1.An analysis of cognitive status for elderly people with subjective memory complaint in seven community of Shapingba district in Chongqing city
Lanlan DENG ; Yanni YANG ; Jie LI
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2014;23(12):1120-1123
Objective To explore the cognitive status of community-dwelling older adults with subjective memory complaints (SMC).Methods A total of 262 older adults with SMC were included based on convenience sampling.Face-to-face interview was conducted for demographic information collection and cognitive assessment.Statistical analyses Were undertaken using SPSS version 19.0.Results The participants with SMC had a low level of general cognitive function,with a mean score of 22.18±4.21 on the MoCA; the two cognitive domains of abstraction' and deIayed memory had the lowest scores,with an average score of 0.85±0.82 and 2.91± 1.50 respectively,and the average scoring rate lower than 60.00%.About 54.20% of the older adults with SMC presented with cognitive impairment.The scores ofabstraction were low in the participants with and without cognitive impairment.In addition,the scores of visuospatial/executive function, language and delayed memory were low in the participants with cognitive impairment.The cognitive impairment of persons with SMC may be associated with age and marital status.The people over the age of 70 years and widowed ones are more likely to suffer from cognitive dysfunction.Conclusion The older adults with SMC have a low level of general cognitive function,and cognitive imPairment detection rate is higher.Advanced age and widowhood are important factors affecting their cognitive function.
2.Ultrasonographic features of knee osteoarthritis in Chinese population
Xiaohui ZHANG ; Xuerong DENG ; Yan GENG ; Lanlan JI ; Zhuoli ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2016;20(9):604-608
Objective To investigate the musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) findings in Chinese knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients.Methods All the MSUS data were from the outpatients with knee OA who visited Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology,Peking University First Hospital from February 2013 to August 2014.MSUS findings included number and position of osteophyte,synovitis,thickness of cartilage,and so on.Comparisons between groups were made using t test,Chi-square tests.Results Six hundreds and seventy-four patients were included.Almost all the patients (96.1%) had osteophytes,most patients had both knees osteophytes.The most common osteophyte location was femoral (85.2%),followed by tibia and the upper edge of patella.The number of osteophytes differed from none to ten,and the distribution of bilateral knee osteophytes was symmetrical in most patients.There was no significant difference in the number of osteophytes between male and female,and patients over 60 years old had more osteophytes than the patients aged 60 or below.In all bursae lesions,the suprapatellar bursa were the most commonly affected [effusion,279 (41.4%),synovial hyperplasia,189(28.0%),synovitis 24 (3.6%)].There was no significant difference in the cartilage thickness between bilateral knees.But the cartilage thickness of female patients was significantly thinner than that of men [left:(2.0±0.5) mm vs (2.5:1:0.8) mm,t=3.859,P<0.05;right:(2.0:1:0.5) mm vs (2.5±0.8) mam,t=4.109,P<0.05],and the patients over 60 years old had thinner cartilage than patients younger than 60 years old [left:(2.0±0.6) mm vs (2.2±0.6) mm,t=2.108,P<0.05;right:(2.0±0.6) mm vs (2.2±0.6) mm,t=2.507,P< 0.05].None patient had Calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate (CPPD) deposition in the cartilage.Conclusion In the ultrasonographic findings of knee OA in China,osteophyte could be found in 96% patients,the most common location of osteophyte is the femur area.The distribution of bilateral knee osteophytes is symmetrical in most patients.Patients over 60 years old have more osteophytes.Nearly haff patients have joint effusion,one third patients have synovial hyperplasia or synovitis.Bilateral knee cartilage degeneration is symmetrical.Women and patients over 60 years old have thinner cartilage.
