Chorea as a presenting feature of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

We report on a patient with pathologically proven variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disease in whom chorea was a presenting feature of the disease, and was unaccompanied by the typical prodrome of psychiatric disturbance or sensory symptoms.     

UF-100型全自动尿液沉渣检测仪测定参考范围调查

目的　确定UF - 10 0型全自动尿液沉渣检测仪检测健康人尿沉渣检测的参考值范围。方法　用UF - 10 0型全自动尿液沉渣检测仪随机检测 5 2 0例健康人不离心尿液标本 ,对尿液沉渣进行分析。结果　尿液中红细胞 (RBC)、白细胞 (WBC)、上皮细胞 (EC)、管型 (CAST)各年龄组之间检测值经 F 检验 ,差异无显著意义 (P >0 .0 5 ) ,但男、女性别之间差异有显著意义 (P <0 .0 5 )。结论　尿液RBC、WBC、EC的多少与年龄无关 ,但与性别有关。健康人参考值的确立 ,为尿液常规检验定量标准化和临床应用提供了依据     

The effects of orthodontic tooth movement on the glycosaminoglycan components of gingival crevicular fluid

Abstract In this study, gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) was collected from around a canine tooth, in children, before and during orthodontic tooth movement. The aim was to identify and quantify the glycosaminoglycan (GAG) components of GCF and relate them to tooth movement, gingival inflammation, plaque accumulation, pocket probing depth and GCF volume recorded at the site of sampling. GAG in GCF samples, collected for a 15-min period into microcapillary tubes, were separated electrophoretically, stained with Alcian blue and quantified using a laser densitometer. 2 GAG components of hyaluronic acid (HA) and chondroitin sulphate (CS) were identified. The increase in GCF volume during orthodontic tooth movement was only partly due to increased gingival inflammation, GAG levels varied with different types of orthodontic tooth movement. In GCF, levels of CS, in particular, may reflect the changes in the deeper periodontal tissues which could be monitored during orthodontic tooth movements.     

老年男性2型糖尿病患者目标范围内时间与长期血糖变异性的关系研究

背景 目标范围内时间(TIR)作为血糖管理的新指标,与短期血糖波动相关,是否与长期血糖变异性相关尚不清楚。目的 探讨老年男性2型糖尿病患者TIR与长期随访期间糖化血红蛋白(HbA_1c)变异系数、HbA_1c变异性评分(HVS)的关系。方法 选取2007年1月至2011年1月在解放军总医院第二医学中心住院行动态血糖监测(CGM)的老年男性2型糖尿病患者200例,根据患者基线TIR水平,将其分为TIR≥85%组(n=141)和TIR<85%组(n=59)。对受试者随访观察(12.5±1.1)年,比较两组长期随访期间HbA_1c变异系数和HVS。采用Pearson相关、多元线性回归分析TIR与HbA_1c变异系数、HVS的关系。结果 TIR<85%组患者的长期HbA_1c变异系数[(9.7±3.8)%比(8.2±4.5)%,P=0.028)]、HVS[(48.7±20.4)分比(32.5±20.8)分,P<0.001)]均明显高于TIR≥85%组。Pearson相关分析结果...     

The breakdown of Fitts' law in rapid,reciprocal aiming movements

According to Fitts' law, there is speed-accuracy trade-off in a wide variety of discrete aiming movements. However, it is unknown whether the same law applies to cyclic aiming movements. In the present study, a comparison is made between discrete versus cyclic aiming movements. A group of 24 healthy participants made graphical pen movements in 12 different aiming tasks in which successive finger and wrist movements were emphasized, consecutively executed as discrete and cyclic movements and varying in three target widths. In the cyclic condition, aiming movements consisted of back-and-forth movements that were performed in immediate succession for 20 s. In the discrete condition, back-and-forth aiming movements were drawn as 20 single strokes, starting after a go signal and stopping after reaching the target area. The targets had various levels of spatial accuracy and the movements had different directions (from lower left to upper right; from lower right to upper left) elicit either predominantly wrist or finger movements. The amount of information processed per unit of time (bits per second; index of performance, IP), tangential velocity, the pen pressure, and the ratio of peak-over-mean velocity were studied to gain understanding about the differences in control between discrete and cyclic movements. It was found that the IP and movement velocity were almost twice as large in cyclic versus discrete movements. In contrast, the axial pen pressure and the ratios of peak-over-mean velocity were much lower in cyclic movements (1.24 N versus 0.94 N; 2.26 N versus 1.81 N). The results of our study indicate that the predicted constant IP does not hold for rapid cyclic aiming movements and that speed-accuracy trade-off is different. It is concluded that cyclic movements exploit the energetic and physiological properties of the neuromotor system. Expected differences in brain activity related to discrete and cyclic aiming movements are discussed as well as several neurophysiological mechanisms, which predict more economic force recruitment and information processing in cyclic than in discrete movements.     

