{"title":"[Neurological manifestation of Takayasu's arteritis].","authors":"J Z Wang","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>38 cases of Takayasu's arteritis were reported. The mean age of onset was 23.3 years with a female: male ratio of 1:1.7. The median delay between first symptom and time of diagnosis was 12.2 years. Headache was the most common symptom of neurologic manifestations (55%). Major neurologic events occurred in 52.7% patients in this group, including TIA, cerebral infarction, hypertensive encephalopathy, lacunar infarct, seizure, paraplegia, watershed infarct, cerebral hemorrhage, Moyamoya phenomenon, and confusion in the order of frequency. A variety of mechanisms that must be taken into account in explaining this neurologic events were proposed. The secondary hypertension and cardiac complications play an important role in causing neurologic symptoms. The formation of anastomotic networks has \"Jekyll and Hyde\" effect on brain both in preventing or limiting the ischemic injury and in producing some special symptoms and signs, that further widen the clinical spectrum of brain involvement.</p>","PeriodicalId":76874,"journal":{"name":"Zhonghua shen jing jing shen ke za zhi = Chinese journal of neurology and psychiatry","volume":"25 6","pages":"369-71, 385-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12536285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Clinical analysis of senile and non-senile affective psychosis].","authors":"Y D Hang","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article analysed 101 cases of affective psychosis in accordance with CCMD-2 diagnosis criteria. There were 42 cases over and 59 under 60 in age. The results indicated that the patients of the senile affective psychotics accounted for 30.47% of the hospitalized psychotics in the same time. 78.57% of the old group were psychically and somatically precipitated. The proportion was much higher than the non-senile. The degree of the senile group was much higher than the non-senile in manic attack, while it was much lower in depressive attack. The dosages and the plasma level of Li in the former were markedly decreased in comparison to the latter group.</p>","PeriodicalId":76874,"journal":{"name":"Zhonghua shen jing jing shen ke za zhi = Chinese journal of neurology and psychiatry","volume":"25 6","pages":"338-40, 383"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12480003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[The preliminary study of monoamine oxidase activity in platelets in patients with schizophrenia and affective disorder].","authors":"Y Lin","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper has studied the MAO activity in platelets of 52 schizophrenic patients and 44 affective disorder patients. The results indicate that the MAO activity in platelets of schizophrenic patients is lower than that of normal group, especially the chronic schizophrenic patients. It's no difference between the acute schizophrenic patients and normal group. The MAO activity in platelets of bipolar affective disorder patients is much lower than that of normal group. Platelet MAO activity in male bipolar affective disorder is lower than that of female's, that of bipolar-manic effective disorder is lower than that of bipolar-depressive effective disorder. The MAO activity in platelets of unipolar depression is even lower than that of normal group.</p>","PeriodicalId":76874,"journal":{"name":"Zhonghua shen jing jing shen ke za zhi = Chinese journal of neurology and psychiatry","volume":"25 6","pages":"325-7, 382"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12479324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[A double-blind study of metoclopramide in the treatment of schizophrenia and determination of prolactin].","authors":"S F Gu","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper reported that 40 schizophrenic patients treated with metoclopramide and haloperidol respectively with double blind observation. Dosage of these two drugs were 450 = 133 mg and 32 +/- 9.2 mg everyday respectively. The effect of metoclopramide were that: 67.5% (27/40) of patients had marked improvement and 85% (34/40) improvement. And the effect of haloperidol were 65% (26/40) and 80% (32/40) respectively. Both of these two drugs had no significant difference. Their main side effect was extrapyramidal reaction, and metoclopramide was milder in this. Detecting serum prolactin before and after treatment in 6 cases of metoclopramide therapy and 5 cases of haloperidol therapy. The ratio of serum levels of prolactin before and after treatment was 3.58 and 4.86 in both drugs therapy respectively.</p>","PeriodicalId":76874,"journal":{"name":"Zhonghua shen jing jing shen ke za zhi = Chinese journal of neurology and psychiatry","volume":"25 6","pages":"328-30, 382"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12479325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[A control study on memory and related factors in patients with depression].","authors":"L Y Zhang","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The results of an analysis of memory function and related factors in 107 patients with depression and in 76 normal controls revealed that obvious disturbance of memory level and various functions including long-term memory, short-term memory and immediate memory, were seen in observation group. The disturbance of memory function was related to sex, age, education and occupation. No relationship in EGG and depression was found.</p>","PeriodicalId":76874,"journal":{"name":"Zhonghua shen jing jing shen ke za zhi = Chinese journal of neurology and psychiatry","volume":"25 6","pages":"331-3, 382"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12479326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Application of ischemic score of Hachinski in differentiation of multi-infarct dementia].","authors":"X S Chen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Beijing Geriatric Mental Health Center has admitted 46 cases of dementia of the aged in recent more than two years. For them many routine examinations as well as rating scale related and CT scanning were carried out. Their final diagnosis at discharge were of 4 categories: (1) Multi-infarct dementia (MID); (2) Alzheimer's disease(AD); (3) MID+AD, mixed type; and (4) dementia of other causes. We applied Ischemic Score of Hachinski for the 14 cases of MID. The score was over 7 points in all the 14 cases. And the CT pictures in 11 cases showed multiple infarctions, only 3 cases gave evidence of cerebral atrophy. Therefore, the Ischemic Score and CT Scanning were very significant in the diagnosis of MID. The role of each item of the total 13 items of the ischemic score in the diagnosis of MID was discussed according to the clinical materials. It is pointed out that the \"stepwise deterioration\", \"fluctuating course\", \"history of strokes\" and \"focal neurological signs\" were more important in the diagnosis of MID.