颅神经疾病的肿瘤性病因探讨

目的总结经治的面肌痉挛、三叉神经痛等一类颅神经疾病的肿瘤性病因，对其临床表现特点、发病机制和处理方法进行探讨和分析。方法以面肌痉挛、三又神经痛主诉就诊的患者术前MRI检查发现肿瘤性病因19例，占同期显微手术治疗1032例面肌痉挛、三叉神经痛中的1．8％。其中男7例，女12例。三叉神经痛16例，面肌痉挛3例。术前诊断胆脂瘤8例，脑膜瘤5例，听神经瘤6例。结果肿瘤获全切，病理诊断同术前一致。术后除一例胆脂瘤致三叉神经痛部分缓解外，余症状均消失，平均随访46个月，未见复发。结论颅神经疾病的肿瘤性病因并不少见，在本组三叉神经痛中高达6．3％（16／253）。其临床特点是发病年龄较轻，病程较短，症状较重，三叉神经痛倾向于不典型发作。临床医师应保持警惕，术前应常规MRI检查。一旦发现肿瘤应争取及时手术可获良好效果。     

微血管减压术治疗舌咽神经痛16例临床分析

目的　研究舌咽神经痛 (glossopharyngealneuralgia,GPN)手术治疗的最佳术式 ,评估微血管减压手术(microvasculardecompression ,MVD)的效果、并发症和随访结果 ,探讨可能的治疗机制。方法　 2 0 0 0年 12月到2 0 0 3年 10月间 ,16例GPN患者接受了MVD ,无一例行神经根切断术。患者全部进行了电话或信件随访。结果　15例患者术后疼痛消失 ,1例患者为不典型GPN ,术后疼痛减轻。 1例患者术后出现轻度声音嘶哑和吞咽困难 ,1例患者出现偶发干咳。本组患者平均随访时间为 14 .1± 6 .3月 ,随访期间无一例复发。结论　MVD是治疗舌咽神经痛的一种安全、有效的手术方式 ,尤其适用于典型的GPN患者。     

hNa_v1.8mRNA在三叉神经痛患者痛支神经中的表达

目的：观察河脉毒素不敏感型钠通道Navl．8 mRNA在三叉神经痛(trigeminal neuralgia,TN)患者痛支神经中的表达。方法：利用RT—PCR技术，以β—actin为内参照，检测5例原发性TN保守治疗无效患者的痛支神经、2例行舌颌颈联合根治术患者正常耳大神经和肌肉组织中hNavl．8 mRNA的表达。结泉：hNavl．8 mRNA在TN患者痛支神经中有明显表达，而在正常耳大神经及肌肉组织中均无表达。结论：hNavl．8 mRNA在三叉神经痛支中的异常表达可能与TN的发病机制有关。     

Effect of Zonisamide (CI-912) on a Synaptic System Model

The effect of the experimental antiepileptic drug zonisamide (1,2-benzisoxazole-3-methanesulfonamide, ZNS) on the trigeminal complex of cats was compared with the effect of established antiepileptic drugs. Intravenous administration of 10-40 mg/kg ZNS significantly depresses descending excitatory mechanisms, as well as segmental and descending inhibitory mechanisms, but has only a minor effect on segmental excitatory mechanisms. This spectrum of activity is similar to that of valproate, and suggests that ZNS should also be a broad-spectrum antiepileptic drug. In agreement with our experimental observations, it has been found that ZNS is effective against complex partial, generalized tonic clonic, and myoclonic seizures. The antiepileptic profile of ZNS in conventional screening tests resembles that of carbamazepine (CBZ) and phenytoin. However, CBZ exacerbates rather than prevents myoclonic seizures. Our experimental model thus provides a more accurate prediction of ZNS's clinical spectrum of activity. The relationship of these findings to the mechanism of action of antiepileptic drugs is discussed.     

Changes in the microcirculation in rats with experimental trigeminal neuralgia

Laboratory of Pathophysiology of Pain and Laboratory of General Pathology of the Microcirculation, Research Institute of General Pathology and Pathological Physiology, Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR, Moscow. Translated from Byulleten' Éksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 111, No. 1, pp. 9–11, January, 1991.     

