Interictal EEG and ictal scalp EEG propagation are highly predictive of surgical outcome in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

PURPOSE: Surgical outcome in patients with mesial temporal lobe sclerosis (MTS) is worse than that in patients with temporal lobe activity (TLE) with tumors. Previous studies of the ictal EEG focused on ictal EEG onset in scalp EEG or ictal EEG propagation in invasive recordings. Ictal EEG propagation with scalp electrodes has not been reported. METHODS: Ictal scalp EEG propagation patterns were studied in 347 seizures of 58 patients with MTS or nonlesional TLE. Interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) and the presence of unilateral mesial temporal lobe atrophy in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) also were studied in these 58 patients. Forty-nine patients were operated on (minimal follow-up of 1 year). RESULTS: Postoperatively, seizure-free outcome was seen in (a) 82.8% of patients with regionalized EEG seizure without contralateral propagation, but in only 45.5% of patients with contralateral propagation (p = 0.007); (b) 84.6% of patients with 100% IED lateralized to one temporal lobe, but in only 52.2% with <100% unitemporal IED (p = 0.015); (c) 88.9% with 100% unitemporal IED and regionalized ictal EEG combined, 73.7% with one of both variables, and only 33.3% with <100% ipsitemporal IED combined with contralateral ictal EEG propagation (p = 0.007). CONCLUSIONS: Switch of lateralization or bitemporal asynchrony in the ictal scalp EEG and bitemporal IED are most probably an index of bitemporal epileptogenicity in MTS and are associated with a worse outcome.     

兰州市小学生安全教育近期效果评价

目的评价儿童安全教育近期效果,为提高儿童安全意识、减少突发事件的发生及突发事件对儿童的伤害提供依据.方法对3所小学三～五年级(9～11岁)的小学生采取3种不同方式的安全教育,并在教育前后采用自制儿童安全知识问卷进行调查,评价安全教育的近期效果.结果接受安全教育后,学生的安全知识水平和安全意识普遍有所提高,答卷成绩的提高与平时学习成绩有关,而基本不受是否独生子女、父母文化程度、父母职业等因素影响.结论安全教育是提高儿童安全知识水平和安全意识行之有效的措施.     

A UK multi‐centre pilot study of speech and swallowing outcomes following head and neck cancer

Speech and swallowing are important components of health‐related quality of life following head and neck cancer treatment. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the value of prospective multi‐centre evaluation by Speech and Language Therapists and to compare health‐related quality of life with speech and swallowing impairments. The University of Washington Head and Neck questionnaire version 4 (UW‐QOL) and Therapy Outcome Measures (TOM) were rated before and 6 months after cancer treatment in 95 patients from 12 centres. There was deterioration in TOM scores at 6 months. Pretreatment UW‐QOL swallowing was ranked equal first, with speech fourth. At 6 months speech was first and swallowing second. There were positive correlations between UW‐QOL swallowing and TOM dysphagia and between UW‐QOL speech and TOM laryngectomy, voice, phonology and dysarthria disorders. Both outcome measures are suitable for routine practice. Adaptation of TOM scales for use with head and neck cancer patients may improve sensitivity, validity and therapist compliance.     

高校体育社团对大学新生心理健康干预效果评价

目的研究不同高校体育社团活动对大学新生心理健康的干预效果,为高校大学生心理健康干预提供依据。方法采用症状自评量表(SCL-90)和艾森克人格问卷(EPQ)对高校参加体育舞蹈社团、排球社团、网球社团的210名大学新生进行为期4个月的随访测评。结果神经质高分者参加体育舞蹈社团活动后在躯体化、人际敏感、焦虑、抑郁、敌对因子上有显著性改善,参加排球社团后在人际敏感、抑郁、焦虑、恐怖因子上有显著性改善,参加网球社团后在强迫、抑郁、焦虑、恐怖因子上有显著性改善;而神经质低分者参加体育社团活动对心理症状改善效果相对不明显。结论3个高校体育社团活动对不同人格特征的大学新生产生不同的心理干预效果,有助于指导大学新生选择适合自己的体育社团项目。     

多媒体教学在大学生预防艾滋病健康教育中的效果评价

目的探讨对大学生进行艾滋病教育的有效方式,为研究适合我国高校的艾滋病教育模式提供参考。方法利用多媒体课件对承德市592名大学生进行艾滋病课堂教学,并在教育前后配合问卷调查,对教育效果进行评估。结果教育后,大学生对艾滋病基本知识的掌握情况有显著提高,对艾滋病感染者的态度有了明显转变。在若干种教育形式中,以多媒体课堂教学最受大学生欢迎。讨论利用多媒体课件对大学生进行艾滋病课堂教学效果显著,深受学生的欢迎。     

Routine outcomes monitoring as part of children and young people's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP IAPT) – improving care or unhelpful burden?

