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    15 April 1986, Volume 7 Issue 2
    Replacement of Damaged Motor Cortex by Homotypic Transplants of Fetus BrainTissue Ⅰ. Survival,Growth and Cytoarchitecture of the Grafts
    Jiao Shoushu
    1986, 7(2):  93-101,165. 
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    Successful transplantation of the fetal brain tissue into a resection cavity on the motor cortex area of young, adult and aging host brain is described. These studies explored the survival, growth and viability of the grafts from E12, E15 and E18 rats fetal frontal cortex (door and host wistar rat). Animals were prepared for light microscope (Nissl Golei)2, 4 and 6 months later .Implants by both fetal tissues had a 80% survival rate. In motor cortex of the host brain, the younger the fetal implant, the higher the success of the implant, but the most successful implants were the E15 (E15>E12>E18) . For the speed of the growth the E12 is the fastest (E12>E15>E18).The implants not only increased in mass (up to 6—7 fold in most of cases at 4 months) but differentiated and matured neurons were observed one to two months postimplantation.Implants were easily identified in all cases on the basis of cellular organization and the presence of a neuron sparse Zone present at the borders, just like the molecular layer of the normal cortex.There was no apparent difference in the size or organization of implants examined 4 moths after implantation as compared with those examined after longer survival times. Golgi staining demonstrated that both pyramidal and nonpyramidal cells were in the grafts. No preferential positioning or lamination of these different cells were seen with respect to each other, although some pyramidal cells had apical dendrites oriented toward "molecular zones" . These had the most recognizable pyramidal morphology, although pyramidal cells through the graft had many typical aspects of pyramidal cells such as large "apical" dendrites and spines.Nonpyramidal cells were of two types spiny and aspiny.

    Replacement of Damaged Motor Cortex by Homotypic Transplants of Fetus Brain Tissue Ⅱ. Graft—Host Connections
    Jiao Shoushu
    1986, 7(2):  101-106,116. 
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    Embryonic frontal cortex was implanted into the adult ratis motor area previously injured. Fiber between the transplant and the host brain tissue were traced by using WGA-HRP and the retrograde fluorescent dye both True Blue (TB) and Nuclear Yellow (NY) .Some grafts were shown to receive the afferent projections from many regions of the host brain: bilateral septum, hypothalamus and reticular formation, as well as ipsilateral striatum and thalamus, Axonal outgrowth from the transplanted neurons to several host brain areas occurred not onlv in the contralateral cortex,but also to the ipsilateral thalamus. In one case,outgrowth passed into con tralateral upper cervical spinal cord.In a few cases in which TB were injected into the con tralateral motor cortex and NY into ipsilateral thalamus, few double labeled cells with both TB and NY, which haven’t been seen in normal motor cortex, were found in the grafts. These data suggest that homotypic implants of embryonic brain tissue can, in some ways, replace damaged cortical projections and may eventually be able to reconstitute normal cortical circuitry.

    Intracerebral Grafting of Neuronal Cell Suspensions Correct the Damage of Substantia Nigra Ⅰ. Animal Model
    Shao Yanping
    1986, 7(2):  107-109,106,167. 
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    The study was based upon observations of 67 adult wistar rats sustained 6-OHDA induced complete destruction of the nigrostriatal DA pathway on the left side. Rotation tests were conducted in a rotometer bowls with computer built-in designed by ourselves. Tests were initiated approximately one month after severing this Pathway.The animals were given 0.5 mg/kg of apomorphine hydrochloride that evoked consistent turning of the animal. An average turning rate of more than 7 cycle/minute (a full 360-degree turn as one cycle) was considered to meet the criterion for a succesful animal model. 32.8% of the experimental animals turned to the right consistently, contralateral to the lesion. T-maze tests showed that most of the experimental animals had a predilection for left-sided deviation. Brain sections of the experimental animals showed degernerative changes in left SN area, and no DA cell was seen there by histochemistry method SPG, also no DA terminals in the ipsilatetal caudate nucleus area were detectable.

