FUT+FUE治疗大面积脱发60例

目的:探索一种治疗大面积脱发的理想方法。方法:分别用FUT(follicle unit transplantation)技术切取梭形头皮条,用FUE(follicle unit extraction)技术于枕部散在提取毛囊,然后分离毛囊周围多余组织,用宝石刀在脱发区打孔后,用移植笔将分离好的毛囊植入脱发区。结果:60例通过本方法治疗的患者均达到了理想的植发效果。结论:FUT+FUE治疗大面积脱发是一种较理想的方法,值得推广。     

Simulation-assisted burn disaster planning

The aim of the study was to evaluate the Swedish medical systems response to a mass casualty burn incident in a rural area with a focus on national coordination of burn care. Data were collected from two simulations of a mass casualty incident with burns in a rural area in the mid portion of Sweden close to the Norwegian border, based on a large inventory of emergency resources available in this area as well as regional hospitals, university hospitals and burn centres in Sweden and abroad. The simulation system Emergo Train System^® (ETS) was used and risk for preventable death and complications were used as outcome measures: simulation I, 18.5% (n = 13) preventable deaths and 15.5% (n = 11) preventable complications; simulation II, 11.4% (n = 8) preventable deaths and 11.4% (n = 8) preventable complications. The last T1 patient was evacuated after 7 h in simulation I, compared with 5 h in simulation II. Better national coordination of burn care and more timely distribution based on the experience from the first simulation, and possibly a learning effect, led to a better patient outcome in simulation II. The experience using a system that combines both process and outcome indicators can create important results that may support disaster planning.     

Quantitative assessment of interradicular bone density in the maxilla and mandible: implications in clinical orthodontics

Background

Bone density at the interradicular area plays an important role during orthodontic treatment. In view of this fact, the study was designed to quantitatively evaluate the bone density at the interradicular areas of the alveolar and basal bones of maxilla and mandible by computed tomography.

Methods

One hundred and nine computed tomographic images were randomly selected, and bone density was measured in Hounsfield units (HU) with bone mineral density software (Siemens VA20A_SP3A). The sample consisted of 78 males (mean age 29.5 years, range 20 to 40 years) and 31 females (mean age 27.6 years, range 20 to 40 years). Cortical and cancellous bone density was measured at the interradicular areas at the alveolar and basal bone levels of the maxilla and mandible, and the data was subjected to statistical analysis for comparisons.

Results

The highest cortical bone density was observed between the second premolar and first molar at the alveolar bone level and between the first and second molars at the basal bone level in the maxilla. Maxillary tuberosity showed the least bone density. The density of the cortical bone was greater in the mandible than in the maxilla and showed a progressive increase from the incisor to the retromolar area. The basal bone showed a higher density thanthe alveolar bone.

Conclusion

Different qualities of the bone were found in the anatomic regions studied, which confirms the importance of knowledge of site-specific bone tissue density to correlate with various clinical findings.     

Cortical surface area and IQ in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) young adults

IntroductionQuantitative MRI measurements have revealed abnormalities in cortical development in children born preterm with very-low-birth-weight (VLBW). These children also have increased risk of cognitive deficits that persist into adulthood. The aim of this study was to investigate cortical surface area in VLBW young adults at age 19 compared with controls and to see whether surface area change was associated with cognitive function in the VLBW group.MethodsThirty-eight VLBW (BW ≤ 1500 g) and 59 control participants were included in the study. Cognitive function was assessed by Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)-III. The MRI scanning was performed at 1.5 T, and for the morphometric analyses of cortical surface area the FreeSurfer software was used.ResultsReduction in cortical surface area was seen in ventrolateral prefrontal, temporal and parietal regions in the VLBW group. Intelligence quotient (IQ) scores were reduced and correlated with surface area reduction in superior and inferior frontal gyri, and in medial temporal and occipital regions in the VLBW group. Brodmann areas (BAs) included in the group differences and in the IQ correlation in the VLBW group were located to the inferior frontal gyrus (BA 11, 12, 44, 45, 47), isthmus (BA 25), the superior parietal (BA 7), the inferior temporal (BA 20) and the parahippocampal gyri (BA 28, 34, 35, 36, 37). The IQ indices that made the largest contribution to the associations between IQ and surface areal change in the VLBW group were the Working Memory and the Processing Speed indices.ConclusionsOur study indicates that permanent deviations in cortical surface area still present in adulthood may explain the increased prevalence of cognitive impairments in preterm born VLBW individuals.     

