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Carrasco-Moro R, Martínez-San Millán JS, Pascual JM. Beyond uncal herniation: An updated diagnostic reappraisal of ipsilateral hemiparesis and the Kernohan-Woltman notch phenomenon. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2023; 179:844-865. [PMID: 36907707 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2022.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 03/12/2023]
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PURPOSE This works comprehensively analyses a modern cohort of patients with ipsilateral hemiparesis (IH) and discusses the pathophysiological theories elaborated to explain this paradoxical neurological sign according to the findings from contemporary neuroimaging and neurophysiological techniques. METHODS A descriptive analysis of the epidemiological, clinical, neuroradiological, neurophysiological, and outcome data in a series of 102 case reports of IH published on since the introduction of CT/MRI diagnostic methods (years 1977-2021) was performed. RESULTS IH mostly developed acutely (75.8%) after traumatic brain injury (50%), as a consequence of the encephalic distortions exerted by an intracranial haemorrhage eventually causing contralateral peduncle compression. Sixty-one patients developed a structural lesion involving the contralateral cerebral peduncle (SLCP) demonstrated by modern imaging tools. This SLCP showed certain variability in its morphology and topography, but it seems pathologically consistent with the lesion originally described in 1929 by Kernohan & Woltman. The study of motor evoked potentials was seldom employed for the diagnosis of IH. Most patients underwent surgical decompression, and a 69.1% experienced some improvement of the motor deficit. CONCLUSIONS Modern diagnostic methods support that most cases in the present series developed IH following the KWNP model. The SLCP is presumably the consequence of either compression or contusion of the cerebral peduncle against the tentorial border, although focal arterial ischemia may also play a contributing role. Some improvement of the motor deficit should be expected even in the presence of a SLCP, provided the axons of the CST were not completely severed.
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- R Carrasco-Moro
- Department of Neurosurgery, Ramón y Cajal U, Comenar Rd., Km. 9.100, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, La Princesa U. H, Madrid, Spain
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Godoy-Monzón D, García-Mansilla A, Jiménez-Baquero J, Fernández-Rozas E, Pascual JM, Campelo D. [When to resume driving after primary total hip arthroplasty?]. Acta Ortop Mex 2023; 37:94-98. [PMID: 37871932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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INTRODUCTION the current literature relates the return to driving with multiple variables. For various reasons, the current data on the time to return to driving after a total hip arthroplasty (THA) are diverse and even contradictory. We have proposed the objective of determining the time required to drive a manual gear vehicle again in a group of patients who underwent primary THA through a posterolateral approach with focus on manual gear cars. MATERIAL AND METHODS we have studied the functional results of 112 patients who underwent primary THA between January 2019 and January 2020 in a high level in Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain. RESULTS the median return to driving was three weeks (IQR 2-4). We have identified that 89.3% of the patients were able to drive again before the sixth week after surgery and in 92% of the cases they did so feeling even safer than before the THA. CONCLUSION we consider that after the sixth week of an THA it is safe to resume driving a vehicle.
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- Hospital San Rafael, Hospitales Pascual. Cádiz, España
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- Hospital San Rafael, Hospitales Pascual. Cádiz, España
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Pascual JM, Carrasco R, Barrios L, Prieto R. Duct-like Recess in the Infundibular Portion of Third Ventricle Craniopharyngiomas: An MRI Sign Identifying the Papillary Type. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2022; 43:1333-1340. [PMID: 35953277 PMCID: PMC9451635 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Papillary craniopharyngiomas (PCPs) are particularly challenging lesions requiring accurate diagnosis to plan the best therapy. Our aim was to define a narrow duct-like recess identified on MR imaging at the base of papillary craniopharyngiomas with a strict third ventricle location. MATERIALS AND METHODS A duct-like recess at the infundibular portion of craniopharyngiomas was observed on conventional T1WI and T2WI in 3 strict third ventricle papillary craniopharyngiomas in our craniopharyngioma series (n = 125). We systematically investigated this finding on the MR imaging of 2582 craniopharyngiomas and 10 other categories of third ventricle tumors (n = 690) published in the modern era (1986-2020). The diagnostic value and significance of this finding are addressed. RESULTS The duct-like recess was recognized in 52 papillary craniopharyngiomas, including 3 of our own cases, as a narrow canal-shaped cavity invaginated at the tumor undersurface, just behind the optic chiasm. This structure largely involves papillary craniopharyngiomas with a strict third ventricle topography (96%), follows the same diagonal trajectory as the pituitary stalk, and finishes at a closed end. The duct-like recess sign identifies the papillary craniopharyngioma type with a specificity of 100% and a sensitivity of 38% in the overall craniopharyngioma population. This finding can also establish the strictly intra-third ventricle location of the lesion with a 90% specificity and 33% sensitivity. These recesses appear as hypointense circular spots on axial/coronal T1WI and T2WI. Their content apparently corresponds to CSF freely flowing within the suprasellar cistern. CONCLUSIONS The presence of a duct-like recess at the infundibular portion of a third ventricle tumor represents a distinctive hallmark of papillary craniopharyngiomas that can be used as a simple MR imaging sign to reliably diagnose these lesions.
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- J M Pascual
- From the Department of Neurosurgery (J.M.P), La Princesa University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neurosurgery (R.C.), Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Statistics Department (L.B.), Computing Center, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neurosurgery (R.P.), Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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Sinmyee S, Pandit VJ, Pascual JM, Dahan A, Heidegger T, Kreienbühl G, Lubarsky DA, Pandit JJ. Legal and ethical implications of defining an optimum means of achieving unconsciousness in assisted dying. Anaesthesia 2019; 74:630-637. [PMID: 30786320 DOI: 10.1111/anae.14532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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A decision by a society to sanction assisted dying in any form should logically go hand-in-hand with defining the acceptable method(s). Assisted dying is legal in several countries and we have reviewed the methods commonly used, contrasting these with an analysis of capital punishment in the USA. We expected that, since a common humane aim is to achieve unconsciousness at the point of death, which then occurs rapidly without pain or distress, there might be a single technique being used. However, the considerable heterogeneity in methods suggests that an optimum method of achieving unconsciousness remains undefined. In voluntary assisted dying (in some US states and European countries), the common method to induce unconsciousness appears to be self-administered barbiturate ingestion, with death resulting slowly from asphyxia due to cardiorespiratory depression. Physician-administered injections (a combination of general anaesthetic and neuromuscular blockade) are an option in Dutch guidelines. Hypoxic methods involving helium rebreathing have also been reported. The method of capital punishment (USA) resembles the Dutch injection technique, but specific drugs, doses and monitoring employed vary. However, for all these forms of assisted dying, there appears to be a relatively high incidence of vomiting (up to 10%), prolongation of death (up to 7 days), and re-awakening from coma (up to 4%), constituting failure of unconsciousness. This raises a concern that some deaths may be inhumane, and we have used lessons from the most recent studies of accidental awareness during anaesthesia to describe an optimal means that could better achieve unconsciousness. We found that the very act of defining an 'optimum' itself has important implications for ethics and the law.
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- S Sinmyee
- Department of Anaesthesia, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- University of Kent, UK.,l'Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Resuscitation Spitalregion Rheintal Werdenberg Sarganserland, Grabs, Switzerland.,University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Kantonsspital St. Gallen and Former Head of Research Ethics Committee, Kanton St Gallen, Switzerland
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- Human Health Sciences and Chief Executive Officer, University of California, UC Davis Health, USA
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- Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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Prieto R, Pascual JM, Barrios L. Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas: Early endovascular treatment or surgery? Neurologia 2017; 34:557-560. [PMID: 29050785 DOI: 10.1016/j.nrl.2017.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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- R Prieto
- Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, España.
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- Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, España
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- Departamento de Estadística, Investigación Operativa y Estadística Aplicada, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, España
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Prieto R, Pascual JM, Barrios L. Topographic Diagnosis of Craniopharyngiomas: The Accuracy of MRI Findings Observed on Conventional T1 and T2 Images. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2017; 38:2073-2080. [PMID: 28935625 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a5361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The topography of craniopharyngiomas has proved fundamental in predicting the involvement of vital brain structures and the possibility of achieving a safe radical resection. Beyond the imprecise term "suprasellar," indiscriminately used for craniopharyngiomas, an accurate definition of craniopharyngioma topography should be assessed by preoperative MR imaging. The objective of this study was to investigate the MRI findings that help define craniopharyngioma topography. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study retrospectively investigated a cohort of 200 surgically treated craniopharyngiomas with their corresponding preoperative midsagittal and coronal conventional T1- and T2-weighted MR images, along with detailed descriptions of the surgical findings. Radiologic variables related to the occupation of the tumor of intracranial compartments and the distortions of anatomic structures along the sella turcica-third ventricle axis were analyzed and correlated with the definitive craniopharyngioma topography observed during the surgical procedures. A predictive model for craniopharyngioma topography was generated by multivariate analysis. RESULTS Five major craniopharyngioma topographies can be defined according to the degree of hypothalamic distortion caused by the tumor: sellar-suprasellar, pseudointraventricular, secondary intraventricular, not strictly intraventricular, and strictly intraventricular. Seven key radiologic variables identified on preoperative MRI allowed a correct overall prediction of craniopharyngioma topography in 86% of cases: 1) third ventricle occupation, 2) pituitary stalk distortion, 3) relative level of the hypothalamus in relation to the tumor, 4) chiasmatic cistern occupation, 5) mammillary body angle, 6) type of chiasm distortion, and 7) tumor shape. CONCLUSIONS Systematic assessment of these 7 variables on conventional preoperative T1 and T2 MRI is a useful and reliable method to ascertain individual craniopharyngioma topography.