    Intracerebral Grafting of Neuronal Cell Suspensions Correct the Damage of Substantia Nigra Ⅱ. Suspension Preperation, Survial, Growth and Structure of the Grafts
    Jiao Shoushu
    1986, 7(2):  110-112,167,168. 
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    DA-rich cell suspensions were obtained from tissue dissected from the ventral mesencephalon of 12-15 day embryos (donor and host, wistar rats) ,6months after 6-OHDA lesion, 5-40 μl of the suspension (30,000-40,000 cells/μl) was implanted at one or several sites (5μl/site) in the caudate nucleus, iPsilateral to the lesion. Overall, about 10 out of 14 implants survived.Most of the implants contained a lot of surviving DAcontaining cell bodies, arranged in clusters at the site of injection. In animals with multi-focal implantation in the caudate necleus, the grafts seemed to be smaller in size and contain fewer DA neurons. A number of DA terminals were found in the neighbouring host brain tissue. The results indicate that suspension grafts of embryonic nigral tissue can ameliorate behavioural impairments induced by dopamine-depleting 6-OHDA lesions. Multi-focal injections of suspension grafts were found to provide a more extensive behavioural recovery as compared with rats receiving only a single graft.

    Intracellular Potentials of Dorsrl Column Postsynaptic Neurons
    Lu Guowei
    1986, 7(2):  112-117,168. 
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    Intracellular responses of dorsal column postsynaptic neurons to electrical stimulation of isolated cervical dorsal column and cutaneous receptive field were recorded with microelectrede from the dorsal horn of the lumbosacral spinal cord in anesthetized and immobilized cats. In addition to antidromic, orthodromic, and spontaneaus potentials regularly recorded,synaPtid potentials were also registered.No distinct prepotentials and A-B in flection were seen in the antidromic potentials. Each orthodromic, spontaneous, and synaPtic potential consisted of a prepotential, a spike, and a afterpotential and showed A and B components on the rising phase of their spike. Postsynaptic potentials manifested current effect and frequency dependency and their IPSP displayed a prolonged inhibition.The results indicate that dorsal column postsynaptic neurons possess a relatively simplified geometric organization and a considerable complexity in their local synaptic circuitry.

    Descending Spinal Field Potentials Evoked by Higher Cervical Spinal Stimulation in,the Rats
    Zhao Boyu;Lu Guowei
    1986, 7(2):  117-123,168,169. 
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    Descending spinal field potentials (dSFP) evoked by C2 stimulation in anesthetized and immobilized rats were recorded from the lumbar enlargement with silver-ball electrode and compared with the segmental spinal field potentials (sSFP) induced by peroneai nerve stimulation. Similar to waves A, N, and P of the sS FP, the dS FP consisted of a raPid spike (A’) , a slow nagative (N’) , and a slow positive (P’) waves. The active area of waves N’ and p’was 2-3 times larger than that of N and p waves’.The longitudinal distribution of dSFP was mush wider than the sSFPs’. In the middle of wave P’ there was a valley, which disappeared after C1 transection.The dS FP vanished following cutting the dorsal columns whereas increased in size after bilateral transection of the dorsolatoral funiculi. The results indicate that waves A’, N’, and P’ of dSFP seem to possess the same intrasPinal origin as that of waves A, N, and P of the sS FP while the cervical stimulation descending the dorsal cofumns may activate more components in the spinal cord in comparison with the segmensal volleys.

    Short Latency Soroatosensory Evoked Potentials. Normal Values and Their Clinical Significance
    Pan Yingfu;Weng Zaimin
    1986, 7(2):  123-128,169. 
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    Short latency somatosensory evoked potentials (SLSEPs) were tested in 40 adult healthy volunteers (male & female 20 each) by stimulating the median nerve at the wrist and the posterior tibiac nerve at the ankle seperately.The results showed. 1. Most PLs of SLSEPs in females were shorter than those in males which was mainly correlated with the length of extremities & the body height, 2, The normal values of SLSEPs were provided for reference in further studies, 3. S imultanious SLSEPs tests were quite important for the presumed localization, treatment,and prognosis in certain neurological disorders.