Health related quality of life in parents of six to eight year old children with Down syndrome

Raising a child with Down syndrome (DS) has been found to be associated with lowered health related quality of life (HRQoL) in the domains cognitive functioning, social functioning, daily activities and vitality. We aimed to explore which socio-demographics, child functioning and psychosocial variables were related to these HRQoL domains in parents of children with DS. Parents of 98 children with DS completed the TNO-AZL adult quality of life questionnaire (TAAQOL) and a questionnaire assessing socio-demographic, child functioning and psychosocial predictors. Using multiple linear regression analyses for each category of predictors, we selected relevant predictors for the final models. The final multiple linear regression models revealed that cognitive functioning was best predicted by the sleep of the child (β = .29, p < .01) and by the parent having given up a hobby (β = ?.29, p < .01), social functioning by the quality of the partner relation (β = .34, p < .001), daily activities by the parent having to care for an ill friend or family member (β = ?.31, p < .01), and vitality by the parent having enough personal time (β = .32, p < .01). Overall, psychosocial variables rather than socio-demographics or child functioning showed most consistent and powerful relations to the HRQoL domains of cognitive functioning, social functioning, daily activities and vitality. These psychosocial variables mainly related to social support and time pressure. Systematic screening of parents to detect problems timely, and interventions targeting the supportive network and the demands in time are recommended.     

Association between periodontitis and systemic bone mineral density in Japanese community-dwelling postmenopausal women

Objective

The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the association between loss of attachment (LA) which is clinical index of periodontitis and bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar vertebrae and femur measured with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in Japanese community-dwelling postmenopausal women.

Subjects and methods

Subjects were 347 women aged 55–74. The oral cavity was divided into 6 areas according to the WHO's method for the determination of the clinical attachment level score (CALscore); the LA was measured at 6 sites using a WHO probe in 17, 16, 11, 26, 27, 37, 36, 31, 46, and 47, and the values were recorded in mm. Then, we assessed BMD of the lumbar vertebrae (L2–L4) and femur (femoral neck, proximal part) by DXA. Based on these data, analysis of covariance was used to estimate relation between periodontitis and systemic BMD status excluding effect of age. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to estimate relation between periodontitis and BMD adjusted for 17 variables.

Results

Significant differences were observed in the mean value between the mean CALscore = 0 and CALscore ≥ 1 groups in the Z value in lumbar vertebrate (106.9 ± 18.7 vs. 102.3 ± 1.0, p < 0.05, t-test). Multiple regression analysis was conducted using the mean LA as dependent variable. Lumbar vertebral BMD (regression coefficient: B = −1.039 ± 0.379, p = 0.007), femoral neck BMD (B = −1.332 ± 0.627, p = 0.034), and proximal femoral BMD (B = −1.329 ± 0.536, p = 0.014) all exhibited a significant negative correlation with the mean LA.

Conclusion

A significant negative correlation was observed between periodontal disease and truncal bone BMD in this study.     

2019-2020年中国40岁及以上人群肺功能检查状况分析

目的 了解我国≥40岁人群肺功能检查状况及其变化,为评价我国慢性阻塞性肺疾病（COPD）防控效果提供科学依据。方法 调查对象来自2014-2015年、2019-2020年中国居民COPD监测,该监测覆盖我国31个省（自治区、直辖市）,采用多阶段分层整群随机抽样方法,由经过培训的调查员面对面询问被调查者既往是否进行过肺功能检查。采用复杂抽样加权估计我国≥40岁人群肺功能检查状况及其95%CI,并比较两次监测调查对象的肺功能检查率。结果 共148 427人纳入分析,其中2014-2015年74 591人,2019-2020年73 836人。2019-2020年我国≥40岁居民肺功能检查率为6.7%（95%CI：5.2%~8.2%）,男性（8.1%,95%CI：6.7%~9.6%）高于女性（5.4%,95%CI：3.7%~7.0%）,城镇居民（8.3%,95%CI：6.1%~10.5%）高于乡村（4.4%,95%CI：3.8%~5.1%）;肺功能检查率随文化程度提升呈上升趋势;有慢性呼吸系统疾病史者肺功能检查率最高（21.2%,95%CI：16.8%~25.7%）,有呼吸道症状者次之（15.1%,95%CI：11.8%~18.4%）,慢性呼吸系统疾病名称知晓者高于不知晓者,曾经吸烟者高于现在吸烟和从不吸烟者,暴露于职业粉尘和/或有害气体者高于非暴露者,家庭使用污染燃料者低于未使用者（均P<0.05）。与2014-2015年相比,2019-2020年我国≥40岁居民肺功能检查率提高了1.9个百分点,不同特征人群的肺功能检查率均有所提高,有呼吸道症状者和有慢性呼吸系统疾病史者肺功能检查率分别提高了7.4个百分点和7.1个百分点（均P<0.05）。结论 我国2019-2020年肺功能检查率较2014-2015年有所提升,有慢性呼吸系统疾病史和呼吸道症状者提高幅度较大,但整体肺功能检查率仍处于较低水平。应进一步采取有效措施以提高肺功能检查率。     

The missing link between action and cognition

The study of the neural correlates of motor behaviour at the systems level has received increasing consideration in recent years. One emerging observation from this research is that neural regions typically associated with cognitive operations may also be recruited during the performance of motor tasks. This apparent convergence between action and cognition - domains that have most often been studied in isolation - becomes especially apparent when examining new complex motor skills such as those involving sequencing or coordination, and when taking into account external (environment-related) factors such as feedback availability and internal (performer-related) factors such as pathology. Neurally, overlap between action and cognition is prominent in frontal lobe areas linked to response selection and monitoring. Complex motor tasks are particularly suited to reveal the crucial link between action and cognition and the generic brain areas at the interface between these domains.