Objective To investigate financial burden of in-patients with hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal gland/gonad diseases in the West China Hospital of Sichuan University, 2011, so as to provide baseline data for further research. Methods The data of in-patients (who had been discharged from the department of endocrinology and metabolism or discharged after being transferred to other departments for diagnosis and treatment in the West China Hospital in 2011) were collected from the Hospital Information System (HIS) of the West China Hospital, including basic information, initial diagnosis when the patients were discharged, hospital costs, the information about whether the patients had been registered the insurance in hospital, etc. We classified diseases according to ICD-10 based on the initial diagnosis when the patients were discharged on the first page of case reports. The data were input using Excel 2010 software, and statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 13.0 software. Results The results showed that: in 2011, 352 person-times of in-patients with hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal gland/gonad disease as first diagnosis were hospitalized in the department of endocrinology and metabolism, of which, 139 were male and 213 were female, with mean age of 42.9±15.0 years; and b) median hospital stay was 11 days, the average cost of hospital stay for each patient was RMB 4 361.09 yuan, most of which was for lab tests, examination, and biomedicine cost. Conclusion Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal gland/gonad diseases are an important health problem in the department of endocrinology and metabolism in a Triple-A Hospital. Most of hospitalization costs are for lab tests, examination, and biomedicine cost.
目的 探讨经胼胝体-穹窿间入路切除第三脑室肿瘤术后，近期下丘脑反应的发生情况及相关因素，为防治第三脑室肿瘤术后下丘脑反应提供参考。 方法 回顾分析2003年1月－2008年12月经胼胝体-穹窿间入路切除的78例第三脑室肿瘤患者手术后近期（1个月内）下丘脑反应的发生情况，并将其按照肿瘤部位、病理性质、大小、血供、手术切除程度进行分类统计，用SPSS 13.0软件logistic 回归分析影响这些并发症的因素。 结果 78例术后下丘脑反应37例，发生率47.4%；死亡5例，下丘脑反应病死率为13.5%（5/37）。其中电解质糖代谢紊乱33例（42.3%），尿崩症27例（34.6%），激素水平低下16例（20.5%），高热6例（7.7%）。好转痊愈率：激素水平低下43.7%，其余均＞70%。第三脑室前部颅咽管瘤术后最容易发生下丘脑反应（P＜0.05）。 结论 经胼胝体-穹窿间入路切除第三脑室肿瘤术后近期存在程度不同的下丘脑反应，其发生与肿瘤部位、病理性质有密切关系。经积极治疗，大部分下丘脑反应能在术后1个月内好转甚至痊愈。
ObjectiveTo explore the association between paroxetine (Seroxat) and level of blood sugar and endocrine hormones in pre-diabetes patients with anxiety and depression. MethodsFifty-four pre-diabetes patients with anxiety and depression diagnosed from January 2010 to December 2012 were recruited. The self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS) were used to assess depression and anxiety. All the patients were treated by paroxetine. The glucose tolerance test (OGTT), ACTH and cortisol were tested in patients at baseline and within 24 weeks. ResultsAfter 24 weeks' treatment, the level of anxiety and depression as well as the OGTT 0.5 h (0.5 h PG), OGTT 1 h (1 h PG), OGTT 2 h (2 h PG), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol were significantly decreased (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The glycated HbA1c had a positive correlation with adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol (F). Before and after treatment, the reduced rate of ACTH and reduced rate of cortisol respectively exhibited a positive correlation with the reduced rate of HbA1c, reduced rate of SAS and reduced rate of SDS. ConclusionAnti-anxiety depression treatment can lower blood sugar level in pre-diabetes patients with anxiety and depression significantly, which may be related to the activity of HPA axis.
ObjectiveTo explore the clinical features and EEG features of gelastic seizures, and analyze its value of lateral localization of epileptogenic area. MethodsAll patients with gelastic seizures admitted to the Sanbo Brain Hospital of Capital Medical University between January 2014 and December 2023 were reviewed and analyzed for history, symptomatology, imaging, electroencephalographic features and surgical protocols in patients who met the inclusion criteria and were followed up for at least 1 year, and surgical efficacy was assessed by using the Engel grading. ResultsA total of 51 patients with gelastic seizures were included, there were 32 (62.75%) males and 19 (37.25%) females, 21 (41.18%) with hypothalamic hamartomas (HH) and 30 (58.82%) with non-hypothalamic hamartomas. The age of onset was earlier in the HH group than in the non-HH group, with a median age of onset of 24.00 (0.00 ~ 96.00) and 78.00 (1.00 ~ 396.00) months (P<0.001). There are three types of laughter according to their characteristics: smiling or pleasant expressions, laughing out loud, crying or bitter laughter, with smiling or pleasant expressions being the most common (49.02%). Simple laughter is rare in all patients and is often accompanied by other manifestations such as autonomic symptoms, automatic movements, complex movements, and tonic seizures. Most of the HH group started with laughter whereas in the non-HH group laughter appeared mostly in the mid to late stages (P=0.007). Most of the HH group (57.14%) had preserved consciousness whereas most of the non-HH group (83.33%) had loss of consciousness (P=0.003). The interictal discharges in the HH group were mostly diffuse or multiregional, whereas those in the non-HH group were mostly regional (P=0.035). The onset of EEG during the seizure period in the HH group was mostly diffuse, whereas those in the non-HH group were mostly regional, mainly in the frontal and temporal regions, but there was no significant difference between the two groups (P=0.148). The non-HH group was mostly seen in those with definite lesions, and the most common type of lesion was FCD (focal cortical dysplasia, FCD). All patients enrolled in the group underwent surgical treatment, and stereoelectroencephalogram (SEEG) electrode implantation was performed in 13 cases in the HH group and in 17 cases in the non-HH group. 61.90% of the patients in the HH group had an Engel grade I, and 73.33% of the patients in the non-HH group had an Engel grade I. ConclusionsGelastic seizures has a complex neural network, with common causes other than hypothalamic hamartomas, and is most commonly seen in frontal or temporal lobe epilepsy, as well as in the insula or parietal lobe, with the most common type of lesion being FCD. The symptomatology, stage of onset, and electroencephalographic features of gelastic seizures can help in the differential diagnosis, and SEEG can help define the origin of the seizure and its diffusion pathway. The overall prognosis of surgical treatment was better in both the hypothalamic hamartomas and non-hypothalamic hamartomas groups.