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- R Prieto
- From the Department of Neurosurgery (R.P.), Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neurosurgery (J.M.P.), La Princesa University Hospital, Madrid Spain
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- Statistics Department (L.B.), Computing Center, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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Carrasco R, Pascual JM. On heart migration of the peritoneal catheter. Neurochirurgie 2015; 61:301-3. [PMID: 26428865 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2015.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Revised: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- R Carrasco
- Department of Neurosurgery, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Colmenar Road, Km. 9.100, 28034 Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, La Princesa University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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Pascual JM, Prieto R, Castro-Dufourny I, Carrasco R. Topographic Diagnosis of Papillary Craniopharyngiomas: The Need for an Accurate MRI-Surgical Correlation. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2015; 36:E55-6. [PMID: 26113067 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- J M Pascual
- Department of Neurosurgery La Princesa University Hospital Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neurosurgery Puerta de Hierro University Hospital Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neurosurgery Ramón y Cajal University Hospital Madrid, Spain
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Moros C, Navarrete MJ, Flores T, Pascual JM, Bernad VM. P244: Rates, microbiology and risk factors of central line associated bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit from 2003 to 2012. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 2013. [PMCID: PMC3687710 DOI: 10.1186/2047-2994-2-s1-p244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Kaufmann P, Engelstad K, Wei Y, Kulikova R, Oskoui M, Sproule DM, Battista V, Koenigsberger DY, Pascual JM, Shanske S, Sano M, Mao X, Hirano M, Shungu DC, Dimauro S, De Vivo DC. Natural history of MELAS associated with mitochondrial DNA m.3243A>G genotype. Neurology 2011; 77:1965-71. [PMID: 22094475 PMCID: PMC3235358 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e31823a0c7f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To describe the natural history of clinical and laboratory features associated with the m.3243A>G mitochondrial DNA point mutation. Natural history data are needed to obtain prognostic information and for clinical trial planning. METHODS We included 85 matrilineal relatives from 35 families with at least 2 visits in this prospective cohort study. Thirty-one were fully symptomatic with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS), and 54 were carrier relatives. Evaluations included standardized questionnaires (medical history and daily living functioning), physical examination, neuropsychological testing, and a battery of imaging and laboratory tests. We evaluated changes in clinical and laboratory features over time and survival. Outcomes are reported over a follow-up period of up to 10.6 years (mean 3.8 ± 2.2 years for patients and 5.5 ± 3.0 for carrier relatives). RESULTS Neurologic examination, neuropsychological testing, and daily living scores significantly declined in all patients with MELAS, whereas no significant deterioration occurred in carrier relatives. Cerebral MRI scores declined significantly in patients with MELAS. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy estimates of lactate in the lateral ventricles increased over time, and high lactate was associated with increased mortality. Symptom onset in childhood often was associated with worse outcome. Patients with MELAS had a greater death rate than carrier relatives. CONCLUSIONS Patients with MELAS carrying the m.3243A>G mutation show a measurable decline in clinical and imaging outcomes. It is hoped that these data will be helpful in anticipating the disease course and in planning clinical trials for MELAS.
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- P Kaufmann
- The Neurological Institute, Columbia University, 710 W. 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Carrasco R, Pascual JM, Navas M, Fraga J, Manzanares-Soler R, Sola RG. Spontaneous acute hemorrhage within a subependymoma of the lateral ventricle: successful emergent surgical removal through a frontal transcortical approach. Neurocirugia (Astur) 2010; 21:478-83. [PMID: 21165545 DOI: 10.1016/s1130-1473(10)70100-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION. Subependymomas are benign neoplasms intimately related to the ventricular system which only exceptionally associate hemorrhagic events. We present neuroradiological and pathological evidences of intratumoral hemorrhage within a single case of subependymoma operated on at our institution. Additionally we analyze retrospectively the well-defined reports of similar cases published in the scientific literature. CASE REPORT. A 71-year-old man on anticoagulant therapy presented with abrupt and progressive deterioration of his level of consciousness. Emergent computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging evidenced signs of acute bleeding within a mass located at the frontal horn of the left lateral ventricle, producing obstructive biventricular hydrocephalus. The lesion was immediately and completely removed through a left frontal transcortical approach. Pathological diagnosis was consistent with subependymoma displaying areas of microhemorrhage. After surgery the patient developed global anterograde and retrograde amnesia. CONCLUSIONS. A spontaneous hemorrhagic event within an asymptomatic lateral ventricle subependymoma can result in a surgical emergence as a consequence of sudden obstruction of cerebrospinal fluid pathways. Prompt and radical surgical removal of the mass, which allows a rapid resolution of hydrocephalus and prevents the risk of rebleeding, may constitute the safest management strategy.
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- R Carrasco
- Department of Neurosurgery. Ramón y Cajal University Hospital. La Princesa University Hospital. Madrid, Spain.
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Rubio G, López-Muñoz F, Ponce G, Pascual JM, Martínez-Gras I, Ferre F, Jiménez-Arriero MÁ, Alamo C. Zonisamide versus diazepam in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Pharmacopsychiatry 2010; 43:257-62. [PMID: 20927698 DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1263168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Anticonvulsant drugs have been used in the treatment of alcohol detoxification. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of zonisamide in a sample of patients presenting alcohol withdrawal syndrome. METHOD In this 3-week, randomized, flexible-dose trial, 40 inpatients with alcohol dependence disorder received zonisamide or diazepam for detoxification. Zonisamide was started at a dose of 400-600 mg/day (week 1), tapering to a minimum dose of 100-300 mg/day (week 3). Diazepam was administered using a similar regimen (from 130-50 mg/day tapering to 5-15 mg/day). Subjects were treated initially (weeks 1 and 2) in an inpatient unit and for the final week in an outpatient facility. During the inpatient period, the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol (CIWA-Ar) was used to assess the efficacy of each substance. During the outpatient period the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol (CIWA-Ar), Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, and a craving scale were used. RESULTS All subjects completed the study. During the inpatient period both drugs reduced alcohol withdrawal symptoms, but the decrease was more marked in the zonisamide group. At the end of the study (week 3) participants treated with zonisamide showed lower CIWA-Ar scores than subjects receiving diazepam. Also, individuals in the zonisamide group had less craving for alcohol, less anxiety, and less daytime sedation compared with participants treated with diazepam. CONCLUSION Zonisamide can be a valuable alternative to benzodiazepines in the prevention of alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
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- G Rubio
- Department of Psychiatry, Doce de Octubre University Hospital, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain. grubio.hdoc@ salud.madrid.org
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Navas M, Pedrosa-Sánchez M, Martínez-Flórez P, Carrasco R, Pascual JM, Sola RG. [Giant cavernous sinus haemangioma. Case report]. Neurocirugia (Astur) 2009; 20:461-466. [PMID: 19830369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Intracranial haemangioma is a benign vascular tumor which seldom affects the cavernous sinus region, being it frequently misdiagnosed as a meningioma. CASE REPORT A 60-year-old woman presented with a subacute-onset third cranial nerve palsy. A giant extraaxial mass located in the middle cranial fossa which extended into the selar and supraselar areas was diagnosed. It showed homogeneous enhancement after contrast administration. The angiography revealed mild enhancement as well as indirect signs of mass effect, and a tumoral embolization was performed. Surgery and outcome. The tumor was partially removed through a left pterional approach, leaving an intraselar remnant. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course, and did not present new neurological deficits. CONCLUSIONS The haemangioma must be considered in the differential diagnosis of cavernous sinus tumours. This entity represents a neurosurgical challenge, due to the complexity of this anatomical region and the trend of the tumour to bleed during its dissection.
