Human brain atlas: For high-resolution functional and anatomical mapping

We present the new computerized Human Brain Atlas (HBA) for anatomical and functional mapping studies of the human brain. The HBA is based on many high-resolution magnetic resonance images of normal subjects and provides continuous updating of the mean shape and position of anatomical structures of the human brain. The structures are transformable by linear and nonlinear global and local transformations applied anywhere in 3-D pictures to fit the anatomical structures of individual brains, which, by reformatting, are transformed into a high-resolution standard anatomical format. The power of the HBA to reduce anatomical variations was evaluated on a randomized selection of anatomical landmarks in brains of 27 young normal male volunteers who were different from those on whom the standard brain was selected. The HBA, even when based only on standard brain surface and central structures, reduced interindividual anatomical variance to the level of the variance in structure position between the right and left hemisphere in individual brains. © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

不同剂量普伐他汀治疗急性脑梗死的疗效和安全性研究

目的：探讨不同剂量普伐他汀在脑梗死急性期治疗的可行性、降脂疗效及安全性。方法：脑梗死急性期病人146例，随机分为3组，A组（50例）为对照组，B组（49例）每晚服普伐他汀10mg，C组（47例）每晚服普伐他汀20mg，观察30d。比较治疗前后血脂、神经功能缺损评分、生化指标等变化，并记录服药后不良反应。结果：各组总胆固醇（TC）、低密度脂蛋白（LDL-C）、超敏C-反应蛋白（hs-CRP）在治疗后都有所下降，C组下降最显著，B组次之，A组下降程度较小。A组TG治疗前后无明显变化，B组和C组TG治疗后有所下降，两组间无明显差别。脂蛋白（Lpa）在A组治疗后有下降，B组无明显变化，C组较前轻度升高。各组治疗前后神经功能缺损评分均有降低，但各组之间比较无明显差异（P〉0.05）。观察期间所有病人均能耐受普伐他汀，治疗前后肝、肾功能、肌酸激酶（CK）等无明显变化。结论：在脑梗死急性期应用普伐他汀（每日10～20mg）是安全可行的，且每日20mgTC、TG降低更显著，脑梗死急性期的病人应用普伐他汀后取得较好的降脂疗效，神经功能缺损评分的改善有待较长期观察。     

恩必普软胶囊改善慢性脑供血不足患者认知功能的临床分析

目的:探讨dl-3-正丁基苯酞软胶囊(恩必普软胶囊)治疗慢性脑供血不足的临床疗效及对慢性脑供血不足病人认知功能改善的影响。方法:将60例慢性脑供血不足病人随机分为治疗组和对照组,每组30例,治疗组口服dl-3-正丁基苯酞软胶囊,每次200毫克,每日3次;对照组口服复方丹参片,每次4片,每日3次,疗程为8周,治疗前后进行疗效评价和P300数据采样,同时给予同步MMSE、HDS量表评分。结果:治疗组总有效率为70%,对照组总有效率为53.3%,2组治疗后比较差异有显著意义(P<0.05);治疗组治疗前、后MMSE和HDS量表得分情况比较,均有明显改善(P<0.01),与对照组治疗后比较差异有显著意义(P<0.05);治疗组治疗前、后P300波潜伏期及P300波幅差异均有显著意义(P<0.05),与对照组治疗后比较均有显著差异(P<0.05)。结论:dl-3-正丁基苯酞软胶囊对慢性脑供血不足病人安全有效。     

Classification of spatiotemporal hemodynamics from brain perfusion MR images using expectation-maximization estimation with finite mixture of multivariate gaussian distributions.

The ability to cluster different perfusion compartments in the brain is critical for analyzing brain perfusion. This study presents a method based on a mixture of multivariate Gaussians (MoMG) and the expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm to dissect various perfusion compartments from dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) MR images so that each compartment comprises pixels of similar signal-time curves. This EM-based method provides an objective way to 1) delineate an area to serve as the in-plane arterial input function (AIF) of the feeding artery for adjacent tissues to better quantify the relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV), relative cerebral blood flow (rCBF), and mean transit time (MTT); 2) demarcate regions with abnormal perfusion derangement to facilitate diagnosis; and 3) obtain parametric maps with supplementary information, such as temporal scenarios and recirculation of contrast agent. Results from normal subjects show that perfusion cascade manifests (in order of appearance) the arteries, gray matter (GM), white matter (WM), veins and sinuses, and choroid plexus mixed with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The averaged rCBV, rCBF, and MTT ratios between GM and WM are in good agreement with those in the literature. Results from a patient with cerebral arteriovenous malformation (CAVM) showed distinct spatiotemporal characteristics between perfusion patterns, which allowed differentiation between pathological and nonpathological areas.     

