1.Diagnosis and treatment of massive bilateral chronic subdural hematoma in elderly patients by clinical analysis of 25 cases
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2013;36(z1):64-65
Objective To explore particularity of the diagnosis and treatment with massive bilateral chronic subdural hematoma (BCSDH) in elders.Method The clinical data of 25 elders with BCSDH treated in our hospital from 2007 to 2011 were analyzed retrospectively.All patients were examined with computerized tomography (CT) of 25 patients through the bilateral trephined hole.Results Twenty-four patients recovered better,the symptom significantly improved.After operative 1 month,14 patients? hematoma disappear,6 patents only had little bilateral subdural effusion,4 patents only had little unilateral subdural effusion.One patient appeared massive subdural effusion on the second day after operation,the familiality gave up therapy,and the patient was dead.Conclusion CT scanning should be taken before you make correct diagnisis.Bilateral single twist-drill craniostomy with irrigation and drainage is a chief method to massive BCSDH.
2. Effects of systematic mental intervention on mental health, personality and coping style in recruits
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army 2013;38(2):161-165
Objective To observe the effects of systematic mental intervention, with combined centralized teaching, group interview and individual consulting, on mental health, personality and coping style in recruits, and explore an optimal intervention model for recruits' mental health. Methods Two thousand and sixteen recruits in one unit were involved in the present study, among them 1064 were allocated to study group, and the remaining 952 to control group. Recruits in study group received centralized teaching with battalion as a unit, and received group interview in squad or platoon as a unit, and meanwhile individual interview was conducted. Symptoms Checklist-90 (SCL-90), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) and Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ) were filled one month after they were enlisted in the army and 3 days before the training ended. Recruits in control group undertook the same tests mentioned above only 3 days before the training ended. Results The total score and factor scores except hostility in SCL-90 test were significantly lower after than before systematic mental intervention (P<0.05), the hostility score was slightly higher than before intervention but with no statistical significance (P>0.05). The total score and factor scores except paranoia in SCL-90 test were significantly lower in study group than in control group after intervention (P<0.05). Scores of extraversion-introversion tendency and nervousness were significantly lower after than before intervention (P<0.001), the scores of psychoticism and social lie were slightly higher but with no statistical significance (P>0.05), the score of active coping was significantly higher (P<0.001), and of negative coping was significantly lower (P<0.001) after than before intervention. The ratio of the score over 2 and above declined obviously (P<0.05) in neurosis, SCL-90 abnormality, SCL-90 total scores, number of positive items, somatization, obsession, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobia, paranoid, and psychotic factor after than before intervention in recruits. Conclusion Systematic mental intervention, which consisted of combined centralized teaching, group interview and individual consulting, may promote the mental health, personality and coping style in recruits.
6.Regulation of transforming growth factor-beta 1 on expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin 1 beta in rats following lung ischemia-reperfusion injury
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2007;0(50):-
BACKGROUND:When leucocytes were activated in the process of lung ischemia-reperfusion,various cell factors will be released,including tumor necrosis factor ?(TNF-?) and interleukin 1?(IL-1?),which lead to ischemia-reperfusion injury.Recent research demonstrates that transforming growth factor-?1 plays a protective role in ischemia-reperfusion injury after lung transplantation OBJECTIVE:To investigate the level changes of TNF-? and IL-1?after interfered with transforming growth factor-?1 after lung ischemic-reperfusion injury DESIGN,TIME AND SETTING:The randomized controlled experiment of animal was performed in the Cardiothoracic Surgery Laboratory of Changhai Hospital,Second Military Medical University of Chinese PLA from August to October 2007.MATERIALS:Thirty Sprague-Dawley rats with clean grade,were randomly divided into the sham operation,ischemia-reperfusion and transforming growth factor?1 groups,with 10 animal in each group.The transforming growth factor?1 was phuchased from Peprotech INC.METHODS:The left lung of rat in the ischemia-reperfusion and transforming growth factor?1 groups was prepared for to ischemia-reperfusion model by blocking pulmonary circulation with hilar vessels ligation for 60 minutes,followed by reperfusion for 2 hours.Animals in the sham operation group were crossed hilar with 10# silk thread.Heparin was administered intravenously through vena cervicalis at 15 minutes before ischemia in each group.Concurrently,10 ?g/kg transforming growth factor?1 was administered in transforming growth factor?1 group.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:After 2 hours of ischemia-reperfusion,the tissues of left lung were removed,histomorphological changes,wet-dry weight ratio,the index of histological lung injury and the content of TNF-?and IL-1?were determined by light microscope,enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA),respectively.RESULTS:A total of 30 animals were enrolled in the result analysis.There was no obvious pathological change of lung in the sham operation group.Visible tissue edema and neutrophil infiltration could be found in the ischemia-reperfusion group,while,there was mild tissue edema and little neutrophil infiltration in the transforming growth factor?1 group.The wet-dry weight ratio and index of histological lung injury in the ischemia-reperfusion group was obvious greater than that of the sham operation group(P
7.Impact of loss of a spouse on self-rated health among middle-aged and elderly populations in China
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2022;34(9):968-972
Objective:
To evaluate the impact of loss of a spouse on self-rated health among middle-aged and elderly populations in China, so as to provide insights into health promotion among middle-aged and elderly populations with loss of a spouse.
