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Objective:To explore the influence of substance abuse history on anxiety and depression of male prisoners during their imprisonment, and its relationship with violent behavior.Methods:A questionnaire survey was conducted among 1 455 prisoners from October to November 2019.Self-administered personal substance abuse history questionnaires were used to collect the information on substance abuse (alcohol, tobacco, and drug use). The generalized anxiety scale (GAD-7) and patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) were used to investigate anxiety and depression.All subjects were divided into substance abuse group ( n=871) and non substance abuse group ( n=584) according to whether they had a history of substance abuse or not.SPSS 21.0 software was used for statistical analysis.The statistical methods were t-test, chi square test and Logistic regression analysis. Results:(1)The scores of GAD-7 ((4.95±5.88) vs (3.35±5.33), t=-5.407, P<0.01) and PHQ-9 ((6.69±6.50) vs (4.48±5.73), t=-6.821, P<0.01) scales in the substance abuse group were higher than those in the no-substance abuse group.(2)Somatic disease( β=0.700, OR=2.014, 95% CI=1.599-2.538, P<0.05), history of alcohol abuse( β=0.434, OR=1.543, 95% CI=1.176-2.025, P<0.05), history of tobacco abuse( β=0.387, OR=1.473, 95% CI=1.154-1.880, P<0.05), age ≤ 45( β=0.372, OR=1.450, 95% CI=1.118-1.881, P<0.05) were the risk factors of anxiety among prisoners.Somatic disease( β=0.686, OR=1.986, 95% CI=1.581-2.496, P<0.05), history of tobacco abuse( β=0.488, OR=1.629, 95% CI=1.286-2.063, P<0.05), age ≤ 45( β=0.484, OR=1.622, 95% CI=1.260-2.089, P<0.05), history of alcohol abuse( β=0.344, OR=1.410, 95% CI=1.073-1.854, P<0.05) were the risk factors of depression among prisoners.(3) Years of education ≤ 9 years( β=0.900, OR=2.459, 95% CI=1.855-3.261, P<0.05), age ≤ 45( β=0.788, OR=2.199, 95% CI=1.690~2.860, P<0.05), unmarried( β=0.683, OR=1.980, 95% CI=1.421-2.759, P<0.05), history of alcohol abuse( β=0.308, OR=1.361, 95% CI=1.053-1.758, P<0.05), history of drug abuse( β=0.557, OR=1.745, 95% CI=1.055-2.885, P<0.05) were risk factors for violent behavior of prisoners. Conclusion:The history of substance abuse may be a risk factor for anxiety and depression of prisoners during their imprisonment.Alcohol and drug abuse are both factors influencing the occurrence of violent behavior.
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Objective To analyze etiology,clinical manifestation and diagnosis process of vertigo and dizziness in children.Method The clinical data of 82 children with vertigo and dizziness treated in our hospital from January 2006 to December 2016 were retrospectively analyzed.Results There were 46 girls and 36 boys with a female:male ration of 1.28:1.The median age of patients was 9.0 years (14 months-18.0 years) and 21 cases were less than 6 years old.The chief complaints were repeatedly falling,crying,walking unsteadily and scratching the ear for unknown reasons.For children aged ＞ 5 years may express " roof or tent rotation";for those aged ＞ 6-＜ 15 years (n =34),the main complaint was more ambiguous "dizziness";for those aged ≥ 15-≤ 18 years (n =27) with the main complaint of " dizziness" may clearly express the " sense of rotation" or " the feeling of feeling drowsy,the top-heavy sense," and the accompanying deafness,earfullness,tinnitus and so on.Among 82 cases,there were 15 cases of benign paroxysmal vertigo (BPV,18.3％),12 cases of secretory otitis media (SOM,14.6％),11 cases of vestibular migraine (VM,13.4％),9 cases of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV,11.0％),8 cases of inner ear malformation (9.8％),8 cases of Meniere's disease (9.8％),7 cases of vestibular neuritis (8.5％),6 cases of sudden deafness with vertigo (7.3％),4 cases of central vertigo (4.9％),1 case of rare genetic disease (1.2％) and 1 case of vertigo due to mental psychological (1.2％).The incidence of BPV,VM and Meniere's disease in girls was higher than that in boys.There was a tendency to self heal in BPV with the age increasing,in 15 BPV cases,8 after 12 years of age,3 after 14 years old had no vertigo attacks,and 4 cases were still in follow-up.The attack frequency of VM was decreased,and the extent was reduced with the age.Children older than 6 years were able to cooperate to vestibular function tests,and the majority completed the tests.Conclusion The analysis shows that the etiology of vertigo and dizziness in children is different from that of adults.Central vertigo and rare genetic disorders with dizziness as the first symptom are of great harmfulness,so intensive observation and multidisciplinary consultations are recommended.
