Magnetic resonance imaging features of cerebellar atrophy pattern after epilepsy / 中南大学学报(医学版)

OBJECTIVES@#Clinically, it has been found that some patients with epilepsy are accompanied by cerebellar atrophy that is inconsistent with symptoms, but the pattern of cerebellar atrophy after epilepsy and the role of cerebellar atrophy in the mechanism of epilepsy have not been elucidated. This study aims to explore the specific pattern of cerebellar atrophy after epilepsy via analyzing magnetic resonance images in patients with postepileptic cerebellar atrophy.@*METHODS@#A total of 41 patients with epilepsy, who received the treatment in Xiangya Hospital of Central South University from January 2017 to January 2022 and underwent cranial MRI examination, were selected as the case group. The results of cranial MRI examination of all patients showed cerebellar atrophy. In the same period, 41 cases of physical examination were selected as the control group. General clinical data and cranial MRI results of the 2 groups were collected. The maximum area and signal of dentate nucleus, the maximum width of the brachium pontis, the maximum anterior-posterior diameter of the pontine, and the maximum transverse area of the fourth ventricle were compared between the 2 groups. The indexes with difference were further subjected to logistic regression analysis to clarify the characteristic imaging changes in patients with cerebellar atrophy after epilepsy.@*RESULTS@#Compared with the control group, the maximum width of the brachium pontis and the maximum anterior-posterior diameter of the pontine were decreased significantly, the maximum transverse area of the fourth ventricle was increased significantly in the case group (all P<0.05). The difference in distribution of the low, equal, and high signal in dentate nucleus between the 2 groups was statistically significant (χ2=43.114, P<0.001), and the difference in the maximum area of dentate nucleus between the 2 groups was not significant (P>0.05). The maximum width of the brachium pontis [odds ratio (OR)=3.327, 95% CI 1.454 to 7.615, P=0.004] and the maximum transverse area of the fourth ventricle (OR=0.987, 95% CI 0.979 to 0.995, P=0.002) were independent factors that distinguished cerebellar atrophy after epilepsy from the normal control, while the anterior-posterior diameter of pontine (OR=1.456, 95% CI 0.906 to 2.339, P>0.05) was not an independent factor that distinguished them.@*CONCLUSIONS@#In MRI imaging, cerebellar atrophy after epilepsy is manifested as significant atrophy of the brachium pontis, significant enlargement of the fourth ventricle, and increased dentate nucleus signaling while insignificant dentate nucleus atrophy. This particular pattern may be associated with seizures and exacerbated pathological processes.

Effect of 89SrCl2 for bone metastasis in Uygur and Han patients with prostate cancer / 肿瘤研究与临床

Objective To analyze contrastly the effect of 89SrCl2 for bone metastasis in Uygur and Han patients with prostate cancer.Methods The curative effects in 75 Uygur and 82 Han patients with prostate cancer bone metastasis were investigated after intravenous injection with 89SrCl2,including palliation of pain.SPECT was used to detect the change of metastasis,level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were detected by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay.Results After treated with 89SrCl2,the palliation rate,the bone metastases and the level of IL-6 were higher in Uygur patients [82.67 ％ (62/75),75 ％ (56/75),(4.24±1.74) pg/ml] than those in Han patients [60.98 ％ (50/82),52.44 ％ (43/82),(2.81±2.38) pg/ml],and there were statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion 89SrCl2 is more effective for the Uygur patients with prostate cancer bone metastasis than the Han patients,clinical workers should pay more attention to this.

Comparison of the effect of strontium-89-chlovide in the treatment of prostate cancer bone metastasis between Uygur and Han people / 中国基层医药

Objective To analyze the effect on prostate cancer bone metastasis of Uygur and Han people treated with strontium-89-chlovide.Methods The curative effects in 36 cases of Uygur and 40 cases of Han patients with prostate cancer bone metastasis were investigated after intravenous injection with strontium-89-chloride,including palliation of pain,change of metastatic focus,level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and interleukin-6 (IL-6).Results After treated with strontium-89-chlovide,compared with the han patients with prostate cancer bone metastasis,the palliation rate (83.33 ％) F-PSA [(29.29 ± 8.69) μg/L] and T-PSA [(3.73 ± 1.48) ml/L] were higher,the bone metastases and the level of IL-6 were more significantly reduced of Uygur patients,and there were statistically significant (x2 =4.113,t =1.359,t =1.849,all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion It is more effective treated with 89 SrCl-chloride for the Uygur patients with prostate cancer bone metastasis metastases than the Han patients.