Objective:To understand the related factors of tic disorders(TD) and early intervention among schoolchildren.Methods:Using stratified-cluster random sampling techniques,4,020 children were selected from 61,836 schoolchildren in Daxing district of Beijing.Totally 4,020 children and their parents were asked to fill in a self-designed questionnaire covering both motor and vocal tics and general information.A three-stage procedure was used:screening,interview and clinical investigation.A total of 3,813 children were investigated successfully.The children who were reported with tic symptoms as well as those who were reported by their teachers or classmates were surveyed according to the TD criteria in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition(DSM-Ⅳ).Eighty-six TD children were investigated respectively about the related factors of TD,and 86 healthy children matched in age,sex and grade were selected as controls.Telephone interview was carried out to find the doubtful TD cases in family members.Those people identified as having tics underwent a semistructured interview to determine whether they had TD according to DSM-Ⅳ criteria.Related risk factors of TD were investigated according to self-designed formulary medical history sheet. Results:Positive TD inheritance family history(7.0%),abdominal delivery style(36.0%),carbonate drink(10.5%),obesity(14.0%) and psychological stress were risk factors of TD(P<0.05).The multivariate analysis of variance indicated that inheritance family history,delivery style,dwelling environment,carbonate drink,parent-child relation,hobby,underachieve,self-care ability were closely related to the high incidence of TD (P<0.05).Conclusion:The occurrence of tic disorders may be related to multiple interacted factors.Early intervention is most important.

·AlM:To evaluate the visual and anatomic outcomes of intravitreal ranibizu mab injections for myopic choroidal neovascular ization ( mCNV) in Chinese patient s.
·METHOD S: This study is ar etrospective case.Thri ty-five p atients treated for mC NV were included in this study.Their eyes were treated with a single intravitreal injection of 0.5 mg ranibizumab following a pro re nata ( PRN) regimen indicated by persistent or recurrent CNV. Best correc te d visual acuity ( BCVA ) , CNV findings on fundus fluorescen t angio graphy ( FFA ) , central retinal thickness ( CRT ) on optical coherence tomography ( OCT ) , total number of treatments, and complications were evaluated.
· RESULTS:The mean follow-up duration was 20mo (range 16-24mo).Twenty-eight patients (80%) were followed up for more 22mo.The mean baseline BCVA was 0.74 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) [standard deviation (SD) 0.23] and improved significantly to 0.49 logMAR ( SD 0.31 ) ( P<0.001, Wilcoxon signed-rank test) after treatment.At the final months of follow-up, 21 of the 35 eyes (60%) showed an improvement of 2 lines or more in BCVA, 13 eyes ( 37%) remained unchanged, and 1 ey e (3%) had a deterioration of 2 lines or more.Mean CRT decreased from 297 μm ( SD , 72 ) at baseil ne to 228 μm ( SD, 61 ) at the final follow-up (P<0.001, paired t-t est). During follow-up, the mean number of repeat injections was 3.2 ( SD, 0.94;range, 1-7 injections).No drug-related complications were observed after treatment.
· CONCLUSlON:The long-term outcomes observed in this study suggest that intravitreal ranibizumab is safe and effective for treating mCNV.

ObjectiveTo analyze whether association of edge to edge valve repair to artificial ring annuloplasty would result in better results in patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR).MethodsFrom April,2001 to May,2010,41 patients underwent tricuspid valve repair to treat severe TR were studied.Twenty-one patients were done artificial ring annuloplasty alone (group R) and twenty patients were done artificial ring annuloplasty associated with edge to edge valve repair ( group E).All the patients received echocardiography before surgery,before discharge and in mid and long-term follow-up.The ratio between TR jet area (TRA) and right atrial area (RAA) was used to quantitatively evaluate the seriousness of TR.Movement of tricuspid valve leaflets,tricuspid valve orifice area,pulmonary artery pressure ( PAP),left ventricular ejection fraction ( LVEF) were obserbed to evaluate heart function.ResultsAt discharge in group R,no or trivial TR was presented in 7 patients,mild TR in 12 patients and moderate TR in 2 patient.Bad apposition of the free edges of anterior and septal leaflets was observed in paients with mild and moderate TR.While in group E,no or trivial TR was presented in 13 patients and mild TR in 7 patients.The follow-up ranged from 6 months to 100 months[average (54.8 ±26.7) months].In group R,no or trivial TR was present in 5 patients,mild TR in 11 patients,moderate TR in 4 patients and severe in 1 patient.Bad apposition of the free edges of anterior and septal leaflets was observed in paients with mild to severe TR.Redo tricuspid valve repair was done in one patient in group R for recurrent severe TR and the edge-to-edge valve repair was utilized.In group E,no tricuspid stenosis was found.No or trivial TR was presented in 10 patients,mild TR in 9 patients and moderate TR in 1 patient.The ratio of TRA/RAA of group R was significantly higher than that of group E (0.25 ±0.16 vs.0.13±0.10,P < 0.01).ConclusionAssociation of edge-to-edge valve technique to artificial ring annuloplasty was safe and effective for treatment of severe tricuspid regurgitation due to bad apposition of free edges of tricuspid leaflets and dilatation of tricuspid annulus,.It could decrease the incidence of residual tricuspid regurgitation and prevent the recurrence of severe tricuspid regurgitation.