    The Treatment of Brain Cysticercosis with Intracranial Hypertension
    Meng Jiamei
    1986, 7(2):  128-131,170. 
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    Result of treatment of 123 cases of Brain cysticercosis with intracranial hypertension was presented (Praziquantel 88 cases, Ibendazolt 35 cases) . All the cases met the strict diagnostic criteria, and have a check up at least 6 months after treatment. Effectiveness was evaluated basing on a 6-item standard.Result of Treatment: For praziquantel group, cure rate was 15.9% marked improvement 36.4% 16 cases in the group have deen followed up for 3 years.There were no recurrence. Effectiveness could be established with certainty. The CT findings that multiple low density areas before treatment disappeared or were transformed to hyperdensiity nodules after treatment were consistent with the symptomatic inprovement kedly Living quality of patients was mar kedly improved after the therapy. Asfor albendazole group, nosignificant number of patients and diverse dosage usediin this guoup.Side Effect. This article stressed the serious side effet of the therapy. In Praziquantel group, mortality rate was as high as 10.2% (9 cases) , Factors regarding malignant intracranial h hypertension afeer treatment was analy analysed, Thoseewho had lage amount of disiminated cysts locating in brain substsnce apparently gave more serious side effects. Younger age and clinical evidences of diffuse brain sympotom (conscious changes and mental symptom) and serious intracranial hypertension (choked disc with hemorrage) were shown statistically to be relevant with serious side effects.Seven suggestions were proposed to improve the treatment routine.

    Application of Electronystagmogram to Diseases of Nervuos System
    Ding Mingchen
    1986, 7(2):  132-135,170,171. 
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    ENG was just begun to be used to the neurologic diseases in our country. 70 patients with such diseases had been examined with ENG, we found that ENG had a hiqh positive percentagegfor detecting the early changes of vertebro-basilar insufficiency, and suggested that the abnormalities were mainly in the central portions of vestibular system. To encephalitis of brain stem, multiple sclerosis, spinocerebellar degeneration, the EEG changes were central in nature. To vestibuloneuronitis, Menier’s disease etc. it mainfested a peripheral abnormality. So we can conclude that ENG is a valuable method for examining the lesions of Posterior cranial fossa

    Cysticercosis of Central Nervous System (A Clinical Study of 1400 Cases)
    Wei Gangzhi
    1986, 7(2):  135-140,171. 
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    We studied 1400 cases of CNS cysticercosi s. 1064 were male, and 336 female, with 62.6% between the age of 31 and 45 years. According to the classification standard of our country, we divided our cases into epileptic type 561 cases’ subarachnoid tyPe 126 cases’ cerebral parenchymal type 184 cases’ intraventicular type 102 cases’ mixed tyPe 419 cases and asymptomatic type 5 cases. Epilepsy was the most common symptom. Meningitiis or adhesive arachonoiditis was the most catastrophic complication of neurocysticercosis. Other less common manifestations were stroke, encephalitis, headache without hydrocephalus or cerebral parenchymal inflamation or isolated large cyst. These cyst may mimic intracranial tumors and present a greater diagnostic challenge. Virtually the CT Scan is the most useful test in diagnosing neurocysticercosis. praziquante was effective clinical improvement occurred in 64.4%. There is no doubt that the use of praziquantel represents a major advance in the treatment of neurocysticercosis,

    Clinical Analysiso 106 Cases of Acute Spentaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage Verified by CT Scan
    Lin Bowan
    1986, 7(2):  140-144,172. 
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    106 cases of spontaneous brain hemorrhage confirmed by CT scans were reported, we analyzed their computed tomographic and clinical features. The mortality in patients with ventricular hemorrhage (VH) was less than that in thosewithout VH (they were 8.7% and 12% respectively) . The mortality in patients with lobar hemorrhage was the highest (28.5%) . The patient will be in danger if his hematoma is larger than 20 cm3.