1.The preliminary research on the characteristics of the cognitive function and the mechanism in frontal bottom laceration patients
Weichuan DAI ; Junyan CHEN ; Hongzhi GAO ; Peixuan ZHOU ; Zeya LIN
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2010;43(5):345-350
Objective To investigate the possible pathogenesis of the cognitive function in unilateral frontal bottom laceration by follow-up study in patients after one month of the onset. Methods MMSE, Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) scales were used to evaluate neurocognitie function in 42 patients after one month of onset of unilateral frontal bottom laceration and 45 normal controls. The wave amplitude and the latency of the endogenous composition N2, P3 of P300 were measured at the cognitive potential instrument. Level of AChE was determined by ELISA and active AChE was analyzed by the ration analyses. Stepwise multivariate regression analyzed the correlation of the overall cognitive function and the lever and active of AChE. Results The cognitive test scores in patients were significantly worse than those in normal controls. The ability of recite sentences, fluency of words, reading, understanding language,cognitive transfering decreases in the left frontal bottom laceration patients (Group A, 23 cases), while the ability of attention, action, organization, graphics depicting, abstract epitoming, logical thinking were all seriously impaired in the patients with right frontal bottom laceration (Group B, 19 cases). The latency of the endogenous composition N2, P3 in patients ( Group A: (322. 4 ± 17.0), (410. 1 ± 19.9) ms; Group B:( 308.4 ± 15.6), (385.5 ± 17.4) ms) is more lengthen ( F = 4. 084, P = 0. 018; F = 3.467, P = 0. 038 )than the normal controls ( (268.6 ± 14. 7 ), ( 369. 2 ± 15. 4 ) ms) and the wave amplitude is lower ( F =2. 986 ,P =0. 047 ;F =3. 313 ,P =0. 041 ). The latency of N2 ,P3 in Group A of is more lengthen than Group B, while the wave amplitude is higher. The difference of the active of AChE in patients and control groups had no statistical significance, however, the level of AChE in two groups had statistical significance. The comparison of the active and the total AChE in patients has also not statistical significance. The correlation of the overall cognitive function has the linear regression with the parts of the brain and the level of AChE ( rY1.2 = 0. 584, P = 0. 039; rY2.1 = 0. 726, P = 0. 017 ). The standardized regression coefficients showed the level of AChE has the biggest influence to the overall cognitive function ( |Beta| =0. 3601, rY2.1 =0. 726).Conclusions AChE may be one of the important factors in the cognitive function after frontal bottom laceration. The specific damages of cognitive function in unilateral frontal bottom laceration patients closely relate with the lesion locations in the injured frontal bottom laceration.
2.Surgical efficacy of benign tumor of liver in the caudate lobe
Hui LIN ; Yuan YANG ; Chuan LIN ; Zeya PAN ; Weiping ZHOU ; Mengchao WU
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2015;14(2):106-109
Objective To evaluate the surgical efficacy of benign tumor of liver in the caudate lobe.Methods The clinical data of 112 patients with benign tumor of liver in the caudate lobe who were admitted to the Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital from January 2003 to April 2014 were retrospectively analyzed.The leftsided approach,right-sided approach,bilateral approach,central anterior approach and retrograde caudate lobectomy were selected according to the location and size of the tumor.All the patients were followed up by outpatient examination and telephone interview up to October 2014.Results Of all the 112 patients who received complete resection of tumor,33 patients received caudate lobectomy (22 by bilateral approach,11 by left-sided approach),28 received left hemihepatectomy + caudate lobectomy (by left-sided approach),21 received mesohepatectomy + caudate lobectomy (by central anterior approach),19 received partial right hepatectomy + caudate lobectomy (by right-sided approach),11 received right hemihepatectomy + candate lobectomy (9 by right-sided approach,2 by retrograde caudate lobectomy).During the operation,72 patients received vascular inflow occlusion,29 received vascular inflow occlusion combined with hepatic veins occlusion,6 received total hepatic vascular exclusion and 5 did not receive vascular inflow occlusion.The operation time,mean time of vascular inflow occlusion,mean volume of intraoperative blood loss,cases of blood transfusion,mean volume of blood transfusion and duration of postoperative hospital stay were (192 ± 69)minutes,28 minutes (range,0-94 minutes),590 mL (range,100-12 000 mL),68,600 mL (range,200-10 000mL) and (8.2 ± 2.7) days,respectively.Thirty-one patients had postoperative complications,including 21 with bile leakage,7 with medium and above volume of pleural effusion,2 with postoperative bleeding and 1 with hepatic failure.The complications were cured after symptomatic treatment.No patient died perioperatively.All the 112 patients were followed up for a median time of 12 months (range,6-24 months).All patients were survived well and without tumor recurrence during the follow-up.Conclusions Surgical treatment is an effective method for benign tumor of liver in the caudate lobe,with the good recovery of patients and definitive surgical efficacy.The key factors of surgical treatment include strictly following operative indication,rationally optimizing surgical approach,suitably selecting vascular inflow occlusion and the accurate operation.