Objective To study in patients characteristics of head CT and MRI of patients with brain stem injury at acute stage(＜7 days)and discuss the relationship of head MRI manifestations and prognosis so as to provide indicators for imaging diagnosis and prognostic evaluation.Methods The patients with brain stem injury from November 2007 to September 2008 were involved in the study.Cranial CT and MRI were performed at early stage after brain stem injury.The patients were followed up for six months to evaluate prognosis and life quality of the patients based on disable rating scale(DRS)and Barthal score.Results MRI could detect more brain stem injuries than CT.The patients with injury at different parts of brain stem showed a statistical difference in regard of prognosis.Conclusions At acute stage of brain stem injury,cranial MRI has higher detection rate and clearer display of the brain stem lesions compared with CT.MRI manifestations can not only help classification of the brain stem injury,but also cater basis for diagnosis and prognosis evaluation of patients with brain stem injury.

[Objective]To explore the value of the application of the arthroscope in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty(UKA)for the patients with medial osteoarthritis of the knee.[Method]A clinical retrospective study has been done on 30 knees in 21 patients.The patients were evaluated in preoperative X-rays,physical examination,the knee society score(KSS)evalution,the presentation of arthroscopical examination as well as the ultimate operation method.[Result]Arthroscopic examination showed that the osteoarthritis were mainly located in medial compartment of the knee.Tibia terrace cartilage and condyle of femur showed outbrige Ⅲ～Ⅳ degrees degeneration.26/30(87%)of the patients showed medial menisci injury in different degree,and 4/30(13.3%)of the patients showed lateral menisci degenerated,and pathological changes of osteoarthritis were located at front medial compartment.And 19/30(63%)of the patients combined Ⅰ～Ⅳ degrees of localized or broad patellar cartilage degeneration,the lateral compartment normal or localized patellar cartilage degeneration less than Ⅱ degrees for all patients.The result of the arthroscopic examination was consistent with the preoperative clinical examination and the imaging examination.All the patients received Oxford Ⅲ prosthesis UKA by microinvasive approach and there was no case that had to change operation method due to arthroscope detection.[Conclusion]1.The main purpose for the application of the arthroscopic in UKA is to deal with other disease inside the knee rather than to confirm the indication of the operation.2.Arthroscopy is an effective way for the patients combined lateral menisci injury and other compartmental mild osteoarthritis.

As a minimally invasive method of examination, magnetic resonance spectroscopy can provide information of brain metabolism and biochemistry, objectively reflect brain metabolite changes. Different manifestations were described in the diseases such as brain injury and brain tumor. As a result, magnetic resonance spectroscopy can be a helpful technology to give information of diagnosis and prognosis in neurosurgery for brain injury, brain tumor as well as brain abscess and epilepsy.

Objective To clarify the role of hypothalamic IL-6 in gastric mucosal blood flow, gastric juice pH value and gastric mucosal injury. Method Model of gastric stress ulcer was established by fluid percussion to make craniocerebral trauma. Twenty male SD rats fed for one week in the experiment room were randomly(random number) divided into control group, one hour group, six hours group and 12 hours group after injury. The levels and distribution of IL-6 in hypothalamus were detected by using immunohistochemistry and Western blot. Simultaneously, gastric pH value, gastric mucosal blood flow and gastric mucosal injury index of rats in each group were measured, and the histology of gastric mucosa was observed. Results IL-6 immunoreactive cells were widely distributed in neuronal cells of hypothalamus of the stressed rats especially in the para-ventricular nucleus (PVN).One hour after injury, the pH value rapidly declined, and the lowest point appeared 6 hours later. One hour after injury, the injury of gastric mucosa was found, and the injury became worse and worse as time got longer and longer. The ulcer index (UI) was increased. One hour after injury, there was a brief increase in blood flow to the peak in gastric mucosa, and then the blood flow declined until 6 hours elapsed and got stable. The experiment prompted the gastric stress ulcer appeared. Conclusions In the SD rats with gastric stress ulcer induced by craniocerebral injury incurred by hydraulic percussion, the hypothalamic IL-6 may activate neuronendocrine metabolism mediated through the activation of PVN, inducing gastric mucosal injury.

