Predicting Motor Outcome in Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Predicting motor outcome following intracerebral hemorrhage is challenging. We tested whether the combination of clinical scores and DTI-based assessment of corticospinal tract damage within the first 12 hours of symptom onset after intracerebral hemorrhage predicts motor outcome at 3 months. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We prospectively studied patients with motor deficits secondary to primary intracerebral hemorrhage within the first 12 hours of symptom onset. Patients underwent multimodal MR imaging including DTI. We assessed intracerebral hemorrhage and perihematomal edema location and volume, and corticospinal tract involvement. The corticospinal tract was considered affected when the tractogram passed through the intracerebral hemorrhage or/and the perihematomal edema. We also calculated affected corticospinal tract-to-unaffected corticospinal tract ratios for fractional anisotropy, mean diffusivity, and axial and radial diffusivities. Motor impairment was graded by the motor subindex scores of the modified NIHSS. Motor outcome at 3 months was classified as good (modified NIHSS 0-3) or poor (modified NIHSS 4-8). RESULTS: Of 62 patients, 43 were included. At admission, the median NIHSS score was 13 (interquartile range = 8-17), and the median modified NIHSS score was 5 (interquartile range = 2-8). At 3 months, 13 (30.23%) had poor motor outcome. Significant independent predictors of motor outcome were NIHSS and modified NIHSS at admission, posterior limb of the internal capsule involvement by intracerebral hemorrhage at admission, intracerebral hemorrhage volume at admission, 72-hour NIHSS, and 72-hour modified NIHSS. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values for poor motor outcome at 3 months by a combined modified NIHSS of >6 and posterior limb of the internal capsule involvement in the first 12 hours from symptom onset were 84%, 79%, 65%, and 92%, respectively (area under the curve = 0.89; 95% CI, 0.78-1). CONCLUSIONS: Combined assessment of motor function and posterior limb of the internal capsule damage during acute intracerebral hemorrhage accurately predicts motor outcome.

Products of radiation removal of lead from aqueous solutions.

The influence of typical *OH radical scavengers as potassium formate and isopropanol on the radiation-induced removal of lead was individually studied. The lead can be completely removed from aqueous solutions containing 1x10(-2) mol/L of formate already at the dose of 2.5 kGy. With increasing concentration of formate (5x10(-5)-1x10(-2) mol/L) increases the amount of Pb(formate)(+) species in the solution before irradiation. The radiation product is metallic lead at low concentration of formate to PbCO(3) at higher concentration of scavenger. In the system with 10% isopropanol dominates the species Pb(2+) and the product of radiation reduction is then metallic lead.

Enteroparasitosis y estado nutricional en niños menores de 4 años de wawa-wasi de Pamplona Alta San Juan de Miraflores Lima - Perú - 2006 / Enteroparasities and nutritional status in children younger than 4 years old from daycare centers of pamplona Alta San Juan de Miraflores, Lima, Peru, 2006

Se realizó un estudio prospectivo transversal de 112 niños entre 1 a 4 años de tres wawa wasi del área de Pamplona Alta en el distrito de San Juan de Miraflores con la finalidad de estudiar la prevalencia de enteroparasitosis y su relación con el estado nutricional. Para determinar la prevalencia de parasitosis intestinal se utilizó la Técnica de Burrows (PAF), para el diagnóstico de Enterobius vermicularis se utilizaron el método de la cinta engomada o Test de Grahan. Para determinar el estado nutricional se clasificó a los participantes en 4 categorías según el indice de Waterlow: eutrófico, desnutrido agudo, desnutrido crónico compensado y desnutrido crónico reagudizado, se emplearon los indicadores Antropométricos: peso/edad, talla/edad, peso/talla, para lo cual se utilizaron tablas antropométricas de la National Center for Health Stadistics del 2004. En cuanto a la prevalencia de parasitosis fueron positivas en el 82 por ciento de la población 18 por ciento de las muestras resultaron negativas. Se encontró que Enterobirus vermicularis fue el parásito más frecuente con 66 por ciento de los casos, seguido por Giardia Lamblia 17 por ciento. Se encontró que el 55 por ciento de la población fueron eutróficos, 7 por ciento desnutridos agudos y 38 por ciento desnutridos crónicos compensados. De los niños eutróficos el 73 por ciento estaban parasitados, mientras que el 91 por ciento de los 100 por ciento de los desnutridos agudos tenían parásitos. Con estos resultados nutricional y la frecuencia de enteroparasitosis en la población estudiada.

Prospective study of 112 children cross between 1 and 4 years of three wawa wasi Pamplona Alta area in the district of San Juan de Miraflores with the aim of studying the prevalence of enteroparasitosis and its relationship with the state nutritional. To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitosis used the technique Burrows (PAF) for the diagnosis of Enterobius vermicularis is the method used tape or rubberized test Graham. To determine the nutritional status was classified the participants into 4 categories according to the index Waterlow: eutrófico, acute undernourished, underfed and malnourished chronic harmonious chronic reagudización, were used anthropometric indicators: weight/age, height/age, weight / height for which were used anthropometric tables of the National Center for Health Stadistics 2004. As for the prevalence of parasites were positive for 82 per cent of the population 18 per cent of samples were negative. It was that Enterobirus vermicularis was the most frequent parasitie with 66 per cent of cases, followed by Giardia lamblia 17 per cent. It was found that 55 per cent of the population were eutrophic, 7 per cent acute malnutrition amd 38 per cent chronically malnourished compensated. Of the children eutróficos 73 per cent were infected, while 91 per cent of chronically malnourished offset were infested, and 100 per cent of acute had parasities. We conclude that there is a strong link between nutritional status and frequency of enteroparasitosis in the population studied.

[Laparoscopic method of surgical treatment of inguinal hernia]. / Laparoskopický zpusob chirurgického resení tríselné kýly.

Authors present the both method of laparoscopic inquinal hernia repair. They prefer laparoscopic praeperitoneal approach using prolene mesh 6 x 11 cm.

[Incidence and treatment of gynecomastia]. / Výskyt a lécení gynekomastie.

The authors discuss a group of 128 men with gynaecomastia, examined and treated in a clinic for diseases of the mammary gland in the course of 10 years. Consistent with data in the literature, they used in the majority of young men under 25 years of age as a rule conservative treatment. In older men a surgical approach was indicated in cca 50%. The operations were made in the majority under local anaesthesia with a favourable cosmetic effect.

[Diseases of the male breast]. / Onemocnení muzského prsu.

The authors analyzed the histories of 164 men with diseases of the mammary gland, examined in 1976 to 1986 in a clinic for breast diseases. Mastopathy was diagnosed most frequently (114 times), followed by mastodynia, mastitis and benign and malignant tumours. Seventy patients with histologically benign tumours were operated, a malignant tumour was revealed on biopsy seven times. Attention is drawn to hormonal factors in puberty and old age. The necessity to pay attention also to the male breast is emphasized.