依达拉奉防治缺血性脑损伤研究的新进展

近年来,依达拉奉脑保护作用的研究取得了很大进展,尤以对缺血性脑卒中和新生儿缺血缺氧性脑病的防治研究最为深入,而联合治疗策略也得到了广泛的重视.本文就近5年这些热点研究的新进展进行综述.     

大脑中动脉钙化的CT与经颅多普勒超声对照研究

目的探讨大脑中动脉（middle cerebral artery,MCA）水平段（M1）钙化的量化指标与血流动力学的关系。资料与方法搜集经头颅CT确诊M1段钙化且行经颅多普勒超声（transcranial Doppler,TCD）检查者41例,按有无钙化分为钙化组和无钙化组。分析MCA钙化组血流动力学参数与钙化量化指标是否有相关性;检验钙化组与无钙化组血流动力学参数及狭窄发生率的差异。结果MCA搏动指数（pulsatility index,PI）与钙化体积以及积分值呈线性相关;钙化组与无钙化组PI差异有统计学意义（P〈0.05）,但狭窄发生率差异无统计学意义（P〉0.05）。结论MCA钙化程度与TCD反映血管弹性的PI相关,但与反映狭窄程度的血流速度无相关性。     

脑梗死后早发性癫(癎)发作临床特点分析

目的:探讨脑梗死(CI)后早发性癫癎发作(EES)的临床特点。方法:对2643例确诊为CI患者的临床资料进行回顾性研究。结果:CI后EES的发生率为4.58%,女性高于男性(P<0.05);婴幼儿及未成年人高于成年人(P<0.01)和老年人(P<0.01);累及皮质的发生率高于未累及皮质的(P<0.01);EES作为CI首发症状者占49.59%,24h内出现者占76.03%,1周内出现者占94.21%,仅有5.79%在第2周出现;局灶性发作占65.29%,全面性发作占34.71%;给予AEDs治疗发作均可控制,伴有EES的患者病死率高于不伴有者(P<0.05)。结论:CI后EES较为常见,女性多于男性,未成年人的发生率高于成年人及老年人,与梗死部位有关,以局灶性发作为主,抗癫癎治疗有效,临床预后较差。     

Saccular Aneurysm of the Azygos Anterior Cerebral Artery: Three Case Reports

The azygos anterior cerebral artery, a rare anomaly in the circle of Willis in which only a single vessel supplies the medial aspects of both anterior cerebral hemispheres, is closely associated with saccular aneurysms. We present three cases of azygos anterior cerebral artery aneurysms among the 781 cerebral aneurysms surgically treated at our institution in an 11-year period. These three cases all involved elderly women who presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Conventional cerebral angiography and CT angiography revealed small saccular aneurysms at the distal ends of the azygos anterior cerebral arteries. These aneurysms were clipped successfully using a bifrontal interhemispheric approach. Hence, the pathogenesis of these particular aneurysms relating to hemodynamic change, associated anomalies, and surgical pitfalls is discussed with review of literature.     

诺新康与巴曲酶联用治疗进展性脑梗死的临床研究

目的观察诺新康联合巴曲酶治疗进展性脑梗死的临床疗效及其可能的作用机制。方法选择我院急性进展性脑梗死的患者为研究对象，随机分成两组，治疗组和对照组各26例，对照组予以常规治疗，治疗组在常规治疗的基础上加诺新康与巴曲酶。结果治疗组对神经功能缺损的治疗效果及控制梗死进展优于对照组。结论诺新康与巴曲酶联合对进展性脑梗死具有很好的治疗效果。     

亚低温对大鼠短暂性脑缺血迟发性神经元死亡的影响

目的 观察亚低温（33℃）对大鼠短暂性脑缺血后神经元的保护作用。方法 32只DS大鼠分为假手术组、常温缺血组和即刻亚低温组，采用尼氏体亚甲蓝特殊染色观察存活神经元、原位细胞凋亡检测法（TUNEL染色）检测及电镜观察脑缺血后大鼠CA1区神经元凋亡情况。结果 与假手术组相比，常温缺血组海马CA1区存活的锥体细胞数目减少（P＜0．01）；与常温缺血组相比，亚低温缺血组海马CA1区存活的锥体细胞数目明显增多（P＜0．01）。亚低温缺血组大鼠海马CA1区TUNEL染色阳性细胞数目明显少于常温缺血组（P＜0．01）。结论 脑缺血后迟发性神经元死亡很可能通过凋亡途径，亚低温对缺血后神经元的保护作用与减少神经元凋亡有关。