Integrating Nursing Care into Systems of Care for Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

PROBLEM: Recent developments in providing care to children with emotional and behavioral disorders, especially those with serious emotional disturbance, have included the establishment of systems of care. Guided by a set of principles and values, these systems of care have organized and delivered services to children and families with complex needs. To date, nurses have not had a salient role in systems of care. RESULTS: It is estimated that 20% of American children and adolescents have an emotional or mental disorder. As many as two thirds of these children are not receiving services. Systems of care have been funded to provide services for these children, particularly for the most severely affected. To date, nursing has not had a prominent role in these systems of care. CONCLUSIONS: Based on their knowledge, skills, and holistic approach to care, nurses could better integrate nursing care into systems of care. Possible roles as case managers, primary therapists, in-home interventionists, and in educational programs are suggested.     

Expression of myosin heavy chain isoforms in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients and carriers

The expression of MHC isoforms in the skeletal muscles of nine patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) (from 2.5 to 15 yr of age) and three DMD carriers was studied using different specific anti-MHC MAbs. We also analyzed muscle fiber size and fiber reactivity with acridine orange and/or with a surface antigen marker. One-quarter of all fibers of DMD patients, or less with age, were of normal size and contained only adult slow MHC. Half of the muscle fibers contained adult and developmental MHCs. Only half of these fibers were representative of an active regenerative process. MHC co-expression also altered the proportion of normal fast or slow fibers. Adult fast MHCs were expressed as unique MHC only in small and very small fibers in the oldest DMD patients. In DMD carrier muscles, the greatest alterations in MHC expression were observed in patients with the most reduced dystrophin expression. However, MHC changes in dystrophin-positive fibers were similar to those observed in dystrophin-free fibers. In conclusion, disruptions or delays in the switching of all genes coding for adult fast and slow MHC and developmental MHC coincided with dystrophin deletion and with perturbations in its expression.     

云南省600例0~5岁儿童维生素A缺乏调查

目的:了解云南省城乡0~5岁儿童维生素A营养状况及影响因素。方法:省、地、县随机整群抽取600例儿童,采用微量荧光光度法检测VitA含量。结果:VitA缺乏发生率16·17%,地、县明显高于省会城市;0岁儿童明显高于其他年龄组;腹泻儿童明显高于正常儿童;VitA缺乏的影响因素:近1周内进食鸡蛋、奶类制品、鱼虾类、肝类、黄绿色蔬菜、鱼肝油等食物有利于维生素A的吸收,急性呼吸道感染、发烧与维生素A缺乏发生率差异不明显。结论:维生素A缺乏发生率城市明显低于农村地、县两级,说明维生素A缺乏防治工作重点在农村,特别是0岁儿童,防治的主要措施是采取合理膳食,均衡营养,控制腹泻流行。     

Transarterial embolization of vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation after unsuccessful stereotactic radiosurgery

The authors present three cases of vein of Galen aneurysmal malformations (VGAMs) diagnosed in infancy and submitted by the referring teams for stereotactic radiosurgery as the initial therapy (therapeutic doses ranging between 20–25 Gy and 40–50 Gy to the peak dose). After the conventional follow-up of 18–24 months, no change could be detected in the angioarchitecture of the lesions. All three cases were then referred for endovascular treatment and underwent embolization by the transarterial route using liquid adhesives (N-butyl cyanoacrylate). This resulted in complete anatomical exclusion of the lesion. Regardless of the theoretical efficiency of radiosurgery in the management of brain arteriovenous malformations, the present authors believe that transarterial embolization remains the treatment of choice in VGAMs. It offers a high rate of morphological cure and the best chances for normal neurocognitive development. The time required by radiosurgery to achieve a significant result is too long for developing and maturing brain and may not prevent the negative effects of the lesion, mainly in regard to hemo- and hydrodynamic disorders (atrophy, subcortical calcifications, etc.) created by the VGAM, thus leading to irreversible mental retardation.     

儿童间歇性深吸气症临床探讨

探讨儿童间歇性深吸气症的诊断及治疗.方法 对我院1990～1996年以间歇性深吸气为主诉就诊的60例儿童进行病因、临床表现、诊断方法和主要治疗措施等方面的临床分析.结果 此症患儿有心理障碍和情绪因素的占63.3%,其中最重要的是家庭和学校环境因素的影响,习惯因素占20%.另外,还有气质因素的影响等.并提出本症的诊断依据.通过心理治疗,绝大多数病例可以治愈.结论 本症是一种较常见的心因性疾病,提出的诊断依据是实用的,心理治疗可获得满意疗效.     