3.Analysis on the everyday memory characteristics and life quality of people with subjective memory complaints
Xiaofang WANG ; Feilong WANG ; Bixia TANG ; Lanlan DENG ; Yanni YANG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2016;25(7):633-637
Objective To investigate the characteristics of everyday memory of adults with subjective memory complaints (SMC),and probe into the correlation between everyday memory function and life quality.Methods Through convenience sampling,150 adults with SMC were face-to-face interviewed by an investigator,with demographic characteristics collected,and the cognition function,everyday memory function and life quality were also assessed during the interview.Results Among the 150 adults with SMC,the impairment rate of everyday memory function reached 96%,and the median score of RBMT-II was 16.00 (interquartile range 6.00),indicating a low level of everyday memory function,with the Name andDelayed recall Story items having lower scores.All participants were divided into two groups according to cognitive status,with 67 (44.70%) adults having normal cognitive function and 83 (55.30%) impaired cognitive function.After comparison,significant differences were found in the total score of RBMT-II and scores ofFaces recognition andDelayed recall Story between the two groups (P<0.05).In all dimensions of SF-36,the median score of general health dimension for the 150 adults was 55.00 (inter-quartile range 31.25).The Spearman rank correlation analysis showed that the scores of several dimensions in RBMT-II were positively correlated with the scores of several dimensions in SF-36 (P<0.05).Conclusion Everyday memory function of people with SMC was positively CorTelated with their life quality.
4.The elderly nonalcoholic fatty liver disease prevalence and related factors analysis in Xuanwu community
Yingjuan CHAI ; Jinsong WANG ; Lanlan DENG ; Yan ZHANG ; Boying LIU
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2011;18(23):3181-3182
Objective To explore the epidemiological characteristics of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFL)and relationship with main chronic diseases in Xuanwu district community of the elderly.Methods 6 779in the elderly physical examination,unified health questionnaire,physical examination,measurement of body mass index,blood pressure,fasting blood glucose,liver function,blood lipids,abdominal B-ultrasound to calculate prevalence of NAFL rate,and its related factors were analyzed.Results NAFL prealence was 38.7%,NAFL group of overweight and obesity,diabetes,high blood pressure,dyslipidemia was significantly higher than the control group.Conclusion NAFL rate was high,and it has close relationship with the metabolic syndrome,NAFL should be placed in community mainly chronic diseases of prevention and control category.
5.Standardized training can improve the validity of synovitis and tenosynovitis assessment by musculoskeletal ultrasound: a pilot study in Chinese doctors
Xuerong DENG ; Yan GENG ; Lanlan JI ; Xiaohui ZHANG ; Zhuoli ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2017;21(3):178-180
Objective To evaluate the validity of assessing synovitis and tenosynovitis by using musculoskeletal ultrasound scoring systems after standardized training in Chinese doctors.Methods All participants received a 30 minutes' training for the ultrasound scoring systems of synovitis and tenosynovitis.Ten static images were applied to evaluate the changes before and after training,respectively.Each parameter was assessed by a four scale semi-quantitative system recommended by outcomes measures in rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials (OMERACT).Paired t-test was used to assess the differences before and after training.Results Thirteen rheumatologists and two ultrasonographers completed the entire procedure.Significant differences were found before and after training when assessing the severity of gray-scale of synovitis (0.61± 0.30 vs 0.45±0.23;t=2.230,P<0.05) and power Doppler of synovitis (0.57±0.26 vs 0.31±0.18;t=2.928,P<0.05) and tenosynotis (0.56±0.15 vs 0.31±0.16;t=5.286,P<0.05),while no significant difference was found when assessing the gray scale of tenosynovitis (t=-1.679,P>0.05).Conclusion Standardized training is helpful to improve the validity of ultrasound scoring systems of synovitis and tenosynovitis in Chinese rheumatologists and ultrasonographers.The validity of assessing gray-scale of tenosynovits needs improvement.
