This was a restrospective clinical study of 32 children with fractured anantierior tooth fragments. The teeth was reattached by dual cured resin composite (Panavia F), 3M Z350 resin and 3M siglebond-2 bonding agent for at least 6-month recall examination. Only 2 of the restorations were lost, resulting in a 93.75% overall retention rate. The retention teeth exhibited good esthetics and normal function. The high retention rate in this study suggests that reattachment of fractured anantierior tooth fragments offers a convenient viable restorative option for the clinician.

Objective To explore the correlations of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) types and the degree of neurologic impairment in acute ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation.Methods DWI images and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale(NIHSS) of 186 patients with acute ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation were collected retrospectively.The correlation of DWI features and NIHSS was analyzed.Results On DWI,all acute ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation presented high signal intensity.Single cortex-subcortical infarction mostly appeared in the anterior circulation(94,50.5%);Multi-infarction commonly occurred in the posterior circulation(18,13.0%);The neurological deficit scores of subcortical-cortex infarction in the left anterior circulation(16.75±7.10) were higher than that in the right side(13.50±5.70)(P<0.05).The neurological deficit scores of cortex-subcortical infarction in the posterior circulation (6.38±2.03) were significantly lower than that in the multi-infarction (16.77±8.90) (P<0.05).Conclusion DWI types are valuable for etiological diagnosis in ischemic stroke.Combination with NIHSS score could provide a basis for clinical individual treatment programs selection and prognostic evaluation.

Objective To set up the different alcohol-associated dementia (AAD) models in vitro and provide methods for researching the mechanism of AAD.Methods Hippocampal neurons got from fetal rats were primary cultured for 6 days and identified.Then,the cells were treated with different doses of ethanol (25-100 mol/L) for 24 h.The cell viability was analyzed with MTT assay.The staining with Hoechst33342 was used to observe the cell apoptosis.In addition,hippocampi of newbom rats 7-10 days after birth were taken out and cut to 300 μm thickness of slices; the morphological changes of the brain slices were observed with HE staining at different time points after ethanol administration.Results Primary-cultured hippocampal neurons highly expressed neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and lowly expressed glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP).And the cell viability was significantly decreased by ethanol administration (50-100 mol/L,24 h) in a dose-dependent manner.Increased apoptosis cells were detected when cells were treated with 50 mol/L concentration of ethanol for 24 h.For hippocampal slices,acute ethanol administration (50 mol/L,30 min) induced significant cell apoptosis and chronic ethanol administration (50 mol/L,24 h) resulted in the serious damage of hippocampal morphology.Conclusions The models that primary-cultured hippocampal neuron apoptosis induced by chronic ethanol administration is suitable for researching the mechanism of AAD.Hippocampal slices are more sensitive for ethanol toxic effects and may be used for the research of acute alcohol toxicity.

