OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of UGT1A6 and UGT1A9 gene polymorphisms on blood concentration of valproic acid in Han epileptic patients.METHODS:Totally 107 Chinese Han epileptic patients were selected from outpatient department of our hospital during Jan.2014-Apr.2015.They were given valproic acid monotherapy treatment for 3 months to 6 years.The steady state concentration ofvalproic acid was detected by EMIT.UGT1A6 (rs2070959,rs6759892) and UGT1A9 (rs13418420,rs2741045,rs2741049,rs6731242,rs72551330) genotypes were detected by MALDI-TOF-MS.The correlation of gene polymorphism with con centration dose ratios (CDR) of valproic acid was investigated.RESULTS:UGT1A9 rs72551330 mutation had not been detected,and the frequency of genotypes in other 6 sites were all in line with Hardy-Weinberg balance (P＞0.05).The CDR of valproic acid in pa tients with UGT1A6 rs2070959,rs6759892 mutation (AG+GG or TG+GG type) were significantly lower than those with wild homozy gote (AA or TT type),with statistical significance (P＜ 0.05).There was no statistical significance in CDR of valproic acid among patients with UGT1A9 rs13418420,rs2741045,rs2741049 and rs6731242 wild homozygote and mutation (P＞0.05).CONCLUSIONS:UGT1A6 rs2070959,rs6759892 gene polymorphisms of Han epileptic patients are associated with blood concentration of valproic acid,and the patients with UGT1A6 rs2070959,rs6759892 mutation need more dose ofvalproic acid.

Objective To investigate the reasons of failure of burr hole craniotomy with drainage in patients with chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) and advantages of survived neuroendoscopic surgery. Methods One hundred patients with CSDH, admitted to our hospital from May 2015 to May 2019, were enrolled. All patients were initially treated by burr hole craniotomy with drainage; 15 showed drainage failure and received survived neuroendoscopic hematoma evacuation. The preoperative and postoperative clinical features and treatment efficacy of these 15 patients were analyzed. Results Out of the 15 failed patients, 6 had drainage tube misplacement, and the other 9 showed drainage obstacle with separated hematoma. In 6 with drainage tube misplacement, 2 had drainage tube placed into the brain tissues, 3 had drainage tube located in the subendothelium of the hematoma, and one had drainage tube located outside the hematoma. Fifteen patients underwent neuroendoscopic hematoma resection, and the curative effect was significant. After 6 months of follow-up, the hematoma disappearance. Two patients were left with limb weakness due to catheter injury and brain tissues during the initial operation. Glasgow outcome scale indicated good prognosis in the remaining 13 patients. Conclusions Burr hole craniotomy should be standardized, and the drainage tube should be located in the hematoma cavity and thorough rinse should be performed. Neuroendoscopic hematoma evacuation is an effective remedy for failure of the first drilling and drainage surgery.

Objective To investigate the changes of perioperative blood glucose in patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms under keyhole clipping and their prognostic influence factors.Methods Totally, 147 patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms, admitted to our hospital from July 2010 to July 2012, were selected.The changes of serum glucose on admission and at non-fasting state every day at the hospital, random blood sugar before operation and one day after the operation were analyzed;modified Rankin scale (mRS) was performed to evaluate short-term prognosis of the patients 14 day after the operation;Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the prognostic influence factors of ruptured intracranial aneurysms under keyhole clipping.Results In the 147 patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms, 57 (38.8％) had preoperative increased blood glucose and 99 (67.3％) had postoperative increased blood glucose;77 patients had ratio of postoperative/preoperative blood glucose＜1.2, 38 had ratio=1.2-1.5, and 32 had ratio ≥ 1.5.Seventy-eight patients had a good prognosis, while 69 patients gained a poor prognosis.As compared with the good prognosis group, the poor prognosis group had significantly larger percentage of patients with age elder than 60 or with postoperative blood glucose＞7.0 mmol/L, higher Hunt-Hess scale scores and ratio of postoperative/preoperative blood glucose, with significant differences (P＜0.05);multi-factor unconditional Logistic regression analysis indicated that age, postoperative and preoperative blood glucose ratio, postoperative blood glucose and Hunt-Hess scale scores were the independent factors of prognosis.Conclusion In patients with age＞60, Hunt-Hess scale Ⅳ or Ⅴ, postoperative blood glucose＞7.0 mmol/L and postoperative/preoperative blood glucose ratio ≥ 1.5, poor prognosis can be predictive.