Objective To investigate the effect of acute high intracranial pressure on the static pressure-volume curve of dogs' total respiratory system in order to evaluate the relationship between brain injury and respiratory insufficiency.Methods Fourteen dogs were divided into two groups.Animals were anesthetized,paralyzed and mechanical ventilated.The intracranial hypertension in experimental group(n=8)was induced by injecting blood-clots into the right frontal lobe.The other six dogs served as control.The intracranial pressure was monitored by an optical fiber transmitter inserted into the left cerebral hemisphere.The pressure-volume curves of the respiratory system were measured before and after induction of high intracranial pressure by a self-made apparatus consisting of two sealed bottles and a U shaped glass tube.The curves were also measured correspondingly in control group.The static compliance was calculated by equation C=?V/?P.The volume of intracerebral hematoma was calculated.The histopathology of lung was studied under microscope.Results The intracerebral hematoma was located in the right frontal lobe with volume from 4.8-11.5ml(average 8.48ml).The intracranial pressure was elevated from 18.13?5.96mmHg to 46.88?16.42mmHg,which induced a shift of pressure-volume curve to the right in experimental group,while no obvious change was found in control group.Compared to pre-injection,the static compliance of total respiratory system decreased significantly(P

Objective To investigate standard diagnosis and treatment of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage to improve the prognosis of the patients. Methods A retrospective study was done on 75 patients with CSF leakage from January 2004 to March 2007 in our hospital. There were 51 patients with rhinorrhea, nine with otorrhea and 15 with wound/incision leakage. Of all, 39 patients had traumatic leakage, 32 postoperative leakage and four spontaneous leakage. In the study, 23 patients were cured by position testing and drug therapy and 16 by cerebrospinal fluid drainage and/or wound debridement but 36 were treated with surgeries including craniotomy repair in 17, extracranial repair in 17 and CSF shunt in five (three received CSF shunt after repair). Results Of all, 64 patients were cured, 10 gained im-provement but one died. Conclusion Standard diagnosis and treatment of CSF leakage helps improve cure rate and reduce complications.

Objective To evaluate the influence of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on intracranial pressure and cerebral perfusion pressure in dogs with or without intracranial hypertension caused by frontal intracerebral hematoma. Methods Eighteen dogs were randomly divided into three groups. In Group B and Group C, the intracranial hypertension was respectively higher than 25 mmHg but less than 40 mmHg and higher than 40 mmHg induced by autoblood clotting injection into the right frontal lobe, while Group A as control was of normal intracranial pressure. PEEP was applied in increment of 3 cmH2O from 0 to 18 cmH2O, each level lasting 20 min. The intracranial pressure (ICP) was monitored by an optical fiber transducer implanted into left frontal lobe. Mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), and central venous pressure (CVP) were recorded simultaneously. Cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) was calculated by the equation (CPP=MAP-ICP). Results With increasing PEEP level, ICP increased and CPP fell in Group A; ICP fell, MAP and CPP increased in Group B; ICP fell, MAP and CPP increased in Group C. CVP increased in all groups, and the increment was significantly higher in Group C than the other two groups (P

Hydroxyethyl chitin (HECH) is a water soluble chitin derivative made by etherification of chitin, ethylene chlorohydrin was used as etherification reagent in this reaction. A novel interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) composed of HECH/PAA was prepared. The IR spectra confirmed that HECH/PAA was formed through chemical bond interaction. The sensitivity of this hydrogel to temperature and pH was studied. The swelling ratio of this hydrogel in artificial intestinal juice is much greater than that in artificial gastric juice. The IPN hydrogel exhibited a typical pH-sensitivity, and its degree of swelling ratio increased with the increase of temperature. The sustained-release drug system of Dichlofenac potassium was prepared by using HECH/PAA as the drug carrier. The release experiment showed a perfect release behavior in artificial intestinal juice. This IPN is expected to be used as a good drug delivery system of enteric medicine.
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the protective effects of mild hypothermia (33-35 degrees C) on the outcome of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) (GCS<8). METHODS: Patients in the mild hypothermia group were cooled to 33-35 degrees C by cooling blanket with muscular relaxant, and patients in the normothermia group were maintained at 37-38 degrees C. RESULTS: The result showed that the mortality was 26.1% (6/23) in the mild hypothermia group and 58.3% (14/24) in the normothermia group respectively (P<0.05). The mild hypothermia also markedly reduced intracranial pressure (P<0.01 and inhibited hyperglycermia (P<0.05). No significant side-effects were found during hypothermic treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Our clinical data have demonstrated that mild hypothermia is a useful method for management of patients with severe traumatic brain injury.

OBJECTIVE: To summarize the therapeutic experience of 24 patients of traumatic head injuries with GCS score of 3. METHODS: Twenty-four most severely head-injured patients with GCS score of 3 who were admitted to our department from Jan 1995 to Mar 1998 were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS: Twelve cases (50.0%) survived, of which 7 cases (29.2%) had good recovery or moderate disability and 5 cases with severe deficits (20.8%), and the other 12 died (50.0%) after therapy. CONCLUSIONS: The prognosis of most severely head-injured patients with GCS score of 3 could be improved by early intracranial hematoma removal with large decompressive craniotomies, early moderate hypothermia therapy, early assistant ventilation and effective prevention and treatment of complications.