Objective To evaluate metabolic abnormalities in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) with proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) using a 3.0T MR scanner. Methods Sixty-three patients (32 wom...Objective To evaluate metabolic abnormalities in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) with proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) using a 3.0T MR scanner. Methods Sixty-three patients (32 women and 31 men) with diagnosed MTLE underwent diagnostic MR imaging (MRI) and proton MRS using a 3.0T MR scanner. The clinical history and interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) were recorded. Sixteen healthy volunteers served as control. The results of proton MRS were compared with the findings of electroencephalogram and structural MRI findings. Results Twenty-seven of the 63 patients with MTLE showed unilateral hippocampal sclerosis, and 9 showed bilateral hippocampal sclerosis. The concentration ratio of N-acytelaspartate (NAA) / [ creatine ( Cr ) + choline (Cho) ] in the hippocampal region of MTLE patients (0. 64±0. 07) was significantly lower than control (0. 80±0. 05, P = 0.023). In the patients with unilateral hippocampal sclerosis, NAA/(Cr + Cho) in the hippocampal region ipsilateral to the sclerotic hippocampus (0.56±0.06) was significantly lower than the ratio in the contralateral hippocampal region (0.69±0.07, P 〈 0. 001 ). There was significant difference in hippocampal NAA/( Cr + Cho) between the refractory patients and the non-refractory patients (0. 64±0. 05 vs.0.71±0. 07, P =0. 04). Forty-five patients were lateralized by IEDs, while 49 patients were lateralized by metabolite ratio. And lateralization determined by proton MRS and IEDs was concordant in 33 patients. Conclusions MRS as a noninvasive tool adds helpful metabolite information to routine MRI in evaluation of MTLE. The method is well established and should be a routine clinical application in the investigation of epilepsy.展开更多
Modern media technology on the dramatic changes that took place in the context of globalization, new media also came in- to being. Its scope, mainly related to blogs, wikis, micro-blogging, micro-letter network, media...Modern media technology on the dramatic changes that took place in the context of globalization, new media also came in- to being. Its scope, mainly related to blogs, wikis, micro-blogging, micro-letter network, media NET, driving NET, computer networks, mobile text messaging, mobile TV, digital TV, touch-sensitive media and other free collections of a range of media production and timely dissemination of information. This article will explain the features of the new medium, unlike traditional media, characteristics of new me- dia, new media, moral perspective, combines technical, ethical and management in exploring the three causes of relevant ethical issues. The related ethical issues have been on public morals and social ethics of media brought new challenges. Looking for ethical issues related to new media strategy, new media system of ethics and oversight mechanisms, strengthen self-discipline and new media new media profes- sional philosophy and moral consciousness is now the important issues we face.展开更多
文摘Objective To evaluate metabolic abnormalities in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) with proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) using a 3.0T MR scanner. Methods Sixty-three patients (32 women and 31 men) with diagnosed MTLE underwent diagnostic MR imaging (MRI) and proton MRS using a 3.0T MR scanner. The clinical history and interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) were recorded. Sixteen healthy volunteers served as control. The results of proton MRS were compared with the findings of electroencephalogram and structural MRI findings. Results Twenty-seven of the 63 patients with MTLE showed unilateral hippocampal sclerosis, and 9 showed bilateral hippocampal sclerosis. The concentration ratio of N-acytelaspartate (NAA) / [ creatine ( Cr ) + choline (Cho) ] in the hippocampal region of MTLE patients (0. 64±0. 07) was significantly lower than control (0. 80±0. 05, P = 0.023). In the patients with unilateral hippocampal sclerosis, NAA/(Cr + Cho) in the hippocampal region ipsilateral to the sclerotic hippocampus (0.56±0.06) was significantly lower than the ratio in the contralateral hippocampal region (0.69±0.07, P 〈 0. 001 ). There was significant difference in hippocampal NAA/( Cr + Cho) between the refractory patients and the non-refractory patients (0. 64±0. 05 vs.0.71±0. 07, P =0. 04). Forty-five patients were lateralized by IEDs, while 49 patients were lateralized by metabolite ratio. And lateralization determined by proton MRS and IEDs was concordant in 33 patients. Conclusions MRS as a noninvasive tool adds helpful metabolite information to routine MRI in evaluation of MTLE. The method is well established and should be a routine clinical application in the investigation of epilepsy.
文摘Modern media technology on the dramatic changes that took place in the context of globalization, new media also came in- to being. Its scope, mainly related to blogs, wikis, micro-blogging, micro-letter network, media NET, driving NET, computer networks, mobile text messaging, mobile TV, digital TV, touch-sensitive media and other free collections of a range of media production and timely dissemination of information. This article will explain the features of the new medium, unlike traditional media, characteristics of new me- dia, new media, moral perspective, combines technical, ethical and management in exploring the three causes of relevant ethical issues. The related ethical issues have been on public morals and social ethics of media brought new challenges. Looking for ethical issues related to new media strategy, new media system of ethics and oversight mechanisms, strengthen self-discipline and new media new media profes- sional philosophy and moral consciousness is now the important issues we face.