption of DDR48 causes an antimutator phenotype.     

应用小鼠在Y形迷宫中的自主选择能力测定急性及慢性东莨菪碱与吗啡对记忆的影响

应用Ｙ型迷宫研究了急性与慢性东莨菪碱和吗啡对小鼠记忆能力的影响。单剂量东莨菪碱（１ｍｇ／ｋｇｉｐ）和吗啡（１０ｍｇ／ｋｇｉｐ）均能显著损害小鼠的短时记忆（ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇｍｅｍｏｒｙ）。重复给药后东莨菪碱的这种作用很快消失。但吗啡每天一次，连续３次给药这种作用加强，连续５次给药这种作用反而减弱。东莨菪碱不能损害小鼠长时记忆（ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅｍｅｍｏｒｙ），而吗啡对长时记忆有损害作用。结果还提示小鼠短时记忆不受自发活动能力的影响。     

Orthostatic blood pressure control and ageing*

Reflex haemodynamic responses to orthostatic stress are attenuated with ageing, the extent of attenuation increasing with advancing age. In 15–20% of individuals aged >65 years, the attenuation may be so marked that there is an excessive fall of blood pressure (BP) on assumption of the upright posture, sufficient on occasions to cause symptomatic cerebral hypoperfusion - this is known as ‘ageing-related’ orthostatic hypotension (AOH), a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality. Comparison of the cardiovascular responses to a variety of physiological and pharmacological stresses in healthy young and elderly subjects and in those with AOH suggests that the predominant site of the ageing-related change in cardiovascular reflex function is in the central connections of the arterial baroreflex, affecting particularly the BP buffering response. There is no evidence for ageing-related impairment of the efferent limb of the baroreflex, i. e. there is no significant ageing change in sympathetic vasomotor function or cardiac drive. Ageing-related impairment of baroreflex function also does not appear to result from either attenuation of arterial compliance or the presence of systolic hypertension, despite the epidemiological association between systolic hypertension and AOH. Better understanding of this important problem has the potential to improve the health of all elderly people.