6.Effect of Consciousness-restoring Obstruction-clearing Needing Technique Combined with Swallowing Function Training on Dysphagia after Stroke
Lanlan LIU ; Guoqiang WEN ; Feng OUYANG ; Yidong DENG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2007;13(10):963-964
Objective To observe the effect of consciousness-restoring obstruction-clearing needing technique combined with swallowing function training on pseudobulbar paralysis after stroke.Methods 80 stroke patients with pseudobulbar paralysis were randomly divided into the trial group and control group with 40 cases in each group.The patients of the trial group were treated with consciousness-restoring obstruction-clearing needing technique combined with swallowing function training and routine medicine,those of the control group were treated only with routine medicine.Results After treatment,the whole effective rate of the trial group was 92.5%,that of the control group was 60.0%,there was a significant difference between two groups(P<0.05).Conclusion The therapeutic effect of consciousness-restoring obstruction-clearing needing technique combined with swallowing function training and routine medicine on pscudobulbar paralysis after stroke is superior to simply routine medicine.
7.Event-related potentials and the mirror-normal differences of object rotation in first-episode schizophrenia
Jiu CHEN ; Laiqi YANG ; Yongxiong CHEN ; Lanlan LI ; Guangxiong LIU ; Yan ZHANG ; Xingqu WU ; Wentao MA ; Zihe DENG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2012;21(3):209-211
Objective To explore the brain electrophysiological mechanism of object rotation in first-episode schizophrenia.Methods 30 patients with schizophrenia and 28 normal healthy people,who were from the Center for Mental Disease Control and Prevention,Third Hospital of PLA,took part in the mental rotation tasks,then the incubation period and amplitude of P500,and the wrong number and reaction time were measured.Results Compared with control group ( normal:(494.16 ± 34.68 ) ms,( 9.56 ± 2.54) μV; mirror:(496.51 ± 33.10 ) ms,(6.38 ± 2.41 ) μV),schizophrenia' incubation periods were significantly delayed ( normal:( 571.30 ± 51.21 ) ms;mirror:(573.41 ±39.27) ms) and volatility were significantly lower ( normal:(4.26 ± 1.01 ) μV; mirror:(3.61± 1.21 )μV) in normal and mirror rotation (P<0.05 ).The mirror-normal differences were not significant on the incubation periods of two groups (P > 0.05 ) ; the mirror-normal image differences were not significant on the patient group' volatility (P > 0.05 ) ; the normal volatility was significantly higher than mirror in the control group (P < 0.05).Conclusion Schizophrenia'mental rotation ability is impaired,and mirror-normal differences on mental rotation are disappeared.It can be used as an early-stage clinical auxiliary diagnosis index.
8.Artificial Calculus Bovis inhibits neuron loss in hippocampus and hilus and protects the GAD positive cells in hippocampus of epileptic rats
Jiefang LIANG ; Jingxin HU ; Binyuan YANG ; Shengqiang CHEN ; Yu ZHONG ; Yujuan LIANG ; Guangfei DENG ; Beihua ZHONG ; Zhe HUANG ; Lanying HUANG ; Lanlan GUO
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2000;0(12):-
AIM: To probe into the anti-epilepsy action of artificial Calculus Bovis,by observing its effect on the behavioral of the experimental epileptic rats,neuron loss in the hippocampus and hilus,and GAD positive cell alteration in the hippocampus.METHODS: SD rats were divided into three groups: group A(artificial Calculus Bovis treatment group);group B(acute epilepsy group) and group C(control group).A model of acute epilepsy rats was established by PTZ.The rat's behavioral alteration was observed by the Racine' scale.The neurons in the hippocampus and hilus were calculated by Nissl staining.The GAD positive cells were observed by immunohistochemical staining.RESULTS: The latency of the first seizure in group A was longer than that in group B,while the seizure times in group A was less than that in group B.Besides,in group A,both the neuron loss amount in the hippocampus and hilus and the GAD positive cell loss amount in the hippocampus were less than those in group B.CONCLUSION: The artificial Calculus Bovis prolonged the latency of the first seizure time,decreased the frequency of seizure,and prevented the neuron loss and protected the GAD positive cells.