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MESH Headings
- Cavernous Sinus/pathology
- Cavernous Sinus/surgery
- Cerebral Angiography
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System/complications
- Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System/diagnosis
- Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System/diagnostic imaging
- Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System/epidemiology
- Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System/surgery
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Meningioma/diagnosis
- Middle Aged
- Oculomotor Nerve Diseases/etiology
- Prognosis
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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- M Navas
- Servicio de Neurocirugía. Hospital Universitario de la Princesa. Madrid. España
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Prieto R, Gutiérrez-González R, Pascual JM, Roda JM, Cerdán S, Matias-Guiu J, Barcia JA. [Experimental models of traumatic brain injury]. Neurocirugia (Astur) 2009; 20:225-244. [PMID: 19575127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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AIM To provide a summary of the different experimental models of traumatic brain injury (TBI) designed under both in vivo and in vitro conditions. A comprehensible review of the specific types of brain lesions induced, as well as the technical details to reproduce each model at the laboratory is given. DEVELOPMENT Outcome of patients suffering from a TBI has significantly improved with the rapid application of vital supporting measures in addition to a strict control of blood and intracranial pressure at the intensive care units. However no specific treatment for post-traumatic brain lesions has proven as efficacious in the clinical settings. A deeper knowledge of the physiopathological events associated with TBI is necessary for the development of new specific therapies. Due to the heterogeneity of the human TBI, each experimental model has been designed to reproduce a different type of brain lesion. Experimental TBI models allow the study of the dynamic evolution of brain injuries under controlled conditions. Usefulness of experimental models is limited by their reliability and reproducibility among different researchers. Small rodents have been the preferred animals to reproduce TBI injuries, mainly due to the similar cerebral physiology shared by these animals and the human beings. CONCLUSION The use of experimental models of TBI is the most appropriate tool to study the mechanisms underlying this type of injury. However their simplicity precludes an exact reproduction of the heterogeneous cerebral damage observed in clinical settings. This could be the main reason for the discrepancies observed in the therapeutic effects of treatments between experimental and clinical studies.
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- R Prieto
- Servicios de Neurocirugía, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos
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Pascual JM, Navas M, Carrasco R. Penetrating ballistic-like frontal brain injury caused by a metallic rod. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2009; 151:689-91. [PMID: 19277462 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-009-0222-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2008] [Accepted: 02/11/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Penetrating non-missile intracranial injuries caused by metallic foreign bodies are very rare among the civilian population. We present a unique instance of a severe, high-energy, penetrating orbitocranial injury caused by a solid metallic rod that corresponded to the spray valve lever handle of a kitchen sink pre-rinse spray tap, which was fractured and projected at high speed for an unknown reason. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a high-energy, penetrating brain injury caused by such an object. After careful radiological evaluation of the shape and position of the foreign object, a combined right frontal craniotomy and supraorbital osteotomy was performed in order to achieve safe removal of the metal bar. Successful surgical treatment of an orbitocranial injury caused by a similar object has not previously been reported.
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OBJECTIVE The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has recently published the new criteria for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical characteristics and cardiovascular risk of the new patients with MS compared to the previous National Cholesterol Education Program ATP III definition, its differential characteristics and cardiovascular risk. PATIENTS AND METHODS Cross sectional study in a hypertension clinic. Coronary risk was calculated (Framingham function NCEP-ATP III) and other cardiovascular markers, urinary albumin excretion (UAE in mg/24 hours) and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) were assessed. RESULTS A total 2,404 patients were evaluated, 1,901 non-diabetic and 503 diabetic hypertensive subjects. The non-diabetics 726 (38.2%) had MS with the previous NCEP ATP-III definition, the number increasing sharply to 1,091 (57.4%) with the new IDF definition. The proportion did not increase in diabetics (93% vs. 92%). Concordance in the diagnosis was 78% in non-diabetics and 91% in diabetics. The new patients had a similar coronary risk (Framingham) but lower values of other cardiovascular markers: logUAE 1.00 (0.49) mg/24 hours vs. 1.06 (0.55) mg/24 hours (p = 0.003), and CRP 1.9 (2.7) mg/L vs. 2.5 (3.2) mg/L (median, interquartile range; p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The new IDF definition of MS increases the number of patients with MS. The new patients have a similar coronary risk (Framingham) but the new parameters used to assess cardiovascular risk (UAE and CRP) were lower. The relationship of the new definition of MS and cardiovascular risk remains to be defined.
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- E Rodilla
- Unidad de Hipertensión Arterial y Riesgo Vascular, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Sagunto, Agencia Valenciana de Salud, Valencia, Spain
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Pascual JM. [Neurological phenocopying]. Rev Neurol 2006; 43:753-7. [PMID: 17160927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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AIMS To expand the -supposedly- narrow relationships that exist between genes and clinical syndromes by reflecting on several illustrative examples that disturb current simplistic genotype: phenotype correlations, and to explore a variety of biological mechanisms that account for this emerging phenomenon. DEVELOPMENT Because it is well known that mutations in a single gene can give rise to numerous phenotypes, it would appear, at least intuitively, that the converse relationship might also hold true: that different genotypes may converge on just one single phenotype. Several examples taken from the study of selected neurological diseases illustrate that the latter principle indeed occurs in nature because disparate human genetic anomalies manifest similarly by exhibiting only a relatively limited phenotypic repertoire. This interesting biological phenomenon and vexing clinical problem is best described as phenocopying. Conditions such as spinal muscular atrophy, congenital glycosylation disorders, and mitochondrial diseases are but a few notorious examples of phenocopying. CONCLUSION The nervous system is endowed with a limited number of genes and of types of molecules and, especially during development, its functional repertoire, at least from an observable point of view, is also limited. Therefore, ample genotyping capabilities are necessary to avoid erring in the process of diagnostic attribution because of phenocopying.
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- J M Pascual
- Departamentos de Neurología, Fisiología y Pediatría, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-8813, USA.
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Gómez-Belda A, Rodilla E, González C, Costa JA, Serra B, Pascual JM. [Lipid lowering goals in high risk and very high cardiovascular risk patients: a reasonable challenge?]. Rev Clin Esp 2006; 206:417-21. [PMID: 17042982 DOI: 10.1157/13093465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The last modifications of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) indicate some lower therapeutic targets of low density protein cholesterol (LDL-c) in patients with very high vascular risk. Our study aims to establish the degree of compliance of the therapeutic targets defined by these modifications. PATIENTS AND METHOD Descriptive and cross sectional study of patients from a cardiovascular clinic. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) was calculated and targets were established according the new update of NCEP-ATP III. RESULTS 836 patients, 625 (75%) with HR and 211(25%) with VHR were studied 45% of HR and 67% of VHR were receiving treatment with statins (p < 0.001) but only 38% of HR and 15% of VHR achieved target LDL-c levels. The percentage of patients who could achieve LDL-goals using the maximum approved dose of the statins plus other lipid lowering drug was calculated: The 31% of HR and 51% of VHR were unable to achieve the LDL-c targets. CONCLUSIONS Only 15% of very high risk patients achieve target levels of LDL-c according to the new NCEP-ATP III recommendations. Even using maximum dose of statins in combination with other lipid lowering drugs, less than half of the patients will be able to achieve LDL-c goal (< 70 mg/dl).
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- A Gómez-Belda
- Unidades de Hipertensión y Riesgo Vascular, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Sagunto, Valencia. España
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Rodilla E, Costa JA, Mares S, Miralles A, González C, Sánchez C, Pascual JM. Importancia de los componentes del síndrome metabólico en los valores de proteína C reactiva. Rev Clin Esp 2006; 206:363-8. [PMID: 16863620 DOI: 10.1157/13090502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE C-reactive protein (CRP) is considered a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis. The aim of the study was to assess whether the metabolic syndrome (MS) and parameters involved in its diagnosis might influence serum CRP values. PATIENTS AND METHOD Cross-sectional study in outpatients of a HTA and Vascular Risk clinic. MS was diagnosed according to National Cholesterol Educational Program ATP-III guidelines, and hs-CRP was analyzed by nephelometry. RESULTS A total of 1,969 patients (47% male) were evaluated and distributed into four groups: 1) 1,220 non-diabetics without MS; 2) 384 non-diabetics with MS; 3) 153 diabetics without MS, and 4) 212 diabetics with MS. Patients with MS had higher CRP in both non-diabetic 3.0 (1.7-4.4) mg/l vs. 1.7 (0.9-3.4) mg/l; p=0.001 (MW), and diabetic patients: 2.8 (1.5-4.6) mg/l vs. 2.2 (0.9-4.3) mg/l; p=0.01 (MW). Diabetic patients without MS had CRP values not different to non-diabetic without MS. CRP values increased in relation to the number of parameters included in the MS from 1.7 (2.2) mg/l, in patients without any parameters, to 4.2 (2.8) mg/l in patients who fulfilled five parameters (p=0.001) (KW). In multiple regression analysis abdominal obesity (p=0.001), TG (p=0.001) and glucose (p=0.02) were associated with CRP levels after correcting for other factors. Abdominal obesity (OR: 1.9; 95% CI: 1.5-2.4; p=0.001) and TG (OR: 1.4; 95% CI: 1.1 -1.7; p=0.003), but not glucose were independent factors related to the presence of high levels of CRP (>3 mg/l) in a logistic regression analysis. CONCLUSIONS Diabetic and non-diabetic patients with MS have high CRP levels. Of the five components of MS, the most closely related to CRP is abdominal obesity.
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- E Rodilla
- Unidad de Hipertensión Arterial y Riesgo Vascular, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Sagunto, Agencia Valenciana de Salud, Puerto de Sagunto, Valencia, Spain
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Noh KW, Wallace MB, Pascual JM, Wolfsen HC, Raimondo M, Woodward TA. Fine-needle aspiration of peritumoral lymph nodes in esophageal cancer with endobronchial ultrasound. Endoscopy 2006; 38:953. [PMID: 16586245 DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-925097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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- K W Noh
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
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Its indications should only be considered in patients with morbid obesity (BMI>40 kg/m2) or severe obesity (BMI>35 kg/m2) with serious associated comorbidity. In general, significant weight loss with marked improvement of the cardiovascular comorbidity is obtained. There are still no studies that show long term survival. It must be stressed that the patients should follow a subsequent and continuous medical monitoring to prevent important secondary metabolic complications.