Objective:To observe the effects of acupuncture at Houxi(SI3)and Huantiao(GB30)on the expression levels of nuclear factor kappa B(NF-κB),inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS),and nitric oxide(NO)of NF-κB inflammatory signaling pathway in L5 spinal nerve root of lumbar disc herniation(LDH)model rats and explore the mechanism of acupuncture in LDH treatment.Methods:Forty specific-pathogen-free healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into a sham operation group,a model group,acupuncture group 1,and acupuncture group 2,with 10 rats in each group.The non-compression nucleus protrusion model was made by puncturing L4-L5 spinous process space and injecting autologous nucleus suspension.Acupuncture at bilateral Shenshu(BL23),Dachangshu(BL25),and Weizhong(BL40)was carried out in acupuncture group 1,and acupuncture at bilateral Houxi(SI3)and Huantiao(GB30)in acupuncture group 2.All rats were treated with balanced reinforcing and reducing needling manipulations,and the needles were retained for 30 min/time with one episode of needling manipulation every 10 min,once a day,14 times in total.The threshold value of paw withdrawal pain was measured by a thermal stimulation pain instrument;the serum NF-κB,iNOS,and NO levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.The pathomorphological changes of spinal nerve roots were observed by hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining;quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction was used to detect iNOS mRNA expression in spinal nerve roots;the NF-κB and iNOS protein expression in spinal nerve roots was detected by the immunofluorescence method.Results:Compared with the sham operation group,the threshold of paw withdrawal pain in the model group was decreased,and the expression levels of serum NF-κB,iNOS,and NO were increased;HE staining showed many degenerated and dissolved Schwann cells in spinal nerve roots with vacuolar changes;meanwhile,the expression levels of NF-κB and iNOS proteins,and the iNOS mRNA in spinal nerve roots were increased.Compared with the model group,the paw withdrawal pain thresholds in acupuncture group 1 and acupuncture group 2 were increased,and the increase in acupuncture group 2 was greater(P<0.05);the expression levels of serum NF-κB,iNOS,and NO in acupuncture group 1 and acupuncture group 2 were decreased,especially in acupuncture group 2(P<0.01);the vacuolar changes of spinal nerve roots,and the degeneration and lysis of Schwann cells in acupuncture group 1 and acupuncture group 2 were decreased,which were more obvious in acupuncture group 2;the NF-κB and iNOS protein expression and the iNOS mRNA expression levels in spinal nerve roots of acupuncture group 1 and acupuncture group 2 were decreased,especially in acupuncture group 2(P<0.01).Conclusion:Acupuncture at Houxi(SI3)and Huantiao(GB30)can improve the morphology of spinal nerve roots,inhibit the NF-κB and iNOS protein expression levels in spinal nerve roots and the serum NO level,and relieve the pain caused by inflammation of spinal nerve roots,which may be one of the mechanisms of acupuncture in LDH treatment.

BACKGROUNDAccording to the international standard in TNM staging of pulmonary carcinoma, pulmonary carcinoma complicated with diffuse pleural metastasis and malignant pleural effusion belongs to IIIB stage. In the past, non-operative therapy was employed, but both the therapeutic efficacy and the quality of life of patients were poor. The purpose of this study is to find out a complex treatment for this disease.

METHODSTotal pleuro-pneumonectomy was performed in 55 cases of patients with pulmonary carcinoma complicated with diffuse pleural metastasis and malignant pleural effusion from December 1978 to February 2003. The patients were followed up postoperatively, and the quality of life and survival period of them were observed.

RESULTSIn all the cases, only 2 patients died of operation. Satisfactory recovery and remarkable relief of symptoms such as short breath, dyspnea and chest pain were found in all the other patients. After a follow-up period of 1-25 years, local recurrence was found in 6 cases (11.3%), and distant metastasis in 42 cases (79.2%). A total of 48 patients died of tumor, with survival period ranging from 5-40 months (average survival period: 15 months; median survival period: 14 months), and 5 patients were still alive in good health.

CONCLUSIONS(1) Patients appropriated for operation should be carefully selected in case that postoperative complications influence their smooth recovery; (2) Tumor tissues should be removed as clear as possible; (3) During the operation, close attention should be paid to the protection of incisions; (4) Removal of the tumor tissues can reduce the tumor load, effectively clean the immunosuppressive factors in malignant pleural effusion, and break the immunity block status, which provides basis for the following comprehensive therapy; (5) The quality of life of the patients can be improved and the median survival period can be prolonged by the operation; (6) The long-term survival rate of patients is still unsatisfactory.

Objective To determine risk factors of postoperative pulmonary complications within 1 month in patients undergoing thoracic surgery in Day Care Unit.Methods The total of 200 patients routinely scheduled for VATS under centralized management were enrolled in this study.On the postoperative day 1,lung ultrasound(LUS)was conducted by one physician in the ward.The patients received at least once Chest X-ray or CT in outpatient department within 30 days after discharge.The composite of out-of-hospital PPCs,and the value of LUSS in predicting the PPCs was appraised.Furthermore,we identified the perioperative risk factors associated with PPCs in VATS patients.Results Of 200 recruited VATS patients eligible in the Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital,188 participants received LUS examination and finally completed the 30 days follow-up.Of whom,68 patients developed the varied types of PPCs.Multivariable Logistic regression analysis indicated that comorbidity of immune system disease(P = 0.021),lobar resection(P = 0.031)and the postoperative 24 hours LUSS(P = 0.002)were independent risk factors for PPCs within 30 days after VATS.Conclusion Comorbidity of immune system disease,lobar resection and the postoperative 24 h LUSS were independent risk factors for PPCs within 30 days after VATS.