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Objective To explore the correlation between different HLA‐B27 subgenotype and ankylosing spondylitis (AS ) . Methods The whole venous blood was collected from the outpatients and inpatients of the orthopedics ,acupuncture and rheuma‐tism departments and HLA‐B27 was qualitatively detected by using the gene analysis method .Among them ,380 cases of AS were HLA‐B27 positive ,and 50 cases of HLA‐B27 positive were selected as the healthy control group .Then the HLA‐B27 subgenotypes were detected by using the sequence specific primers PCR (PCR‐SSP) technology .Results Among 380 cases of AS ,217 cases (57 .1% ) of HLA‐AS B2704 subgenotype ,143 cases (37 .6% ) of HLA‐B2705 subgenotype ,11 cases (2 .9% ) of HLA‐B2707 sub‐genotype and 9 cases (2 .4% ) of HLA‐B2711 subgenotype were detected out ;among 50 cases of HLA‐B27 positive in the healthy control group ,23 cases (46 .0% ) of HLA‐B2706 subgenotype ,21 cases (42 .0% ) of HLA‐B2709 subgenotype ,4 cases (8 .0% ) of HLA B2704 subgenotype and 2 cases (4 .0% ) of HLA‐B2705 subgenotype were detected out ,the differences between the two groups were statistically significant (P=0 .002) .Conclusion The subgenotypes of HLA‐B27 among the AS patients in Baoji area are dominated by the genotype B2704 and B2705 ,which is strongly correlated with the occurrence of AS among Han population in Baoji area ;B2706 and B2709 are the protective subgenotypes in this area .
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Objective:To analyze the etiology of repeatedly attacks of intractable vertigo and some types of sensorineural deafness whose clinical manifestation were not in conformity with the known spectrum diseases，and explore the screening method to prevent missed diagnosis or misdiagnosis, then provide references for clinical diagnosis and treatment for rare etiology. Method:The authors retrospectively analyzed the clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis from 4 cases of vertigo sufferers and 2 cases of hearing impairment sufferers whose serological tests were positive for syphilis. All these 6 cases were treated with large doses of penicillin aqueous solutions (24 million U/d), multi-times intravenous infusion, the course of the treatment was 14 d. Result:The clinical manifestations of these 6 patients were lack of characteristic, as well as the results of hearing and vestibular function, imaging diagnosis. Positive syphilis detection of serology and cerebrospinal fluid tests were the main diagnostic basis. After anti-syphilis treatment, 5 cases got satisfied clinical symptoms improvement, 1 case suffered from low-tone sensorineural hearing loss, whose hearing fluctuated recurrently. Conclusion:Syphilis infection may damage the Ⅷ cranial nerve and then lead to vertigo and hearing loss, through chronic syphilitic osteitis of temporal bone, atrophy of organ of corti, osteolytic lesion surrounding the endolymphatic duct, and neurosyphilis. For patients presented with intractable vertigo, and those whose clinical manifestations are not in conformity with the known diseases of unilateral ear or bilateral ears rapidly progressive deafness, syphilis serology screening and validation tests are recommended in case of missed diagnosis or misdiagnosis.
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Objective To investigate the protective effects of leptin on neonatal seizure in rats by behavioral tests and Bcl2 expression.Methods Twenty Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were divided into four groups:control group,leptin group,RS group and RS+leptin group on postnatal day 6 (P6),5 rats in each group.From P6 to P12,repeated neonatal seizure model was induced by flurothyl in RS and RS+leptin group rats.From P13 to P22,leptin (2 mg · kg-1 · day-1) was administered by intraperitoneal injection in leptin group and RS+leptin group rats.Forelimb hanging test and open field test were implemented on P30.Bcl2 expression was detected by western blot on P34.Results (1) Neurobehavioral tests:the time of forelimb suspension in RS group((7.10± 1.02) s)was significantly shorter (P＜0.05) than the control group((15.95± 6.11)s) and the time of forelimb suspension in RS+leptin group((13.90±2.64) s)was significant longer (P ＜0.05) than the RS group.In open field test,the number of horizontal movement in RS group (119.80± 28.83) was significantly reduced (P＜0.05) than that in the control group(191.00±37.27) and the number of horizontal movement in RS+leptin group(164.20±26.46) was increased than that in the RS group,but the difference was not significant.The number of modification and stool in RS group was significantly increased (P＜0.05) than that in the control group and the number of modification and stool in RS+leptin group was significantly reduced (P＜0.05) than that in the RS group.(2)Western blot:the expression of Bcl2 in RS group (0.24±0.07),leptin group(0.89±0.09) and RS+leptin group(0.56±0.07) was significantly decreased compared with control group(1.02±0.01) (P＜0.05),and the expression of Bcl2 in RS +leptin group was significantly increased compared with RS group (P＜0.05).Conclusion Leptin improves the brain injury induced by flurothyl on neonatal rats by Bcl2 signaling pathway.