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- J M Pascual
- Unidad de Hipertensión Arterial y Riesgo Vascular, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Sagunto, Agencia Valenciana de Salud, Puerto de Sagunto, Valencia, Spain.
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Kaufmann P, Engelstad K, Wei Y, Jhung S, Sano MC, Shungu DC, Millar WS, Hong X, Gooch CL, Mao X, Pascual JM, Hirano M, Stacpoole PW, DiMauro S, De Vivo DC. Dichloroacetate causes toxic neuropathy in MELAS: a randomized, controlled clinical trial. Neurology 2006; 66:324-30. [PMID: 16476929 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000196641.05913.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 237] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of dichloroacetate (DCA) in the treatment of mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS). BACKGROUND High levels of ventricular lactate, the brain spectroscopic signature of MELAS, correlate with more severe neurologic impairment. The authors hypothesized that chronic cerebral lactic acidosis exacerbates neuronal injury in MELAS and therefore, investigated DCA, a potent lactate-lowering agent, as potential treatment for MELAS. METHODS The authors conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, 3-year cross-over trial of DCA (25 mg/kg/day) in 30 patients (aged 10 to 60 years) with MELAS and the A3243G mutation. Primary outcome measure was a Global Assessment of Treatment Efficacy (GATE) score based on a health-related event inventory, and on neurologic, neuropsychological, and daily living functioning. Biologic outcome measures included venous, CSF, and 1H MRSI-estimated brain lactate. Blood tests and nerve conduction studies were performed to monitor safety. RESULTS During the initial 24-month treatment period, 15 of 15 patients randomized to DCA were taken off study medication, compared to 4 of 15 patients randomized to placebo. Study medication was discontinued in 17 of 19 patients because of onset or worsening of peripheral neuropathy. The clinical trial was terminated early because of peripheral nerve toxicity. The mean GATE score was not significantly different between treatment arms. CONCLUSION DCA at 25 mg/kg/day is associated with peripheral nerve toxicity resulting in a high rate of medication discontinuation and early study termination. Under these experimental conditions, the authors were unable to detect any beneficial effect. The findings show that DCA-associated neuropathy overshadows the assessment of any potential benefit in MELAS.
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- P Kaufmann
- Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York 10032, USA.
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Prieto R, Pascual JM, Roda JM. Third ventricle glioblastoma. Case report and review of literature. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2006; 108:199-204. [PMID: 16412844 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2004.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2004] [Revised: 12/13/2004] [Accepted: 12/14/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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UNLABELLED A glioblastoma presenting as a solitary third ventricle mass is exceptional. CASE DESCRIPTION We report the case of a 29-year-old woman who lost consciousness, was taken to hospital and referred a previous history of depression and diabetes insipidus. Magnetic resonance imaging study revealed a heterogeneous anterior third ventricle mass with ring enhancement after contrast administration. It was approached and subtotally resected by a transcortical-transventricular route and histological diagnosis proved it to be a glioblastoma. There are only two other similar well-described cases and another nine have been previously reported in surgical series of high grade gliomas and glioblastomas. The possible origin of this lesion is discussed.
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- R Prieto
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital La Paz, Pso. de la Castellana, 261, 28046 Madrid, Spain.
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Pascual JM, González-Llanos F, Barrios L, Roda JM. Intraventricular craniopharyngiomas: topographical classification and surgical approach selection based on an extensive overview. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2004; 146:785-802. [PMID: 15254801 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-004-0295-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND This retrospective study analyzes the clinical, neuroradiological, pathological and surgical characteristics of well-described intraventricular craniopharyngiomas with the aims of: (i) critically to review the criteria used to affirm the diagnosis of an intraventricular location (ii) defining more accurately this topographical diagnosis preoperatively, and (iii) to investigate factors influencing the surgical outcome. METHOD Clinical, neuroradiological, pathological and surgical objective data of 104 well-described intraventricular craniopharyngiomas (IVC) reported in the literature, in addition to a new case, were analyzed. On the basis of the proofs provided for third ventricle intactness, a new topographical classification for IVC was developed, distinguishing between: (i) strict IVC, with a proved third ventricle floor integrity and (ii) non-strict IVC, without any reliable proof confirming the intactness of the third ventricle floor. Following this classification, clinical features, pathology and surgical outcome for strictly and non-strictly IVC were compared. FINDINGS For 105 IVC compiled, 36 belonged to the strictly group and 69 to the non-strictly group. Two pathological features were associated with the non-strictly IVC group: a preferentially adamantinomatous pattern (p=0.106) and wider and tighter adherences to third ventricle margins (p=0.01). The non-strict topography was also associated with a worse postoperative outcome (p=0.046). There was a significant relationship between the surgical approach and the final outcome (p=0.05), being the translamina terminalis approach associated with the best outcome. CONCLUSIONS Two different topographies might be considered among IVC: strict and non-strict intraventricular location. Non-strictly IVC have wider and tighter adhesions to third ventricle boundaries and this subtype is associated with a worse outcome.
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- J M Pascual
- Department of Neurosurgery, La Princesa University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
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Pascual JM, Lecumberri B, Wang D, Yang R, Engelstad K, De Vivo DC. [Type 1 glucose transporter (Glut1) deficiency: manifestations of a hereditary neurological syndrome]. Rev Neurol 2004; 38:860-4. [PMID: 15152356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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AIM To define this genetic syndrome. DEVELOPMENT The constellation of infantile epilepsy, acquired microcephaly and hypoglychorrachia is characteristic of glucose transporter type 1 (Glut1) deficiency syndrome, a prototype neurometabolic disorder caused by inheritable mutations in the gene SLC2A1. All known mutations reduce the function of Glut1 in the blood brain barrier and thus limit brain glucose availability. As the cerebral metabolic rate for glucose increases during infancy, patients become gradually symptomatic, a phenomenon that underscores the importance of early diagnosis via lumbar puncture and treatment, which has meet with some success in ameliorating several --but not all-- features of the disease. CONCLUSION The increasing number of mild phenotypic variants being described, owing to the improved awareness of the disease, has led to the consideration of Glut1 deficiency in the diagnosis of infantile seizures, mental retardation, familial epilepsy and movement disorders.
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- J M Pascual
- Colleen Giblin Laboratories, Neurological Institute of New York, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, USA.
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Marin P, Julve R, Chaves FJ, Giner V, Pascual JM, Armengod ME, Redon J. Polymorphisms of the angiotensinogen gene and the outcome of microalbuminuria in essential hypertension: a 3-year follow-up study. J Hum Hypertens 2003; 18:25-31. [PMID: 14688807 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to analyse the relationship of polymorphisms of the angiotensinogen (AGT) gene with the changes in microalbuminuria during 3 years of antihypertensive treatment in a group of young adults with essential hypertension. METHODS Essential hypertensives, less than 50 years old, never previously treated with antihypertensive drugs and in the absence of diabetes mellitus were included. After the initial evaluation, patients were treated using only nonpharmacological measures (n=23), only beta-blockers (n=26), only angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) (n=57) or a combination of treatments (n=25). The office blood pressure, biochemical profile and urinary albumin excretion (UAE) were measured at the beginning and then yearly. The polymorphism A-6G of the AGT gene located in the promoter region was analysed. RESULTS In total, 131 patients, 35 (27%) microalbuminurics, were included. Although no significant differences in systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), fasting glucose and UAE were observed among genotypes at the initial examination, during the 3 years of antihypertensive treatment the slope values for the DBP, fasting glucose and UAE differed significantly despite no differences in the distribution of treatments being present. The subjects carrying the AA-6 genotype had the largest DBP decrease, but the lowest UAE reduction and the highest slope of glucose. Out of 35 initially microalbuminuric patients, 24 became normoalbuminuric and the lowest reduction rates were observed in subjects who carried the allele A-6. No interaction between the type of treatment and genotype was observed on the changes in UAE, BP or glucose values. In the subset of 57 patients treated with ACEi, the changes in UAE, BP and glucose had the same trend as was observed in the total population. CONCLUSIONS Subjects carrying the AA genotype of the A-6G AGT gene polymorphism are resistant to a reduction of microalbuminuria. Whether this can be attributed to a predisposition to glucose metabolic disturbance or not needs to be confirmed in further studies.