</p>","PeriodicalId":76874,"journal":{"name":"Zhonghua shen jing jing shen ke za zhi = Chinese journal of neurology and psychiatry","volume":"25 6","pages":"334-7, 382-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12480001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Changes in gerbil brain tissue following cerebral ischemia and postischemic reperfusion and studies of the effects of the Chinese drugs].","authors":"G F Shao","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the animal model of cerebral ischemia and reperfusion, we conducted experiments on such model to study the effects of Ligustrazine(LZ) and Salvia Miltirrhizae(SM). The results obtained are as follows: (1) The ischemic brain showed hyperperfusion (congestion period) after 10 min reperfusion following 50 min of ischemia, and then entered a delayed hypoperfusion period after 60 minutes reperfusion and afterward the hypoperfusion was remained till the end of 120 min reperfusion. (2) Following 50 min of ischemic insult, ATP and glucose contents in brain tissue were almost depleted and much of lactate accumulated. Although rapid recovery of energy metabolism occurred within 60 min of reperfusion, a secondary deterioration emerged at 120 min of reperfusion. (3) Apparent brain edema occurred after cerebral ischemia and its further development was observed at the early stage of reperfusion owing to congestive response. Despite the degree of brain edema alleviated obviously after 60 min of reperfusion, the condition become worse at 120 min of reperfusion, which was accompanied by secondary metabolic deterioration. (4) Experimental results showed that LZ and SM could significantly elevate rCBF during the delayed hypoperfusion period, and limit the development of secondary deterioration in energy metabolism and brain edema after 120 min of reperfusion. (5) Notably, LZ and SM had no significant effect on MABP when these two Chinese drugs manifested their therapeutic actions in the animal model of cerebral ischemia.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)</p>","PeriodicalId":76874,"journal":{"name":"Zhonghua shen jing jing shen ke za zhi = Chinese journal of neurology and psychiatry","volume":"25 6","pages":"347-50, 383-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12480005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[A study of muscle fibers typing on Duchenne muscular dystrophy].","authors":"F Q Gao","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Quantitative analysis of muscle fibers typing in 15 cases of Duchenne muscular dystrophy has been done. Mean diameter, area, variability coefficient were estimated by computer. The results show that type IIC fibers were remarkably increased and type IIB fibers was deficiency in DMD. Atrophy and hypertrophy occurred in different typing fibers. The results indicated that DMD has a prominent atrophy and hypertrophy and active regenerating process.</p>","PeriodicalId":76874,"journal":{"name":"Zhonghua shen jing jing shen ke za zhi = Chinese journal of neurology and psychiatry","volume":"25 5","pages":"273-7, 316"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12466496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Preliminary study of changes in plasma prostaglandin E1 in rats with experimental \"schizophrenia\"].","authors":"D Kong","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We referred to Borison's method of making the model schizophrenia. Rats were injected d-amphetamine intraperitoneally once a day so that the schizophrenia models were established within four weeks. After five weeks, rats with schizophrenia were treated with chlorpromazine. Contents of plasma prostaglandin E1(PGE1) in rats were determined before and after treatment respectively. This study demonstrated that contents of plasma PGE1 in rats receiving amphetamine for four weeks were higher than those in control animals (P < 0.05). At this time, male rats' stereotypy scores were 3.5 and female stereotypy scores 5. But contents of plasma PGE1 in rats with schizophrenia approached those in control animals with giving amphetamine once a day continuously. Contents of plasma PGE1 decreased in rats with schizophrenia receiving chlorpromazine.</p>","PeriodicalId":76874,"journal":{"name":"Zhonghua shen jing jing shen ke za zhi = Chinese journal of neurology and psychiatry","volume":"25 5","pages":"288-90, 317"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12466500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Computerized tomography findings and clinical analysis of psychiatric disorder of praecox from head injury. Report of 52 cases].","authors":"K Liu","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article reports and analyses 52 cases of psychiatric disorders of praecox from head injury. These patients included 39 males and 13 females. They were 13-80 years old. All of them examples by CT scan and found intracerebral hematomas or cerebral contusion. The shortest course of disease was 3 day, and the longest course was 53 day. 44 cases (84.7%) appear psychiatric disorders in first week. The most frequent psychiatric symptoms was disturbances of consciousness and dysmnesia. Disturbance of emotion, change of personality were also observed. Frequency of psychiatric disorders was same in brain traumatic of left or right lateralis. Course of disease and degree of psychiatric symptoms had nothing to do with size of hematoma and cerebral contusion, and relate to compression of ventricles of the brain. Encephalo-edema around the focus leading to regional compression of the brain was important factors for the disorder. The appearance of this disorder was early, course of disease was short, and prognosis was good.</p>","PeriodicalId":76874,"journal":{"name":"Zhonghua shen jing jing shen ke za zhi = Chinese journal of neurology and psychiatry","volume":"25 5","pages":"310-2, 319"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12465667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}