Retinal slip during active head motion and stimulus motion

Gaze control in various conditions is important, since retinal slip deteriorates the perception of 3-D shape of visual stimuli. Several studies have shown that visual perception of 3-D shape is better for actively moving observers than for passive observers watching a moving object. However, it is not clear to what extent the improved percept of 3-D shape for active observers has to be attributed to corollary discharges to higher visual centers or whether the improved percept might be due to improved gaze stabilization during active head movements. The aim of this study was to measure binocular eye movements and to make a quantitative comparison of retinal slip for subjects instructed to fixate a visual stimulus in an active condition (subject makes an active head movement, object is stationary) and in a passive condition (the stimulus moves, the subject is stationary) for various movement frequencies, viewing distances, and stimulus diameters. Retinal slip remains below the acuity threshold of about 4 deg/s in active conditions, except for the highest frequency tested in this study (1.5 Hz) for nearby targets (0.25 cm). Retinal slip exceeds this threshold for most passive conditions. These results suggest that the enhanced performance in the visual perception of 3-D shape during active head movements can, at least partly, be explained by better fixation by actively moving observers.     

Eye and head movements evoked by electrical stimulation of monkey superior colliculus

Summary In unrestrained animals of many species, electrical stimulation at sites in the superior colliculus evokes motions of the head and eyes. Collicular stimulation in monkeys whose heads are rigidly fixed is known to elicit a saccade whose characteristics depend on the site stimulated and are largely independent of electrical stimulation parameters and initial eye position.This study examined what role the colliculus plays in the coding of head movements. A secondary aim was to demonstrate the effects of such electrical stimulation parameters as pulse frequency and intensity. Rhesus monkeys were free to move their heads in the horizontal plane; head and eye movements were monitored. As in previous studies, eye movements evoked by collicular stimulation were of short latency, repeatable, had a definite electrical threshold, and did not depend on the initial position of the eye in the orbit. By contrast, evoked head movements were extremely variable in size and latency, had no definite electrical threshold, and did depend on initial eye position. Thus when the eyes approached positions of extreme deviation, a head movement in the same direction became more likely. These results suggest that the superior colliculus does not directly code head movements in the monkey.     

Existing in-between two worlds: supporting asylum seeking women living in temporary accommodation through a creative movement and art intervention

ABSTRACT

In this reflective article we introduce Moving Space, a creative movement and art project supporting female Asylum Seekers as they move through the transient space of temporary accommodation. We explore how this cross-modal approach supports women to anchor experiences of displacement, loss and trauma through the use of embodied and visual creative process. Moreover, we argue that the transient nature of the therapeutic space brings into focus women’s resourcefulness and resilience despite the adversity and uncertainty they are experiencing.     

Sequence Analysis of the Washington/1964 Strain of Human Parainfluenza Virus Type 1 (HPIV1) and Recovery and Characterization of Wild-Type Recombinant HPIV1 Produced by Reverse Genetics

A complete consensus sequence was determined for the genomic RNA of human parainfluenza virus type 1 (HPIV1) strain Washington/20993/1964 (HPIV1 WASH/64), a clinical isolate that previously was shown to be virulent in adults. The sequence exhibited a high degree of relatedness to both Sendai virus, a PIV1 virus recovered from mice, and human PIV3 (HPIV3) with regard to cis-acting regulatory regions and protein-coding sequences. This consensus sequence was used to generate a full-length antigenomic cDNA and to recover a recombinant wild-type HPIV1 (rHPIV1). Interestingly, the rHPIV1 could be rescued from full-length antigenomic rHPIV1 cDNA using HPIV3 support plasmids, HPIV1 support plasmids, or a mixture thereof. The replication of rHPIV1 in vitro and in the respiratory tract of hamsters was similar to that of its biologically derived parent virus. The similar biological properties of rHPIV1 and HPIV1 WASH/64 in vitro and in vivo, together with the previous demonstration of the virulence of this specific isolate in humans, authenticates the rHPIV1 sequence as that of a wild-type virus. This rHPIV1 can now be used to study the biological properties of HPIV1 and as a substrate to introduce attenuating mutations for the generation of live-attenuated HPIV1 vaccine candidates.An erratum to this article can be found at     

Spatial EEG Synchronisation Over Sensorimotor Hand Areas in Brisk and Slow Self-Paced Index Finger Movements

The changes of spatial EEG synchronisation during brisk and slow voluntary self-paced movements of the right and left index finger were analysed in 12 right-handed and 11 left-handed subjects. EEG was recorded from the left and right sensorimotor area using 24 closely spaced electrodes. A novel measure of spatial EEG synchronisation, -complexity, was computed separately for the left and right sensorimotor area in 64 overlapping one-second epochs representing 4.5 s of the pre-movement and 3.5 s of the post-movement period. -complexity was higher, hence spatial synchronisation was lower, in slow than in brisk movements, especially in the right-handed. A sustained increase of -complexity was observed during execution of a slow movement. A decrease of -complexity which was often associated with a brief burst of spatially synchronised 10-Hz oscillations occurred at the onset of extensor muscle contraction. We suggest that increased spatial EEG synchronisation at movement onset may prevent spillover of excitation from the sensorimotor hand area to other cortical regions. During movement, the cortical neuronal assemblies subserve distinct, specialised functions manifesting in increased -complexity.