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- P Marin
- Instituto Investigaciones Citológicas, Fundación Valenciana de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Spain
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Pascual JM, Koenigsberger MR. [Cerebral palsy: prenatal risk factors]. Rev Neurol 2003; 37:275-80. [PMID: 12938060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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Prenatal risk factors causing cerebral palsy (CP), here defined as a non-progressive motor abnormality of tone or posture, are much more numerous than once believed, when a great deal of brain injury was attributed to factors surrounding delivery. Scientific advances in genetics and biochemistry, as well as clinical technical advances in, for example, amniotic fluid examination or fetal neuroimaging, has permitted us to find a multiplicity of new etiologies causing neonatal encephalopathy, most of which were formerly attributed to perinatal hypoxia-ischemia. This article reviews an expanded list of etiologies, including asphyxia, which has been found to cause only 6-10% of CP in full term infants, and periventricular leukomalacia, which is associated with 30-50% of CP in premature births. We also review a few of the genetic causes of CP, which lead to metabolic encephalopathies in come cases, to congenital anomalies in others, and sometimes to both. We discuss maternal gestational or intrapartum infections which may affect the fetus by direct in utero contagion or by other less direct means. Inborn metabolic errors affecting the fetus, such as diabetes, are touched on, as are the effects of maternal medications or recreational drugs on the fetus. Finally, we briefly cite the curious phenomenon occurring in multiple births, namely the potential of CP in the surviving infant or infants were the others have died in utero.
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- J M Pascual
- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Columbia University, Children's Hospital of New York, New York, USA.
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Roda JM, González-Llanos F, Pascual JM. [The role of the extra-intracranial anastomosis and interventionist endovascular therapy in the treatment of complex cerebral aneurysms]. Neurocirugia (Astur) 2002; 13:365-70; discussion 370. [PMID: 12444407 DOI: 10.1016/s1130-1473(02)70588-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Cerebral revascularization is an useful tool in the treatment of giant or complex cerebral aneurysms that can not be clipped directly by different causes. In turn, interventionist endovascular therapy, an emergent technique with very good results in the treatment of cerebral aneurysms during the last five years, is a new complementary tool to cerebral revascularization for the treatment of complex aneurysms. In the present manuscript we emphasize the beneficial effect of revascularization, followed in a short period of time by the endovascular technique in order to either occlude the parent vessel or to exclude the aneurysm from cerebral circulation. Advantages of this form of therapy, as well as the selection of patients and the present revascularization procedures, are commented.
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- J M Roda
- Servicio de Neurocirugía y Unidad de Investigación Cerebrovascular, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España
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Anterior communicating artery complex accounts for the most frequent site of cerebral aneurysms and it is characterized by its great anatomical variability. The development of aneurysms in this complex has been associated with the asymmetry of its afferent vessels. An anatomical and hemodynamic study of the anterior communicating artery was performed. Twenty brain samples obtained from adult necropsies were studied by means of microsurgical dissection. Additionally; 118 cerebral angiographies from patients with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage were studied. A high number of perforanting vessels originated at the anterior communicating artery complex was a relevant finding. The number, distribution and size of these vessels is reported accurately. Analysis of the angiographies showed the association between the existence of an anterior communicating artery aneurysm and the presence of a blood flow predominance through one of the two proximal anterior cerebral arterias.
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Primary central nervous system lymphomas (PCNSL) are infrequent tumors and their presentation as a solitary hypothalamic-third ventricle mass can be considered exceptional. We report the case of a 57-year-old woman with progressive visual deterioration, diabetes insipidus and mental confusion. She had a diffuse and homogeneous tumoral lesion involving the third ventricle and the adjacent hypothalamic area with marked enhancement after contrast administration on both, competed tomography scan and magnetic resonance images. It was approached and partially resected by the translamina terminalis route. Histological diagnosis proved to be a diffuse non-Hodgkin lymphoma and the patient subsequently was treated with adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Followup examination showed visual acuity recover but persistent confessional state. Eight similar well described cases reported in the literature are reviewed with a description of the major diffenciating features of this neurological entity. Treatment of PCNSL remains a challenge, and the topographical location within the hypothalamic-third ventricle area is even more complex.
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- J M Pascual
- Unit of Neurosurgery, Clínica Moncloa, Madrid
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Koenigsberger MR, Pascual JM. [Neonatal myasthenic syndromes]. Rev Neurol 2002; 34:47-51. [PMID: 11988891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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INTRODUCTION In the newborn, myasthenia can present either as transient neonatal myasthenia or as a congenital syndrome. At present at least 8 syndromes involving neonatal neuromuscular junction (NMJ) malfunction have been described; one caused by the passage of transplacental antibodies from mother to child, while all but one of the rest are inherited. Inheritance in all but two syndromes is autosomal recessive. One is an autosomal dominantly inherited illness; in another the mode of inheritance is not clear. The deficit in function of the NMJ is presynaptic in 3 instances, at the junctional gap in 1, and postsynaptic in at least 3 other syndromes. DEVELOPMENT We will review the clinical symptoms, as well as neurophysiologic and genetic testing available for diagnosis. We explain how, at least, in some of the syndromes, one can begin appropriate therapy based on clinical, neurophysiological and simple pharmacological testing. CONCLUSION However, in many cases, it becomes necessary to refer the patient or a tissue sample, usually an intercostal nerve muscle preparation, to one of the very few centers in the world where in vitro neurophysiologic, microstructural and genetic procedures leading to a more precise diagnosis can be performed.
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- M R Koenigsberger
- Pediatric Neurology Service, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Giner V, Corella D, Chaves FJ, Pascual JM, Portolés O, Marín P, Lozano JV, Armengod ME, Redón J. [Renin-angiotensin system genetic polymorphisms and essential hypertension in the Spanish population]. Med Clin (Barc) 2001; 117:525-9. [PMID: 11707217 DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7753(01)72167-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The goal of this study was to analyse the association between essential hypertension and the main genetic polymorphisms at the renin-angiotensin system in the Spanish population. PATIENTS AND METHOD Case-control study including 185 essential hypertensive subjects(age [SD] 39.6 [7.5] years, 52% women, systolic blood pressure 151.2 [17.4] mmHg, diastolic blood pressure 96.0 [9.4] mmHg) and 350 sex- and age-matched normotensive individuals selected from a sample of the general population of the Comunidad Valenciana, Spain (age 39.4 [8.0] years, 51.7% women, systolic blood pressure 116.0 [12.0] mmHg, diastolic blood pressure 69.6 [8.5] mmHg). A PCR was performed to determine I/D angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism, A-6G and M235T angiotensinogen gene polymorphism and A1166C polymorphism of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor. RESULTS There were no differences between cases and controls with regard to genotypic and allelic distributions. In hypertensive patients,there were no differences in genotypic or allelic distributions after considering the presence or absence of a familial history of hypertension or comparing tertiles of systolic and diastolic blood pressure values. Only in women, the combination of a C allele of A1166C polymorphism with an A-6G angiotensinogen polymorphism A allele (p = 0.007), or an M235T angiotensinogen polymorphism T allele (p = 0.007), was associated with a higher risk of hypertension. CONCLUSIONS We found no association between essential hypertension risk and I/D ACE gene, M235T and A-6G angiotensinogen gene, or A1166C angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene polymorphisms. An epistatic effect was observed in young women between angiotensin II type 1 receptor polymorphisms and angiotensinogen polymorphisms.
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- V Giner
- Unidad de Hipertensión Arterial, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Clínico de Valencia, Universidad de Valencia
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Brockmann K, Wang D, Korenke CG, von Moers A, Ho YY, Pascual JM, Kuang K, Yang H, Ma L, Kranz-Eble P, Fischbarg J, Hanefeld F, De Vivo DC. Autosomal dominant glut-1 deficiency syndrome and familial epilepsy. Ann Neurol 2001; 50:476-85. [PMID: 11603379 DOI: 10.1002/ana.1222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Glut-1 deficiency syndrome was first described in 1991 as a sporadic clinical condition, later shown to be the result of haploinsufficiency. We now report a family with Glut-1 deficiency syndrome affecting 5 members over 3 generations. The syndrome behaves as an autosomal dominant condition. Affected family members manifested mild to severe seizures, developmental delay, ataxia, hypoglycorrhachia, and decreased erythrocyte 3-O-methyl-D-glucose uptake. Seizure frequency and severity were aggravated by fasting, and responded to a carbohydrate load. Glut-1 immunoreactivity in erythrocyte membranes was normal. A heterozygous R126H missense mutation was identified in the 3 patients available for testing, 2 brothers (Generation 3) and their mother (Generation 2). The sister and her father were clinically and genotypically normal. In vitro mutagenesis studies in Xenopus laevis oocytes demonstrated significant decreases in the transport of 3-O-methyl-D-glucose and dehydroascorbic acid. Xenopus oocyte membranes expressed high amounts of the R126H mutant Glut-1. Kinetic analysis indicated that replacement of arginine-126 by histidine in the mutant Glut-1 resulted in a lower Vmax. These studies demonstrate the pathogenicity of the R126H missense mutation and transmission of Glut-1 deficiency syndrome as an autosomal dominant trait.