Objective Tricuspid regurgitation is often associated in patients with congenital heart disease. Significant morbidity and mortality are related to tricuspid valve replacement. Tricuspid valve plasty is still a preferred choice. This report deals with our surgical experience in using edge-to-edge valve plasty technique to correct severe tricuspid regurgitation in patients with congenital heart disease. Methods From April 2001 to Mar. 2010, severe tricuspid regurgitation was corrected with a flexible band anuloplasty and edge-to-edge valve plasty technique in 14 patients with congenital heart disease. The age ranged from 7 years to 62 years [average (31.2 ± 16.1 ) years]. Congenital cardiac anomalies include: atrioventricular canal in 5 cases, secundum atrial septal defect in 6 cases, secundum atrial septal defect with mitral valve regurgitation in 2 cases and cor triatriatum in 1 case. Results No hospital death or postoperative morbidity occurred. No or trivial tricuspid regurgitation was present in 11 cases and mild tricuspid regurgitation in 3 cases at discharge. The follow-up ranged from 3 month to 97 months [average (51.6 ± 26.8 ) months]. No tricuspid stenosis was found. No or trivial tricuspid regurgitation was present in 5 cases. Mild tricuspid regurgitation was present in 8 cases, and moderate tricuspid regurgitation in 1 case at the latest followup. Conclusion Edge-to-edge valve plasty is an easy, effective and important procedure to correct severe tricuspid regurgitation in patients with congenital heart disease.

OBJECTIVETo analyze the relationship between Chinese medical constitutions and chemotherapy-induced leucopenia (CIL) of primary breast cancer patients.

METHODSTotally 306 breast cancer patients undergoing adjunctive chemotherapy for the 1st time, and effective 291 breast cancer patients were recruited in this study.Nine Basic Constitutional Scale was used before first chemotherapy. Chinese medical constitutions were classified and quantitatively scored. The highest grading for any item of adverse reactions in each case during the whole chemotherapy course was recorded after chemotherapy. Data were statistically analyzed using SPSS16.0.

RESULTSThere was no significant difference in CIL between different chemotherapy regimens and various Chinese medical constitutions of breast cancer patients (P > 0.05). Yang deficiency constitution is one risk factor for CIL. The higher the score of yang deficiency constitution, the more severe the CIL.

CONCLUSIONSYang deficiency constitution was correlated with the degree of CIL. The higher the score of yang deficiency constitution, the greater the risk of III-IV grade CIL in breast cancer patients.

Breast Neoplasms ; complications ; drug therapy ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Leukopenia ; chemically induced ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Yang Deficiency

Objective To explore the effect of intraoperative parathyroid hormone (IOPTH) examination on parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism.Methods The clinical data of 41 PHPT patients who received IOPTH monitoring (IOPTH group) from Jan.2009 to Dec.2014 were retrospectively analyzed.The clinical manifestation,examination and changes of parathyroid hormone and calcium before and after operation were collected.Results There were 12 males and 29 females.36 cases had parathyroid adenoma,and 5 cases were parathyroid carcinoma.23 cases were positive in 24 cases of 99Icm-MIBI parathyroid adenoma radionuclide examination,and 2 cases were positive in 3 cases of parathyroid carcinoma radionuclide 99Tcm-MIBI inspection (P＝ 0.213).10 mins after tumor resection,PTH in all cases decreased by 50％ or more than that before tumor resection except for one case of parathyroid carcinoma.23 cases appeared hypocalcemia in 36 cases of parathyroid adenoma after surgery and 2 cases appeared hypocalcemia in 5 cases of parathyroid cancer patients (P＝0.361).No postoperative hoarseness,cough,bleeding occoured.Patients were followed up from 6 to 72 months.Hypocalcemia symptoms recovered 2 weeks to 3 months after surgery.No permanent hypoparathyroidism occured.One case of parathyroid carcinoma died of hypercalcemia 5 months after surgery.The remaining 40 cases survived without recurrence or death.Conclusions Intraoperative PTH monitoring can help doctors analyze whether all the hyperthyroidism glands have been removed,which can help to avoid miss diagnosis of multiple gland disease and unnecessary bilateral neck exploration.This method is highly accurate so it is recommended for routine use in PHPT surgery.

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the 3-D position changes of periorbital structures after midface distraction osteogenesis in patients with Crouzon syndrome.

METHODSThe CT data of 8 cases who had accepted the midface distraction osteogenesis following Le Fort III osteotomy were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were averagely 11.9 years old, and the CT was performed before and one year after operation. After 3-D image reconstruction, a right-hand coordinate system based on the preoperational Frankfurt Plane was then established. The pre- and post-operative positions of the superior orbit point (SOr), inferior orbit point (IOr), median orbit point (MOr), lateral orbit point (LOr), anterior ocularis point (AO), ocularis eyeball point (PO) and the four insertion ocularis rectus were documented and compared. The positions of these marked points in normal controls were also documented and compared with those in patients.