Methods:
Based the 2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) database, married and separated individuals or individuals with loss of a spouse at ages of 45 years and older and with monthly household consumption of no less than 100 yuan were enrolled. Subjects' age, gender, educational levels, marital status, monthly household consumption, number of chronic diseases and self-rated health were collected. Subjects were classified according to loss of a spouse, and the impact of loss of a spouse on self-rated health was evaluated among middle-aged and elderly populations using propensity score matching (PSM). In addition, heterogeneity test was performed to evaluate the gender- and educational level-stratified impacts.
Results:
Totally 3 272 valid subjects were enrolled, including 1 618 men (49.45%) and 1 654 women (50.55%), and there were 512 subjects with loss of a spouse (15.65%). There were 656 subjects with very good self-rated health (20.05%), 622 with good health (19.01%), 1 534 with fair health (46.88%), 376 with poor health (11.49%) and 84 with very poor health (2.57%). There were 3 152 couples with successful nearest neighbor matching, and there was no significant difference between the subjects with and without loss of a spouse after adjustment for variables (P>0.05), while the overall fitting degree of the model was good following matching. PSM showed that the self-rated health became poor following loss of a spouse among middle-aged and elderly populations, with average treatment effect (ATT) of 0.055 to 0.061, and a remarkably negative effect of loss of a spouse on self-rated health was seen in women, with ATT of 0.192 to 0.223, while no remarkable effect was seen in men. Loss of a spouse showed a remarkably negative effect on self-rated health among individuals receiving junior and senior high educations, with ATT of 0.048 to 0.057, but presented no remarkable effect on self-rated health among individuals receiving primary educations.
Conclusions
Loss of a spouse presents a negative effect on self-rated health among middle-aged and elderly populations, and remarkably negative effects are seen among women and individuals receiving high educational levels.
8.Speech Evaluation for Apraxia of Speech with Chinese
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2013;19(1):70-71
Objective To explore the evaluation for apraxia of speech (AOS) with Chinese. Methods 20 Chinese cases with AOS were assessed with Chinese material referred from Motor Speech Evaluation (MSE) using. Results The subtest of multiple repetitions of multisyllabic words was the most difficult and single repetitions of monosyllabic words was the easiest for AOS patients (P<0.05). The score of the short sentences negatively correlated with both the scores of repetition ability (r=-0.865) and the fluency of speech (r=-0.614) (P<0.001).Conclusion Chinese material referred from MSE can be used for evaluation of AOS with Chinese.
9.Error-related negativity in obsessive-compulsive disorder
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2021;30(3):279-283
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which has the main clinical features of intrusive obsessions and compulsive behaviors, is listed as one of the top ten disabling diseases by the World Health Organization.Error related negativity(ERN) is a neurocognitive alarm signal in the case of errors.The individual differences in the ERN reflect the variability in reactivity to errors and to an internally generated threat.More and more studies have reported that ERN amplitudes in OCD have significantly increased.As a result, overactive error-monitoring is a core dysfunction disorder in OCD, which is closely related to the key symptoms of OCD including worry, doubt, repeating check behaviors.In addition, the increased ERN amplitudes are expected to serve as a diagnostic or predictive marker of OCD as well as a potential intervention target of this disease.Therefore, further understanding about the relationship between ERN and pathophysiology of OCD plays an important role in the effective diagnosis and treatment of OCD.The current paper aims to review the research results of ERN in patients with OCD and explore the following issues: the common experiment paradigms of ERN in OCD, the brain region sources of ERN in OCD, the characteristic manifestations of ERN in OCD, influencing factors of ERN and clinical value and application of ERN in OCD.In a word, it will provide reference for clinical practice and scientific research in the future.
10. Ultrasound elasticity imaging in real-time and semi-quantitative evaluation of deep vein thrombosis at different stages: A preliminary clinical study
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University 2010;31(12):1323-1325
Objective: To use ultrasound elasticity imaging (UEI) technology for evaluating the elasticity changes of the deep vein thrombosis (DVT) at different stages. Methods: Conventional ultrasonic diagnoses were performed in 49 patients with DVT and the patients were divided into acute stage, sub-acute stage, and chronic stage. The elastic image characteristics of the thrombosis were observed at different stages and the strain ratio (B/A) between the muscle tissue around the vein and the thrombosis was calculated. Results: (1) In ultrasound elasticity image, the acute thrombosis was mainly red, the sub-acute thrombosis was green, and the chronic thrombosis was blue. (2)The strain ratio of the sub-acute thrombosis group and the chronic thrombosis group were significantly higher than that of the acute thrombosis group(P<0.001, P<0.05), and the strain ratio of the chronic thrombosis group was significantly higher than that of the sub-acute thrombosis group(P<0.05). Conclusion: UEI technology can be used to evaluate the elastic changes in different stages of the deep vein thrombosis, and it can help to select treatments for thrombosis and predicting the complications.