This brief commentary article considers the implications of intensive outcome monitoring which is central to children and young people's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP IAPT) in England and Wales. Services are being provided with a range of free software solutions to enable data collection, and guidance on interpretation of the measures, but there will still be some burden of data entry and collation for already overstretched services. It may be that the utility of the feedback will go some way to offset the sense of burden but this remains to be seen. Whether commissioners and others will rise to the challenge of supporting this aspect may prove crucial to the success or otherwise of such intensive ROM use. Many aspects of the CYP IAPT approach are new and whilst drawing on experience from earlier pilots of session by session monitoring in CAMHS both in the UK and abroad, and from Adult IAPT, there is likely to be much for us to learn. Time will tell whether the approach helps to improve the care children and young people receive but we are cautiously optimistic.     

Do Poison Center Guidelines Adversely Affect Patient Outcomes as Triage Referral Values Increase?

Abstract

Background.?The purpose of this study was to determine whether patient outcomes were adversely affected as healthcare referral values increased for two common poisonings: acute, unintentional acetaminophen (APAP) poisonings and acute, unintentional iron (Fe) poisonings. We hypothesized that symptom rates would increase with high referral values. Methods.?Qualifying 1997 exposures were separated by substance (APAP or Fe) and then further stratified into three healthcare referral value ranges. Symptomatic and asymptomatic patients were totaled for each stratum. Expected vs. observed distributions of symptomatic and asymptomatic patients across triage referral strata for a given substance and treatment location were compared using chi‐square test for independence. The Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney test was used to compare the distribution of patients across referral strata for home vs. healthcare facility locations for a specific substance. Results.?There were no statistically significant differences in the distribution of symptomatic patients within referral value strata for APAP or for Fe. There was also no difference in distribution of symptomatic patients across strata when comparing home vs. healthcare facility for APAP and Fe. Conclusion.?Referral values as high as 201 mg/kg for APAP and 61 mg/kg for Fe do not appear to adversely affect patient outcomes.     

Clinicopathologic features of adult EBV-associated B-cell lymphoproliferative disease

In the present study, 21 cases of adult/late-onset EBV-associated lymphoproliferative disease (AELPD) with an uncertain malignant potential were investigated with regard to their histomorphology, immunophenotype, clonal rearrangement of the heavy chain (IgH) and T-cell receptor (TCR) genes and clinical course.The cases were histomorphologically reevaluated and assigned to one of three morphological groups: mononucleosis-like, Hodgkin-like, or polymorphous. In addition, cases with or without detectable necrosis were investigated for differences in clinical outcome.Overall survival was highest in the group with Hodgkin-like morphology (4/4 patients), followed by patients with mononucleosis-like phenotype (4/5 patients surviving). Cases with polymorphous morphology showed the poorest survival rates with 7/12 patients dead of disease (58%). 4/6 patients with histologically detectable necrosis died (66%), but only 4/15 patients without necrosis (27%). 11/21 cases with AELPD showed clonal rearrangement for IgH (n?=?4), TCR (n?=?5) or IgH?+?TCR (n?=?2). 5/11 patients with clonal rearrangement died (45%), and this percentage was similar in all of the three subgroups.In conclusion, the present study shows that polymorphous morphology and detection of necrosis in AELPD are frequently linked to a fatal clinical course, whereas Hodgkin-like morphology seems to be associated with a more favourable prognosis. Clonal rearrangement of IgH or TCR is frequent in AELPD, but prognosis is unpredictable from this feature.     

Current aspects of therapeutic reduction mammaplasty for immediate early breast cancer management: An update

Breast-conservation surgery (BCS) is established as a safe surgical treatment for most patients with early breast cancer. Recently, advances in oncoplastic techniques are capable of preserving the breast form and quality of life. Although most BCS defects can be managed with primary closure, the aesthetic outcome may be unpredictable. Among technical options, therapeutic reduction mammaplasty (TRM) remains a useful procedure since the BCS defect can be repaired and the preoperative appearance can be improved, resulting in more proportional breasts. As a consequence of rich breast tissue vascularization, the greater part of reduction techniques have based their planning on preserving the pedicle of the nipple-areola complex after tumor removal. Reliable circulation and improvement of a conical shape to the breast are commonly described in TRM reconstructions. With an immediate approach, the surgical process is smooth since both procedures can be carried out in one operative setting. Additionally, it permits wider excision of the tumor, with a superior mean volume of the specimen and potentially reduces the incidence of margin involvement. Regardless of the fact that there is no consensus concerning the best TRM technique, the criteria is determined by the surgeon’s experience, the extent/location of glandular tissue resection and the size of the defect in relation to the size of the remaining breast. The main advantages of the technique utilized should include reproducibility, low interference with the oncological treatment and long-term results. The success of the procedure depends on patient selection, coordinated planning and careful intra-operative management.