RESULTSAfter midface distraction osteogenesis, the position of AO was not changed significantly on the y-axis and z-axis, but the distance between two AO points on x-axis was reduced by 3.40 mm; IOr moved averagely 12.24 mm on y-axis and 4.25 mm on z-axis, MOr moved averagely 10.11 mm on y-axis and 2.80 mm on z-axis, LOr moved averagely 9.86 mm on y-axis and 2.31 mm on z-axis. The Inferior Rectus attachment moved averagely 3.63 mm on y-axis and 2.98 mm on z-axis. No other significant change was observed on other marked points.

CONCLUSIONSMidface distraction osteogenesis following Le Fort III osteotomy can significantly move the medial, lateral and inferior peri-orbital bone structure anteriorly and inferiorly. The eyeballs have no markedly sagittal position changes after distraction except slight medial, downwards movements and anterior-upwards rotations.

Adolescent ; Child ; Facial Bones ; diagnostic imaging ; surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Imaging, Three-Dimensional ; Male ; Orbit ; diagnostic imaging ; Osteogenesis, Distraction ; methods ; Osteotomy, Le Fort ; methods ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

OBJECTIVEFrequency, type and clinical implications on protease and reverse transcriptase drug resistance mutations were investigated and phylogenetic analysis in antiretroviral drug-naïve AIDS patients was carried out in Henan province.

METHODS45 plasma samples were separated from the anticoagulatory whole blood, from which reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction technique was used to amplify the partial pol gene. The sequences were analysed for genotypic antiretroviral resistance and phylogenetic relation through landing the websites http://hivdb.stanford.edu and http://hiv-web.lanl.gov, under BioEdit and DNAClub software.

RESULTSPartial pol sequences of 36 samples were successfully amplified. The major mutation rate of resistance to protease was 8.3% (3/36), including types D30A, V32A, G73C and V82A. Minor mutation rate of resistance was 100%, including types of L63PS (36/36), I93L (35/36), V77IL (34/36), A71IVT (10/36) and D60E (2/36). The mutation rate of resistance to reverse transcriptase was 38.9% (14/36). Mutation-scoring and clinical implication clewed drug resistance rates were 5.6% (2/36) and 22.2% (8/36) to protease inhibitors and reverse transcriptase inhibitors respectively, while 1 sample was potentially low-level resistant to all of the protease inhibitors and 3 samples to part of the reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the pol gene of 36 samples were highly homologous and having a near relative to B.US.83.RF ACC M17451. 36 samples seemed to have the same infection source while their resistance mutations were not due to drug-resistant virus infection but to the evolving of virus in vivo.

CONCLUSIONMost of the antiretroviral drug-naïve AIDS patients in Henan province were sensitive to the currently available antiviral medicine, but antiviral treatment must be in accordance with the strict procedure and to keep better adherence, to avoid the epidemics caused by drug-resistant virus.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; genetics ; Adult ; Anti-HIV Agents ; pharmacology ; China ; Drug Resistance, Viral ; genetics ; Female ; Genes, pol ; genetics ; Genotype ; HIV Protease ; genetics ; HIV Protease Inhibitors ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Male ; Mutation ; Phylogeny ; RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase ; genetics ; Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors ; pharmacology

OBJECTIVETo observe the efficacy of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) combined with glucocorticoids in the treatment of autoimmune hepatitis-primary biliary cirrhosis (AIH-PBC) overlap syndrome.

METHODS19 patients with AIH-PBC overlap syndrome were divided randomly into two groups: initiate combined group and initiate UDCA-monotherapy group. Biochemical responses and pathological features before and after treatment were analyzed retrospectively with student's t test, Wilcoxon rank sum test and Fisher's exact method.

RESULTSIn the initiate combination group, biochemical responses in terms of AIH features (ALT decline to normal, IgG is less than or equal to 16 g/L) and PBC features (ALP decline ≥ 40% or to normal) were achieved. In UDCA-monotherapy group, no statistical difference existed in biochemical responses before adding glucocorticoids, whereas the levels of ALT, AST, GLB and IgG decreased significantly when combined with glucocorticoids. No statistical difference of rates of biochemical responses eixted between the two groups, whereas variance could be seen in different pathological stages. Alleviation of inflammatory infiltration after therapy appeared in 3 patients.

CONCLUSIONCombination therapy of UDCA with glucocorticoids could be suitable for AIH-PBC overlap syndrome. Early treatment is of benefit for achieving better biochemical response and pathological improvement.

Adult ; Alanine Transaminase ; analysis ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Female ; Glucocorticoids ; administration & dosage ; therapeutic use ; Hepatitis, Autoimmune ; complications ; drug therapy ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin G ; analysis ; Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary ; complications ; drug therapy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Treatment Outcome ; Ursodeoxycholic Acid ; administration & dosage ; therapeutic use