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.     

Mifepristone-induced abortion and birth weight in the first subsequent pregnancy.

OBJECTIVES: To assess the effect of a medically induced abortion (MA) on birth weight in the first subsequent pregnancy. METHODS: Pregnant women who had had a MA, a surgical abortion (SA), or primigravidas with no history of abortion (NA), were recruited for a prospective cohort study between July 1998 and February 2001. The sample for the present analysis included 12995 singleton live births at term. RESULTS: The overall incidence rate of low birth weight (LBW) was 1.0%. The rates of LBW in the MA, SA, and NA groups were 1.0%, 0.9%, and 1.2, respectively. There were no significant differences in LBW rates between the MA and SA groups, neither between the MA and NA. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the effects of MA on birth weight, and we found no relationship between risk of LBW and MA. CONCLUSIONS: We did not find a statistically significant relationship between a history of one medically induced abortion and LBW for the first subsequent term pregnancy.     

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.     

免疫反应在实验性游离型腰椎间盘突出自然吸收中的意义

目的：通过检测CD3和IgG在实验性游离型腰椎间盘突出自然吸收中的表达，探讨腰椎间盘突出后能否自然吸收及其可能的吸收机制。方法：将25只成年狗平均分成5组，从L2/3切取髓核组织，置于L5处的硬脊膜外，于术后2，4，6，8，12周，取动物标本以及正常部位的髓核组织，用CD3抗体和抗IgG进行免疫组化检测。结果：约30%的标本局部为脂肪组织，54%的标本局部硬脊膜与骨粘连，16%的标本既无粘连也无脂肪，免疫组化测定显示，随着时间的推移，CD3^ 细胞的浸润程度呈递减趋势，而IgG沉积的分布程度呈递增趋势，正常髓核无CD3^ 细胞浸润，IgG沉积分布极少。结论：在椎管内，狗游离的髓核组织8-12周后可部分或全部自然吸收，其吸收机制是机体自身免疫反应的结果。     

79例人流术后支原体感染分析

７９例人流术后支原体感染分析陆海音，杨红英，周曾娣，张明秋，汤国民Ａｎａｌｙｓｉｓｏｆｋｙｃｏｐｌａｓｍａｓｉｎｆｅｃｔｉｏｎｓｉｎ７９ｗｏｍｅｎｗｉｔｈｉｎｄｕｃｅｉａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎＬｕＨａｉ－ｙｉｎ，ｙａｎｇＨｏｎｇ－ｙｉｎ，ＺｈｏｕＺｅｎｇ－ｄ...     

自发性高血压大鼠内皮素A型受体基因的表达

应用反转录－聚合酶链式反应（ｒｅｖｅｒｓｅｔｒａｎｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ－ｐｏｌｙｍｅｒａｓｅｃｈａｉｎｒｅａｃｔｉｏｎ，ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ）方法，测定大鼠ＥＴ－Ａ型受体（ｅｎｄｏｔｈｅｌｉｎＡｒｅｃｅｐｔｏｒＥＴＡ－Ｒ）ｍＲＮＡ在体内的分布，证明ＥＴＡ－ＲｍＲＮＡ不仅存在于血管平滑肌细胞，亦存在于内皮细胞中；而且广泛分布于脑、心、肾、肺等组织内。首次发现，在ＳＨＲ大鼠的脑、心、肾组织中，ＥＴＡ－ＲｍＲＮＡ水平明显升高，提示ＥＴＡ－Ｒ基因表达增加，亦可能是高血压发病的一个重要因素。     

71例初产妇前置胎盘与人工流产相关性分析

目的:探讨初孕人工流产与再孕后前置胎盘发生率的相关性。方法:对1992年1月～2001年12月住院分娩的4046例初孕人工流产进行回顾分析,对影响前置胎盘发生率的因素进行x~2检验。结果:初产妇前置胎盘发生率为1.75％;人工流产次数越多,末次人工流产术后至本次妊娠时间间隔越短;人工流产术后有生殖道感染史者,前置胎盘发生率明显增高。结论:人工流产术是前置胎盘的高危因素,应加强育龄妇女的生殖健康宣传和教育,做到有计划受孕,减少非意愿妊娠的发生。     

自发性颈动脉海绵窦瘘的介入治疗

目的 探讨自发性颈动脉海绵窦瘘的诊治方法。方法 9例单纯颈内动脉供血,其中6例采取球囊瘘内闭塞术,3例采用瘘口一同闭塞的颈内动脉闭塞术。11例采用微导管超选择性插管,行瘘的供血动脉及瘘口栓塞。栓塞后7例仍有供血者3例经压颈1个月瘘口消失,2例疗效不满意,患者未再来治疗,2例采取经岩下窦途径和经眼静脉途径。1例单纯由颈内动脉脑膜支供血的行γ刀治疗。结果 13例栓塞后造影瘘口完全闭塞,7例栓塞后造影瘘口有显影,术后采取压迫患侧颈总动脉1个月,半年后3例造影瘘口消失,2例疗效不满意,失去随访,2例经眼静脉、岩下窦栓塞海绵窦取得成功。γ刀治疗1例,症状消失。19例随访6个月未见瘘口再通。结论 介入栓塞是治疗自发性颈动脉海绵窦瘘行之有效的方法。     

Corticofugal modulation of the information processing in the auditory thalamus of the cat

Summary Single unit activity of 355 cells was recorded in the auditory thalamus of anesthetized cats before, during, and after the inactivation by cooling of the ipsilateral primary auditory cortex (AI). Most of the units (n = 288) showed similar functional characteristics of firing before and after the cryogenic blockade of AI. The spontaneous firing rate remained unchanged by cooling in 20% of the units and decreased in the majority of them (60%). In some regions, i.e. dorsal division of the medial geniculate body (MGB), lateral part of the posterior group of the thalamus, and auditory sector of the reticular nucleus of the thalamus, the maximum firing rate evoked by white noise bursts was generally affected by cooling in the same direction and to the same extent as the spontaneous activity. Units in the ventral division of MGB showed a characteristic increase of signal-to-noise ratio during cortical cooling. The corticofugal modulation led to the appearance or disappearance of the best frequency of tuning in 51 units and changed it by more than 0.5 octave in 34 units. The bandwidths of different response patterns to pure tones stimulation were used to define a set of functional properties. During cryogenic blockade of AI, two cortically modulated sub-populations of units were usually distinguished that exhibited changes for a given functional property. The complexity and diversity of the effects of cortical inactivation suggest that the corticothalamic projection may be the support for selective operations such as an adaptive filtering of the incoming acoustic signal at the thalamic level adjusted as a function of cortical activity.     

Induced abortion in China and the advances of post abortion family planning service

<正>This is a review of current situation of induced abortion and post abortion family planning service in China. Induced abortion is an important issue in reproductive health. This article reviewed the distribution of induced abortion in various time, areas, and population in China, and explored the character, reason, and harm to reproductive health of induced abortion. Furthermore, this article introduces the concept of Quality of Care Program in Family Planning, and discusses how important and necessary it is to introduce Quality of Care Program in Family Planning to China.