1.Advance in Genetic Studies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (review)
Shiwen WU ; Tiantian BU ; Shike HOU
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2009;15(11):1036-1037
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) which is also moderately heritable is unique among the mental disorders in that it requires exposure to a potentially-traumatic life even. Many advances have been made in the genetics of PTSD. This paper reviewed 5-HTTLPR, DRD2 and some others gene which associated with PTSD.
2.Advance in Pathogenesis of Heat Stroke (review)
Shiwen WU ; Anan CHEN ; Tiantian BU ; Shengyuan YU
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2010;16(3):236-238
Heat stroke is a life-threatening condition that can be fatal if not appropriately managed. Although heat stroke has been recognized as a medical condition for centuries, the pathogenesis of heat stroke is not fully understood. This article reviewed the new advance in pathogenesis of heat stroke.
3.Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Infundibular Bladder Neck Formation in Female Stress Urinary Incontinence
Lan BU ; Fang NIE ; Dan YANG ; Yan CHE ; Tiantian DONG ; Hong PAN
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging 2017;25(7):547-549,554
Purpose To investigate the relationship of infundibular bladder neck formation with pelvic floor support structure injury and urethral sphincter defect and its significance in female stress urinary incontinence.Materials and Methods The pelvic floor images of seventy-four female patients with stress urinary incontinence treated in the outpatient Department of Lanzhou University Second Hospital from April 2015 to August 2016 were analyzed retrospectively.The location of the bladder neck,posterior vesicourethral angle and the infundibular bladder neck formation were observed by the transperineal ultrasound under the resting state and the maximum Valsalva status.Meanwhile the thickness of middle urethral sphincter was measured under resting state.At the same time,eighty-one women visiting our hospital for regular physical examination were enrolled as control group.Results The infundibular urinary bladder neck formation rate (66.2%) in the stress urinary incontinence group was significantly higher than that in the control group (4.9%) under maximum Valsalva state,the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).The extent of the bladder neck descending and posterior vesicourethral angle in the stress urinary incontinence group were notably higher than those in the control group,both of the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Stress urinary incontinence was confirmed with urethral sphincter defect by urodynamics in nine patients,in whom the infundibular bladder neck occurred.The thickness of the middle urethral sphincter in these nine patients showed no obvious difference with that in patients without sphincter defect and subjects in normal control group (P>0.05).Conclusion The infundibular bladder neck formation,which is closely related to the pelvic floor support structure dysfunction and urethral sphincter defect,is an important indication of stress urinary incontinence.However,the assessment of urethral sphincter defect through urethral sphincter thickness need to be further studied.