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Objective To investigate the characteristics of ocular movement disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica (NMO), and explore the clinical application of videonystagmograph (VNG) exami?nation in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of MS. Methods Sixteen MS ,10 NMO and 30 control ( sudden deafness ) patients were enrolled prospectively. Ocular movement disorders including saccades, gaze fixation, smooth pursuits, opto?kinetic nystagmus and spontaneous nystagmus were evaluated by using VNG. Results The positive rate of ocular motility disorders in MS patients detected by VGN was 68.75%. The incidences of abnormalities in saccades, smooth pursuits and optokinetic nystagmus were significantly higher in MS than in control groups (P= 0.000, 0.001 and 0.001, respectively). The positive rate of ocular motility disorders in NMO patients detected by VGN was 80.00%. The incidences of abnormal?ities in saccades, gaze fixation, smooth pursuits and optokinetic nystagmus were significantly higher in NMO than control groups (P=0.000, 0.012, 0.000 and 0.002, respectively). The positive rate of ocular motility disorders was not significant? ly different in MS and MS patients (68.5%vs. 80%,P>0.05). Compared with bedside physical examination, VNG showed a notable higher sensitivity in the detection of ocular motility disorders(68.75% vs. 37.50%). Furthermore, VNG disor?ders might indicate brain lesions undetected by MRI. Conclusion This small sample research indicates that VNG is a valuable tool in the detection of ocular motility disorders as well as brain lesions in MS and NMO patients. However, its role in the differential diagnosis between MS and NMO is not confirmed.
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Objective To understand the perceptions of normal and ideal body size in registered nurses and nursing students,and to analyze the impacts of individual weight levels and misperception of body weight on their such cognitions.Methods A cross-sectional survey of 407 nursing students from two hospitals and 466 registered nurses from one hospital was conducted with the questionnaire survey.Sociodemographic information,actual weight,perceived weight levels and scores for figure rating scale were included.Results FRS scores for normal and ideal body size to male were significantly higher than to female either in registered nurses or in nursing students; FRS scores for ideal body size to both sexes were significantly lower than those for normal body size among registered nurses and nursing students.There were no statistically significant associations between FRS scores for normal and ideal body size and individuals' weight levels and misperceptions of body weight among registered nurses and nursing students.Conclusions There existed differences in rating female and male body size among registered nurses and nursing students,with “bigger” normal and ideal body sizes to male,Nurses preferred to “thinner” ideal body size in comparison to normal body size.
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Objective To explore the safety and effectiveness of using low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) in place of warfarin for anticoagulation in patients with a previous cardiac valve replacement. Methods We reviewed 70 patients hospitalized from Jan 2002 to Apr 2009 undergoing abdominal surgery who have had a previous cardiac valve replacement and had been on warfarin anticoagulation therapy. LMWH began to replace warfarin for anticoagulation 3 clay before the surgery in 33 cases, while the other 37 patients simply ceased to use any anticoagulant since 3 days before the surgery. Postoperative bleeding and embolism risk were compared between these two groups. Results There were 2 patients suffering from postoperative bleeding in the operative field in LMWH group, while there was no postoperative bleeding in patients on anticoagulant suspension group (χ~2=0.641, P>0.05). There was no valve embolism occurred in these two groups. Conclusions It is a safe way to stop using warfarin with LMWH taking the task for perioperative anticoagulation in patients with a history of cardiac valve replacement 3 days before an elective abdominal surgery. This protocol decreases the risk rate of valve embolism not at the expense of increasing postoperative bleeding.