Differential modulation by dopamine of responses evoked by excitatory amino acids in human cortex.

The responses of human neocortical neurons to iontophoretic application of excitatory amino acids and their modulation by dopamine (DA) were studied in vitro. Brain slices were obtained from children undergoing surgery for intractable epilepsy. Application of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) to the slices induced slow depolarizations accompanied by decreased input conductances and sustained action potentials in cortical neurons. Glutamate produced rapid depolarizations and firing with few changes in input conductances. Quisqualate also induced depolarization and firing, but input conductances increased during the rising phase of the membrane depolarization. Iontophoretic application of DA alone produced no change in membrane potential or input conductance. However, when DA was applied in conjunction with the excitatory amino acids, it produced contrasting effects. With either bath application of DA or when iontophoresis of DA preceded application of NMDA, the amplitude of the membrane depolarizations and the number of action potentials were increased, whereas the latency of these responses decreased. In contrast, DA decreased the amplitude of the depolarizations and the number of action potentials evoked by glutamate or quisqualate. The fact that DA affects responses to NMDA and glutamate or quisqualate in opposite directions is of considerable importance to the understanding of cellular mechanisms of neuromodulation and the role of DA in cognitive processing and in epilepsy.     

An analysis of the deep social structure preventing the development of a national policy for children and families in the United States

The United States is one of the few economically developed nations without a national policy supporting children and their families. This paper suggests that the United States has a unique national ideology, based on the “Calvinistic Ethic,” which results in opposition to not only social programs for children and families, but to all government supported welfare programs. Such an ethic is not found in European countries. Finally, since the United States does not have a national family policy, millions of children and their families go without health care, lack social services, and suffer from inadequate economic supports.     

儿童羟基磷灰石义眼台植入的临床分析

目的:观察儿童羟基磷灰石义眼台植入的临床效果。方法:回顾性分析不同原因造成眼球摘除的31例患儿,其中男性 21例,女性 10例,年龄 3岁～14岁,平均 8.2岁,采用义眼台一期植入 20例,义眼台二期植入 11例,植入直径 18mm义眼台者 17例,植入 20mm义眼台者 14例。结果:31例患儿术后 1例结膜裂开,5例出现轻度上睑沟凹陷,随访 1年～8年,所有患者无感染、无排斥、无义眼台暴露,运动好,外观满意。结论:儿童患者应尽可能一期植入义眼台,采用巩膜包裹义眼台植入的 3岁～6岁患儿选择 18mm直径的义眼台,而 7岁～14岁患儿尽量接近成人选用 20mm直径的义眼台。注意手术操作、术后用药及护理可减少术后并发症。     

硫喷妥钠治疗小儿难治性惊厥持续状态疗效观察

目的 探讨对小儿难治性惊厥持续状态的有效治疗方法。方法 对14例小儿难治性惊厥持续状态采用硫喷妥钠治疗并观察疗效。结果 硫喷妥钠治疗有效率为100％，1例出现呼吸抑制，3例于停药后复发。结论 硫喷妥钠对小儿难治性惊厥持续状态有明显疗效，但易发生呼吸抑制。惊止后应维持一段时间，以免复发。     

小儿全合一肠外营养液的配制和临床应用

目的 介绍一种新生儿、婴儿和儿童兼用的全合一肠外营养液。 方法 将葡萄糖、电解质、7%凡命 (17-氨基酸 )、20%脂肪乳剂和维生素等配制成可兼用于新生儿、婴儿和儿童的全合一肠外营养液 ,脂肪供热占非蛋白热量的45% ,总热量247kJ(60kcal)/100ml,用量按小儿液体生理日需量公式计算。研究其理化性状和稳定性 ,并对新生儿、婴儿和儿童各10例临床应用1周 ,观察副作用和血浆蛋白变化。结果 该全合一液在22℃室温下放置24h无理化性状变化。临床应用并发轻度静脉炎2例 (2/30) ,血甘油三酯一过性增高1例 (1/30) ,无其他代谢并发症。血浆前白蛋白明显增高 (P<0.05)。结论 本配方全合一肠外营养液计算简便 ,使用安全 ,可用于各年龄组小儿短期全肠外或部分肠外营养支持