9.Simplified semi-quantitative ultrasound score to evaluate the synovitis of bilateral wrists and hands in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Xiaoying SUN ; Xuerong DENG ; Yan GENG ; Lanlan JI ; Xiaohui ZHANG ; Zhuoli ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2017;21(12):812-817
Objective To develop the optimal simplified combination of joints for ultrasonographic assessment of joint inflammation of wrists and hands in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods US examination was performed using grey-scale (GSUS) and power Dop.pler (PDUS) semi-quantitative scoring systems with scores 0-3 in 22 joints of 705 RA patients,including all proximal interphalangeal (PIP),metacarpophalangeal (MCP),and bilateral wrist joints.Continuous variables were presented as mean and standard deviation if normally distributed,and dichotomous variables were presented as frequencies.T test and Wilcoxon signed test were applied for statistical analysis.All correlations among US variables were assessed using Spearman's rank correlation test.Candidate joint set was selected by multiple stepwise linear regression analysis.Results Through multiple linear stepwise regression analysis,the standard coefficient of wrist,MCP5,MCP2 and MCP3 joints under GSUS was higher than other joints.And the adjusted R2 of the model composed of wrist,MCP5,MCP2 and MCP3 joints was greater than 0.9.Among the sum GS and PD scores of various selected joint combinations,total score-8 (GS vs PD),including bilateral wrist,MCP2,MCP3,MCP5 joints,not only showed highest sensitivity and negative predictive value (97.3 5% vs 97.20%;92.67% vs 97.21%,respectively),but also had the highest correlation with the total score-22 (GS,PD) (r=0.989,0.972,P<0.01).Conclusion Total score-8,including bilateral wrist,MCP2,MCP3,MCP5 joints,is simple and efficient enough for monitoring active synovitis of wrists and hands in patients with RA in daily practice.
10. A clinical analysis of micafungin treatment of pulmonary invasive fungal infection in pediatric patients with acute leukemia or post hematopoietic stem cells transplantation
Ke HUANG ; Kunyin QIU ; Lanlan DENG ; Jianpei FANG ; Yang LI ; Haixia GUO ; Dunhua ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2017;55(11):844-847
Objective:
To investigate the efficacy and safety of micafungin (MCF) for pulmonary invasive fungal disease (PIFD) in pediatric patients with acute leukemia or post hematopoietic stem cells transplantation.
Method:
Twenty-five neutropenic PIFD children with acute leukemia or post hematopoietic stem cells transplantation in Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University were selected from January 2012 to June 2015, including 12 males and 13 females, age range 2-15 (average 6.2±2.0) years. There were 12 cases of acute leukemia (AL) after chemotherapy, 4 cases of acute leukemia (AL) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) and 9 cases of β-thalassemia major after allo-HSCT. All children received MCM for the treatment of PIFD, the dosage of MCM was 3-4 mg/ (kg·d) , once a day. The children received 2 to 6 courses of treatment, individually with a course of 7 days. 1, 3-β-D glucan assay (G test), galactomannan antigen test (GM test), high-resolution CT and the biochemical indexes for organ functions were closely monitored.
Result:
Twenty-five cases were diagnosed as PIFD, including 2 patients diagnosed as proven, 6 as probable and 17 as possible. Of the 25 cases, 1 was confirmed aspergillus by biopsy pathology and 1 was candida albicans by blood culture. The G and GM test with positive results was 5 and 2 respectively. Chest CT scans of the 25 cases had obvious lesions: air crescent sign and cavitation in 4 cases, diffuse ground glass change in 9 cases, double lung scattered patchy, small nodules and cord like high density shadow in 7 cases, unilateral or bilateral chest wall wedge-shaped consolidation edge in 5 cases and pleural effusion in 5 patients. The effective rate of MCF in treatment of PIFD was 68% (17/25), including 13 cases cured, 4 cases improved, 4 cases were improved clinically and in 4 cases the treatment was ineffective. Eight cases were effective in MCF monotherapy group (12 cases) and nine were effective in MCF combined therapy group(13 cases), respectively. Side-effects including allergies, gastrointestinal side effects, electrolyte disturbances, impairment of liver and kidney function, and myelosuppression were not found in those children treated with MCF.
Conclusion
Micafungin is effective and safe in the treatment of pulmonary invasive fungal disease in pediatric patients with acute leukemia or post hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.