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- K Brockmann
- Department of Pediatrics and Neuropediatrics, Children's Hospital, University of Goettingen, Germany
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BACKGROUND The objective of the present study was to characterize the spectrum of circadian blood pressure changes in type I diabetes at different stages of nephropathy by using two monitorings in each patient in order to avoid intra-individual variability. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 80 type I diabetic subjects and the same number of age, sex and awake mean blood pressure (BP)-matched controls were included. According to urinary albumin excretion, there were 57 normoalbuminurics, 15 persistent microalbuminurics and eight proteinurics. Two 24 h ambulatory blood pressure monitorings were performed at the same urinary albumin excretion stage in absence of antihypertensive treatment for each diabetic subject and for their respective control. Blood pressure and heart rate averages during 24 h, awake, sleep, and day: night ratio were calculated. RESULTS Seven of the eight proteinuric subjects were hypertensives, whereas hypertension was absent in the normoalbuminuric and microalbuminuric groups. The intraindividual reproducibility in diabetics showed repeatability coefficients for the 24 h systolic and diastolic pressure of 33 and 42%, respectively. This reproducibility for the day: night ratio was generally worse, 57% for systolic and 59% for diastolic. A progressive increment in the mean ambulatory BP was observed across the three groups of diabetics and the differences in BP observed were most evident during the night-time period. Though no differences in the 24 h circadian pattern were present between the normoalbuminurics and their controls, nocturnal differences were observed, not only in microalbuminurics for systolic BP (P < 0.05), but also in proteinurics for both systolic BP (P < 0.01) as well as diastolic BP (P < 0.05). No differences were observed in heart rate among the diabetic groups. The non-dipping pattern in the two monitorings was observed in 80, 58, 18 and 10% of the proteinurics, microalbuminurics, normoalbuminurics and control groups, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Persistent abnormal circadian variability seems to be an early and frequent characteristic of type I diabetics with an increased urinary albumin excretion. Although present in some normalbuminuric subjects, the frequency of this abnormality increases as the incipient nephropathy progresses. By the time proteinuria is established, nearly all subjects present the abnormal pattern.
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- E Lurbe
- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital General, University of Valencia, Spain.
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The authors evaluated education attainment and neuropsychological deficits in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and silent cerebral infarcts. Children with silent infarcts had twice the rate of school difficulties as children without infarcts. Eighty percent of silent infarct cases had clinically significant cognitive deficits, whereas 35% had deficits in academic skills. Children with silent cerebral infarcts show high rates of poor educational attainment, cognitive deficits, and frontal lobe injury. Poor school performance in SCD is one indicator of silent infarcts.
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- J Schatz
- Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA.
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Chaves FJ, Pascual JM, Rovira E, Armengod ME, Redon J. Angiotensin II AT1 receptor gene polymorphism and microalbuminuria in essential hypertension. Am J Hypertens 2001; 14:364-70. [PMID: 11336183 DOI: 10.1016/s0895-7061(00)01284-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship of polymorphisms of the angiotensin II AT1 receptor gene with microalbuminuria in a group of young adults with essential hypertension. Essential hypertensives, less than 50 years old, never previously treated with antihypertensive drugs, and in absence of diabetes mellitus were included. Office blood pressure (BP), 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring, urinary albumin excretion (UAE) measurements, and DNA analysis were performed. Polymorphisms of the angiotensin II AT1-receptor gene (A1166C and C573T) were studied by polymerase chain reaction and single-strand conformation polymorphism techniques. One hundred eighty-three patients, 49 (27%) microalbuminurics, were included. Office and ambulatory BP values were significantly higher in the microalbuminuria group. No differences in the presence of microalbuminuria were observed among the genotypes of either A1166C or C573T polymorphisms of the angiotensin II receptor AT1 gene, or in the allele frequency of the A1166C or the C573T polymorphism. LogUAE was significantly different among genotypes of the C573T polymorphism [CC 1.30(1.15-1.45), CT 1.14(1.00-1.28), and TT 0.94(0.68-1.20), P < .05]. Both office and ambulatory blood pressure and the TT/C573T genotype were independently related to logUAE, and, at the same BP values, UAE was lower in subjects with this genotype. We have found that the C573T polymorphism is on linkage disequilibrium with A1166C, as the 573T allele is closely linked to the presence of the 1166A allele, but not vice versa. Haplotype analysis among subjects with the AA genotype for the A1166C polymorphism confirms the influence of the TT genotype of the C573T polymorphism on the UAE in hypertensives. The C573T polymorphism of the angiotensin II receptor AT1 gene seems to be a genetic protective factor for UAE in a population of essential hypertensives.
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- F J Chaves
- Instituto Investigaciones Citológicas, Fundación Valenciana de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Valencia, Spain
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Julve R, Chaves FJ, Rovira E, Pascual JM, Miralles A, Armengod ME, Redon J. Polymorphism insertion/deletion of the ACE gene and ambulatory blood pressure circadian variability in essential hypertension. Blood Press Monit 2001; 6:27-32. [PMID: 11248758 DOI: 10.1097/00126097-200102000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of the present study was to analyze the influence of the insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme on ambulatory blood pressure values and circadian variability in untreated patients with hypertension. MATERIAL AND METHODS Ninety-nine essential hypertensive patients, less than 50 years old (mean age 39.5+/-7.0 years), previously untreated with antihypertensive drugs were included. Twenty-four hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) was performed with a Spacelabs (90202 and 90207) monitor, during a regular working day in unrestricted ambulatory conditions. The I/D polymorphism of the ACE was determined by PCR. RESULTS The distributions of genotypes were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium: I=17 (17%), ID=41 (41.5%), DD=41 (41.5%). No significant differences were present among the groups in terms of age, sex, and biochemical and lipid profiles. The average of 24-h ambulatory blood pressure was slightly higher in patients with the DD genotype as compared with patients with the II and ID genotypes. This was the result of higher nighttime blood pressure values, because no differences in blood pressure were observed during daytime. The systolic blood pressure (SBP) day:night ratio, as an estimate of circadian variability, was significantly lower in subjects homozygous for the D allele than it was in patients carrying the I allele (1.13+/-0.09 vs. 1.17+/-0.08, P=0.014). The subjects in the lowest tertile of the SBP day:night ratio, exhibited a higher frequency of the D allele when compared with those in the middle tertile (0.74 vs. 0.59, P<0.05) or with those in the highest tertile (0.74 vs. 0.54, P<0.01). By using two-way ANOVA with repeated measures, significant differences in SBP variation over time were observed when comparing homozygous for the D allele with subjects carrying the I allele (F=2.11, P=0.002). CONCLUSIONS Among the genotypes of the I/D polymorphism, subjects carrying DD genotype showed a blunted decline of the physiological nocturnal fall of blood pressure that was significant for SBP.
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- R Julve
- Internal Medicine, Hospital of Sagunto, University of Valencia, Spain
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Roda JM, Pascual JM, Carceller F, González-Llanos F, Pérez-Higueras A, Solivera J, Barrios L, Cerdán S. Nonhistological diagnosis of human cerebral tumors by 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy and amino acid analysis. Clin Cancer Res 2000; 6:3983-93. [PMID: 11051247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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We describe a multivariate analysis procedure to classify human cerebral tumors nonhistologically in vitro, combining the use of 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) with automatic amino acid analysis of biopsy extracts. Eighty-one biopsies were obtained surgically and classified histologically in eight classes: high-grade astrocytomas (class 1, n = 19), low-grade astrocytomas (class 2, n = 10), normal brain (class 3, n = 9), medulloblastomas (class 4, n = 4), meningiomas (class 5, n = 18), metastases (class 6, n = 8), neurinomas (class 7, n = 9), and oligodendrogliomas (class 8, n = 4). Perchloric acid extracts were prepared from every biopsy and analyzed by high resolution 1H MRS and automatic amino acid analysis by ionic exchange chromatography. Intensities of 27 resonances and ratios of resonances were measured in the 1H MRS spectra, and 17 amino acid concentrations were determined in the chromatograms. Linear discriminant analysis provided the most adequate combination of these variables for binary classifications of a biopsy between any two possible classes and in multiple choice comparisons, involving the eight possible classes considered. Correct diagnosis was obtained when the class selected by the computer matched the histological diagnosis. In binary comparisons, consideration of the amino acid profile increased the percentage of correct classifications, being always higher than 75% and reaching 100% in many cases. In multilateral comparisons, scores were: high-grade astrocytomas, 80%; low-grade astrocytomas, 74%; normal brain, 100%; medulloblastomas, 100%; meningiomas, 94.5%; metastases, 86%; neurinomas, 100%; and oligodendrogliomas, 75%. These results indicate that statistical multivariate procedures, combining 1H MRS and amino acid analysis of tissue extracts, provide a valuable classifier for the nonhistological diagnosis of biopsies from brain tumors in vitro.
