No abstract available.
Alzheimer Disease* ; Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome*

Background: Capgras syndrome is a special psychotic feature of Alzheimer\u2019s Disease (AD). It is the most common disorder among 4 primary delusional misidentification syndromes in AD. However, there\u2019s not been that much research done into this syndrome in Vietnam. Objectives: To describe the clinical appearances of Capgras syndrome and its effect on the severity and progress of AD. Subjects: 35 patients with diagnoses of AD according to DSM-4 criteria, treated at the National Institute of Mental Health, National Psychiatric Hospital and Hanoi Psychiatric Hospital over a period of 5 years (1997-2002). They were divided into 2 groups with and without Capgras syndrome. Method: Descriptive, prospective and longitudinal study. This was small size clinical study, so p\u2013value was used to compare 2 groups of patients. Results: Of the 35 AD patients, 8 patients (22.8%) had Capgras syndrome. Capgras syndrome was seen more frequently in women (6/8 patients) at the late episode of the disease. Its features were similar to descriptions by journals on the subject, 5 out of 8 patients had delusions. Disability on daily life and psychotic, conductive, affective disorders were seen more frequent and severe on patients with Capgras syndrome. Paraclinical findings showed that in patients with Capgras syndrome, the lesions were more predominant in the right hemisphere. Conclusion: Capgras syndrome was usually accompanied with behavioral, affective disorders. Especially, it increases cognitive impairment of patients. Further studies on the relationships between Capgras syndrome and special lesions in the brain are required.
Alzheimer\u2019s disease ; Capgras syndrome

Study on 3 cases of Penicillium marneffei infection in AIDS patients in the hospital 103 confirmed by culturing samples from mucosa, skin lesion and blood. The results showed that the disease is rarely met in Vietnam. Penicillium marneffei, a causal agent of opportunistic infection disease, isolated from bamboo rat – Rhizomys sinensis and some other roden has been reported from South – eeastern Asia. Penicillium marneffei is predominantly in a severe form and prevails in immuno-compromised individuals. Early diagnosis is very important because of treatment will better if patients is treated by anti-Penicillium marneffei drugs in time
Patients ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; Disease

Castleman Disease ; China ; Humans ; Syndrome

No abstract available.
Levodopa* ; Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome* ; Parkinson Disease*

No abstract available.
Adult ; Down Syndrome ; Humans ; Moyamoya Disease

33 patients with the Kawasaki disease diagnosed in the National Institute of Pediatry, with ages of 3-4.5 (male: 22; female: 11) during 2/1995- 4/2000. The results have shown that this was not a rarely disease in our country, current difficult to diagnose. The symptoms comprised pyrexia over 4 days, rash, red conjunctivitis, periostomatous change or the nodules in the maxillary should be attributed to the Kawasaki disease. The cardiovascular problem were comon in the progress of the disease: The coronary lesion: 12/30; coronary aneurysm 23.3%. There is no complication of the coronary aneurysm in patients who were administrated the gamaglobulin within the 2 weeks of the disease
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome ; Kawasaki Disease

When confronted with situation of rapid development of HIV/AIDS pandemic, there was a solution called 'harm reduction' for decrease the transmission of HIV. This article explained why we have to do this solution, and introduce the contents of solution: to educate and exchange experiences through peer education; provide HIV voluntary counseling and test, help HIV/AIDS infected people being aware of their situation and received useful advice; guide them using safe syringe; prevent STDs by using condom; introduce and use heroine-replacement drugs. Finally, authors also mentioned advantages of using 'harm reduction' solution
HIV ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; Disease Outbreaks

Acute Disease ; Child ; Down Syndrome ; Humans ; Leukemia

Hirschsprung′s disease (HSCR) is one of the major causes of chronic incomplete intestinal obstruction in children. HSCR is considered a type of neurocristopathy caused by no colonization of ganglion cells on some parts of the bowel wall due to abnormal termination of the migration of vagal neural cells during embryonic development. This disease can be classified into different types according to the length of the affected intestinal canal. Most HSCR patients present with single deformity, but some HSCR patients are affected by other deformities, which constitutes syndromic HSCR, such as congenital central hypoventilation syndrome, Fryns syndrome, and cartilage-hair hypoplasia syndrome. Most syndromes have abnormal genetic material. An adequate knowledge of syndromic HSCR is of vital importance for accurate diagnosis and prognostic evaluation. This article reviews the clinical manifestations, genetic basis, and genetic modes of different types of syndromic HSCR.
Hirschsprung Disease ; classification ; complications ; genetics ; Humans ; Syndrome