Comparative effects of stimulation of the trigeminal ganglion and the superior sagittal sinus on cerebral blood flow and evoked potentials in the cat

The superior sagittal sinus (SSS) and the trigeminal ganglion (Vg) of anesthetized cats were stimulated electrically and field potentials in the upper cervical spinal cord and regional cerebral blood flow were recorded. Stimulation of the entire ganglion produced smaller field potential changes in two regions (medioventral area (MVA); dorsolateral area (DLA] of the upper spinal cord than did stimulation of the sagittal sinus (Vg/SSS response ratio = 17% for the MVA and 48% for the DLA). Stimulation of the trigeminal ganglion increased blood flow in only the frontal and parietal cortices (+93% and +33%), whereas stimulation of the sinus produced both larger changes in these areas (+137% and +139%) and also produced changes in regional cerebral blood flow in the thalamus (+122%).     

Heterotopic ischemic pain attenuates somatosensory evoked potentials induced by electrical tooth stimulation: diffuse noxious inhibitory controls in the trigeminal nerve territory.

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the late component of somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) induced by electrical tooth stimulation and pain intensity are inhibited by heterotopic ischemic stimulation. The tourniquet pressure with 50 mmHg greater than the individual's systolic pressure was applied to the left upper arm for 10 min as ischemic conditioning stimulation. The late component of SEP and visual analogue scale (VAS) were recorded at 4 times and both were significantly decreased when ischemic conditioning stimulation was applied. The maximum reductions in SEP amplitude and the VAS value were 26.1% and 21.2%, respectively, during ischemic conditioning stimulation. After-effect was observed 5 min after removal of the conditioning stimulation. The present study revealed that heterotopic ischemic stimulation attenuated the late component of SEP induced by electrical tooth stimulation, triggering diffuse noxious inhibitory controls (DNIC) and after-effects in the trigeminal nerve territory. It was also suggested that the DNIC effect differs, depending on the intensity, kind, and quality of the test and conditioning stimuli.     

微血管减压术治疗三叉神经痛的预后影响因素研究

目的　探讨影响微血管减压术治疗三叉神经痛手术疗效的因素。方法　分析 6 2例经微血管减压术治疗的三叉神经痛患者的临床特征、术中所见和术后疗效。血管对神经根的压迫程度分为单纯接触、接触和移位、单纯粘连、粘连和移位、萎缩五种。手术疗效包括术后疼痛立即缓解、延迟缓解、明显减轻和无效。结果　 6 2例患者起病时均表现为典型三叉神经痛 ,但在术前 17例已经转变为不典型。术中发现压迫血管与三叉神经根之间单纯接触 14例、接触和移位 7例、单纯粘连 15例、粘连和移位 18例、萎缩 8例。术后平均随访 14个月 ,疼痛在术后立即缓解 32例 (5 1 6 % ) ,延迟缓解 17例 (2 7 4 % ) ,明显减轻 11例 (17 7% ) ,无效 2例。结论　病程短、症状典型、以动脉压迫为主且能够充分减压的患者 ,术后多能获得好的疗效。相反 ,以静脉压迫为主 ,病程长及症状不典型的患者 ,术后疗效多不理想     

Allodynia in rats infected with varicella zoster virus—a small animal model for post-herpetic neuralgia

The most common complication of herpes zoster is post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), which has been defined as severe pain occurring 1 month after rash onset or persisting for greater than 3 months. PHN is classed as a neuropathic pain that is associated with mechanical allodynia where normally innocuous tactile stimuli are perceived as painful. The development of therapies to treat PHN has been hampered by the lack of animal models, which mimic the clinical situation. We have previously reported that varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection in the rat results in mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia. Here, we report that following VZV infection of the left footpad rats develop a chronic mechanical allodynia, which is present for longer than 60 days post-infection and which resolves by 100 days PI. The model is robust and reproducible with animals consistently developing allodynia by 3 days PI and continuing to present with symptoms for at least 30 days. The reproducible nature of the induction and course of the allodynia allows the use of this model to determine the effect of various compounds on, and to investigate the pathogenic mechanisms underlying the development of VZV-induced allodynia. Comparative studies using HSV-1 show that the induction of the chronic allodynia is VZV-specific and is not a result is of virus replication-induced tissue damage or accompanying inflammation.Therefore, we propose that the rat VZV infection model could prove useful in studying the mechanisms underlying post-herpetic neuralgia.