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- J M Roda
- Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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BACKGROUND The objective of the present study was to analyze the factors related with changes of microalbuminuria during antihypertensive treatment in patients with essential hypertension. METHODS One hundred and six patients (57 men, mean age 40.8 [SD 6.6] years) never treated with antihypertensive treatment were included. At the beginning and after one year, blood pressure biochemical profile and urinary albumin excretion (UAE) were measured. After the initial evaluation, 53 patients received angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and 53 beta-blockers (BB). Hydrochlorothiazide was added to achieve the blood pressure target < 140/90 mmHg. RESULTS The average of UAE was 32.1 (43.1) mg/24 h, and 41 (39%) patients had microalbuminuretics. After 12 months of treatment, a significative fall of systolic BP (-20.6 [8.03] mmHg, p < 0.001), and diastolic BP (-14.18 [10.34] mmHg, p < 0.001) were observed, whereas baseline glucose increases (3.08 [11.07] mg/dl, p = 0.006). The changes of UAE were only related with the baseline UAE values. Neither, age, sex, baseline diastolic BP and changes in diastolic BP were significantly related with the changes in UAE. In spite of similar mean BP reduction (medial BP 17.4 [10.9] vs 14.8 [10.4] mmHg), UAE only was reduced in patients treated with ACEi (LogUAE: 0.203 [0.872] mg/24 h; p < 0.04). In addition, in patients treated with BB a significative increase in baseline glucose (4.4 [12.3] mg/dl; p = 0.013) and uric acid (1.18 [4.18]; p = 0.031) were observed. CONCLUSIONS In patients with essential hypertension, changes in microalbuminuria depends of the initial UAE values and the kind of antihypertensive treatment. ACEi produced higher UAE reduction and lower derangement of the glucose metabolism than BB.
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- E Rovira
- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Sagunto
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Redon J, Chaves FJ, Liao Y, Pascual JM, Rovira E, Armengod ME, Cooper RS. Influence of the I/D polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene on the outcome of microalbuminuria in essential hypertension. Hypertension 2000; 35:490-5. [PMID: 10642347 DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.35.1.490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The objective of the present study was to analyze the influence of the I/D polymorphism of the ACE gene on the outcome of microalbuminuria in essential hypertensive patients who were receiving antihypertensive treatment. One hundred thirty-six essential hypertensive patients who were <50 years old and had never previously received treatment with antihypertensive drugs were included in the study. During a 3-year period, patients received nonpharmacological treatment consisting of moderate salt restriction and a low-calorie diet they were obese, with or without a regimen of antihypertensive drugs based on beta-blockers or ACE inhibitors. Hydrochlorothiazide was added when necessary to maintain the blood pressure goal of <135/85 mm Hg. At the beginning of the study and at yearly intervals, systolic and diastolic blood pressures (SBP and DBP, respectively), 24-hour urinary albumin excretion (UAE), renal function, and biochemical profile measurements were made. The insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the ACE gene was determined through the use of polymerase chain reaction. The variables used in the statistical analysis were the measurements at the start of the study and the increase or decrease detected during the follow-up, estimated as individual specific regression line slope values. At baseline, no differences in blood pressure or UAE values were observed among genotypes. Likewise, the genotype or allele frequency was not significantly different between normoalbuminurics and microalbuminurics. After the 3 treatment years, significant reductions in SBP, DBP, and UAE were found (SBP 151.6+/-17.3 reduced to 137.2+/-14.3 mm Hg, P<0.001; DBP 96.6+/-8.9 reduced to 84.5+/-9.8 mm Hg, P<0.001; UAE 36.7+/-71.5 reduced to 28.3+/-78.6 mg/24 h, P<0. 05). The slopes of these parameters over time did not differ significantly among genotypes. The slope of SBP was the main factor related to the slope of logUAE (P<0.003). A significant positive correlation coefficient between the SBP and logUAE slopes was observed for the DD patients (r=0.57, P<0.0001) but was absent in patients carrying the I allele (II r=-0.03, P=NS; I/D r=0.01, P=NS). Follow-up studies should be used to achieve a better understanding of the impact of candidate gene polymorphisms on the development of hypertension-induced organ damage. Assessment of the I/D polymorphism of the ACE gene may identify subjects who require a greatly lowered blood pressure to prevent organ damage and to reduce hypertension-associated complications and death.
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- J Redon
- Instituto Investigaciones Citológicas, Fundación Valenciana de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Valencia, Spain.
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Rovira E, Martínez-Moragón E, Belda A, Gonzalvo F, Ripollés F, Pascual JM. Treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in outpatients: randomized study of clarithromycin alone versus clarithromycin and cefuroxime. Respiration 1999; 66:413-8. [PMID: 10516537 DOI: 10.1159/000029424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of clarithromycin alone in comparison with the combination of clarithromycin and cefuroxime in the treatment of nonhospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in a Mediterranean population. METHODS CAP was defined as the acute onset of fever (>38 degrees C) with pulmonary opacity on chest roentgenogram. The American Thoracic Society (ATS) criteria (1993) were used to decide on patient hospitalization. Ninety subjects, of whom 53 (59%) were men, with a mean age (+/-SD) of 38+/-15 years, were randomized: 45 received clarithromycin 500 mg b.i.d. orally for 14 days (CL group), and 45 received clarithromycin plus cefuroxime 500 mg b.i.d. orally for 7 days (CLCE group). Patients were monitored with clinical, radiological, and laboratory controls at 3 and 21 days. There were no significant differences between the two groups with regard to demographic, clinical, physical and laboratory data. RESULTS The mean time to defervescence was 2.4+/-1.4 and 2.4+/-1.5 days, respectively. Chest roentgenogram clearance was complete in all cases, without statistically significant differences in the time to resolution between both arms. Side effects were mild (no significant differences between groups): 5 patients in the CL group and 3 in the CLCE group showed gastrointestinal symptoms. Two patients (2.2%), both in the CLCE group, needed hospital admission during follow-up, but all 90 patients showed an excellent outcome. A causative agent was determined in 25 cases (28%). Legionella pneumophila, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae were the most frequent pathogens. CONCLUSION Empirical treatment of outpatient CAP with clarithromycin can be considered adequate in the Mediterranean area, independently of the microbiological etiology. ATS criteria for admitting patients with CAP are appropriate in this population.
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- E Rovira
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Sagunt, Valencia, Spain
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Rovira E, Chaves FJ, Julve R, Pascual JM, Miralles A, Armengod ME, Redon J. [Insertion/deletion polymorphism of the gene encoding for angiotensin-converting enzyme and microalbuminuria in essential arterial hypertension]. Med Clin (Barc) 1999; 112:726-30. [PMID: 10394569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND To assess the influence of insertion/deletion polymorphism in the ACE gene on the microalbuminuria in essential hypertension. PATIENTS AND METHODS Seventy-nine patients with essential hypertension (37 males and 42 females) (mean age 39 [7] years, body mass index 28 [4] kg/m2), never treated with antihypertensive drugs were included in the study. Urinary albumin excretion (UAE) was assessed in two different days. Ambulatory blood pressure (BP) was assessed during 24 h period. Genotype ACE gene and gene frequencies were determined by an assay based on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). RESULTS The distribution of phenotypes was: II = 14 (17%), ID = 32 (40%) and DD = 33 (43%). The mean for UAE tended to be higher in the DD group (53.82 [88.4] mg/24 h) than ID (27.8 [39.6] mg/24 h) and II (23.8 [16.7] mg/24 h). Likewise, the average for UAE were higher in the DD group than in the II + ID group (26.6 [34.0] mg/24 h) (p = 0.06), although the differences did not achieved statistical significance. The relationship between log UAE and 24-hour mean BP was significantly higher in the DD group (r2 = 0.232; p = 0.005) than that observed in the other groups (r2 = 0.060; p = 0.101). CONCLUSIONS In the present study with young patients with essential hypertension, in DD genotype, UAE seems to be higher and more dependent of BP levels than in the other hypertensives.
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- E Rovira
- Unidad de Hipertensión, Hospital Clínico, Universidad de Valencia
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Pascual JM, Baldó E, Bertolín V, Rovira E, Gonzalvo F, González C, Redon J. [Ambulatory arterial pressure and left ventricular hypertrophy in untreated hypertensive patients]. Med Clin (Barc) 1999; 112:166-70. [PMID: 10091209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND The study was designed to evaluate blood pressure (BP) values related to left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in a group of never treated middle-aged hypertensive subjects. PATIENTS AND METHOD Non-invasive ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and echocardiography were performed in 149 hypertensive patients (25-50 years old) with diastolic blood pressure (DBP) 90-114 mmHg. LVH was considered when left ventricular mass (LVM) was > 134 g/m2 in males and > 110 g/m2 in females. RESULTS 43% of patients had LVH. Patients with LVH had higher clinic and ambulatory BP values. The greatest differences were in mean 24-h SBP (p = 0.001) and in 24-h DBP (p = 0.006). With respect to LVH, there were no differences between dippers and non-dippers, males or females, and circadian or BP variability. LVM was positively correlated with clinical DBP (p = 0.24), 24 h SBP (p = 0.41), pulse pressure (PP) (p = 0.36) and absolute BP variability (p = 0.23). Multiple regression analysis confirmed that 24-h SBP and sex where positively associated with LVH independent of others factors. The existence of 24-h SBP > 150 mmHg dramatically increased the risk of LVH (odds ratio [OR] = 9.2; CI 95%: 2.8-29.3; p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS The present study indicates that in never treated middle-aged essential hypertensive patients the principal factor related to the presence of LVH is the value of systolic blood pressure throughout a 24-h period.
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- J M Pascual
- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Sagunto, Valencia
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Roda JM, Carceller F, Pascual JM, Herguido MJ, González-Llanos F, Alonso de Leciñana M, Avendaño C, Díez-Tejedor E. [Experimental animal models in cerebral ischemia]. Neurologia 1998; 13:427-30. [PMID: 9883017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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- J M Roda
- Hospital Universitario La Paz, Departamento de Morfología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid
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Pascual JM, Karlin A. Delimiting the binding site for quaternary ammonium lidocaine derivatives in the acetylcholine receptor channel. J Gen Physiol 1998; 112:611-21. [PMID: 9806969 PMCID: PMC2229442 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.112.5.611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/1998] [Accepted: 09/03/1998] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The triethylammonium QX-314 and the trimethylammonium QX-222 are lidocaine derivatives that act as open-channel blockers of the acetylcholine (ACh) receptor. When bound, these blockers should occlude some of the residues lining the channel. Eight residues in the second membrane-spanning segment (M2) of the mouse-muscle alpha subunit were mutated one at a time to cysteine and expressed together with wild-type beta, gamma, and delta subunits in Xenopus oocytes. The rate constant for the reaction of each substituted cysteine with 2-aminoethyl methanethiosulfonate (MTSEA) was determined from the time course of the irreversible effect of MTSEA on the ACh-induced current. The reactions were carried out in the presence and absence of ACh and in the presence and absence of QX-314 and QX-222. These blockers had no effect on the reactions in the absence of ACh. In the presence of ACh, both blockers retarded the reaction of extracellularly applied MTSEA with cysteine substituted for residues from alphaVal255, one third of the distance in from the extracellular end of M2, to alphaGlu241, flanking the intracellular end of M2, but not with cysteine substituted for alphaLeu258 or alphaGlu262, at the extracellular end of M2. The reactions of MTSEA with cysteines substituted for alphaLeu258 and alphaGlu262 were considerably faster in the presence of ACh than in its absence. That QX-314 and QX-222 did not protect alphaL258C and alphaE262C against reaction with MTSEA in the presence of ACh implies that protection of the other residues was due to occlusion of the channel and not to the promotion of a less reactive state from a remote site. Given the 12-A overall length of the blockers and the alpha-helical conformation of M2 in the open state, the binding site for both blockers extends from alphaVal255 down to alphaSer248.
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- J M Pascual
- Center for Molecular Recognition, Columbia University, New York 10032, USA
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Pascual JM, McKenzie A, Yankaskas JR, Falck JR, Zeldin DC. Epoxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid affect electrophysiologic properties of rat tracheal epithelial cells1. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1998; 286:772-9. [PMID: 9694933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) and dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acids, products of the cytochrome P450 arachidonic acid epoxygenase pathway, have been shown to affect electrolyte transport in the kidney; however, the effects of these compounds on airway epithelial ion transport have not been investigated. Intact rat tracheas and primary cultures of rat tracheal epithelial cells were mounted in Ussing chambers to monitor changes in transepithelial voltage (Vt), short circuit current (Isc) and electrical resistance (Rt), with or without the addition of increasing concentrations (10(-9)-10(-6) M) of arachidonic acid, each of the four regioisomeric EETs and each of the corresponding dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acids. In intact tracheas, 11,12-EET caused dose-dependent decreases in Vt and Isc (DeltaVt = 0. 4 +/- 0.1 mV, DeltaIsc = -16.9 +/- 5.4 microA/cm2 at 10(-6) M, P < . 05 vs. vehicle), whereas changes in Rt were not significantly different than vehicle alone. 11,12-dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acid caused less impressive decreases in Vt and Isc, although arachidonic acid and the other compounds tested were without significant effects. 11,12-EET induced similar changes in cultured tracheal epithelial cell electrical parameters at concentrations as low as 10(-9) M. The effects of 11,12-EET were highly stereoselective, with activity limited to 11(R),12(S)-EET, the least abundant rat lung enantiomer. Pretreatment with amiloride or mucosal exposure to sodium free media did not significantly alter the 11,12-EET-induced changes in Vt. In contrast, pretreatment with bumetanide abolished the 11,12-EET electrophysiologic effects, suggesting that these effects may be mediated through inhibition of a chloride conductive pathway. We conclude that arachidonic acid epoxygenase metabolites cause significant changes in rat airway electrical parameters and may be involved in the control of lung fluid and electrolyte transport.
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- J M Pascual
- Laboratory of Pulmonary Pathobiology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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Maxwell RJ, Martínez-Pérez I, Cerdán S, Cabañas ME, Arús C, Moreno A, Capdevila A, Ferrer E, Bartomeus F, Aparicio A, Conesa G, Roda JM, Carceller F, Pascual JM, Howells SL, Mazucco R, Griffiths JR. Pattern recognition analysis of 1H NMR spectra from perchloric acid extracts of human brain tumor biopsies. Magn Reson Med 1998; 39:869-77. [PMID: 9621910 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910390604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Pattern recognition techniques (factor analysis and neural networks) were used to investigate and classify human brain tumors based on the 1H NMR spectra of chemically extracted biopsies (n = 118). After removing information from lactate (because of variable ischemia times), unsupervised learning suggested that the spectra separated naturally into two groups: meningiomas and other tumors. Principal component analysis reduced the dimensionality of the data. A back-propagation neural network using the first 30 principal components gave 85% correct classification of meningiomas and nonmeningiomas. Simplification by vector rotation gave vectors that could be assigned to various metabolites, making it possible to use or to reject their information for neural network classification. Using scores calculated from the four rotated vectors due to creatine and glutamine gave the best classification into meningiomas and nonmeningiomas (89% correct). Classification of gliomas (n = 47) gave 62% correct within one grade. Only inositol showed a significant correlation with glioma grade.
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- R J Maxwell
- Arhus University Hospitals NMR Research Centre, Skejby Sygehus, Denmark
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Pascual JM, Karlin A. State-dependent accessibility and electrostatic potential in the channel of the acetylcholine receptor. Inferences from rates of reaction of thiosulfonates with substituted cysteines in the M2 segment of the alpha subunit. J Gen Physiol 1998; 111:717-39. [PMID: 9607933 PMCID: PMC2217151 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.111.6.717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/1997] [Accepted: 03/12/1998] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Ion channel function depends on the chemical and physical properties and spatial arrangement of the residues that line the channel lumen and on the electrostatic potential within the lumen. We have used small, sulfhydryl-specific thiosulfonate reagents, both positively charged and neutral, to probe the environment within the acetylcholine (ACh) receptor channel. Rate constants were determined for their reactions with cysteines substituted for nine exposed residues in the second membrane-spanning segment (M2) of the alpha subunit. The largest rate constants, both in the presence and absence of ACh, were for the reactions with the cysteine substituted for alpha Thr244, near the intracellular end of the channel. In the open state of the channel, but not in the closed state, the rate constants for the reactions of the charged reagents with several substituted cysteines depended on the transmembrane electrostatic potential, and the electrical distance of these cysteines increased from the extracellular to the intracellular end of M2. Even at zero transmembrane potential, the ratios of the rate constants for the reactions of three positively charged reagents with alpha T244C, alpha L251C, and alpha L258C to the rate constant for the reaction of an uncharged reagent were much greater in the open than in the closed state. This dependence of the rate constants on reagent charge is consistent with an intrinsic electrostatic potential in the channel that is considerably more negative in the open state than in the closed state. The effects of ACh on the rate constants for the reactions of substituted Cys along the length of alpha M2, on the dependence of the rate constants on the transmembrane potential, and on the intrinsic potential support a location of a gate more intracellular than alpha Thr244.
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- J M Pascual
- Center for Molecular Recognition, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York 10032, USA
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Pascual JM, Carceller F, Roda JM, Cerdán S. Glutamate, glutamine, and GABA as substrates for the neuronal and glial compartments after focal cerebral ischemia in rats. Stroke 1998; 29:1048-56; discussion 1056-7. [PMID: 9596256 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.29.5.1048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Even though the utilization of substrates alternative to glucose may play an important role in the survival of brain cells under ischemic conditions, evidence on changes in substrate selection by the adult brain in vivo during ischemic episodes remains very limited. This study investigates the utilization of glutamate, glutamine, and GABA as fuel by the neuronal and glial tricarboxylic acid cycles of both cerebral hemispheres after partially reversible focal cerebral ischemia (FCI). METHODS Right hemisphere infarct was induced in adult Long-Evans rats by permanent occlusion of the right middle cerebral artery and transitory occlusion of both common carotid arteries. (1,2-13C2) acetate was infused for 60 minutes in the right carotid artery immediately after carotid recirculation had been re-established (1-hour group) or 23 hours later (24-hour group). Extracts from both cerebral hemispheres were prepared and analyzed separately by 13C nuclear magnetic resonance and computer-assisted metabolic modeling. RESULTS FCI decreased the oxidative metabolism of glucose in the brain in a time-dependent manner. Reduced glucose oxidation was compensated for by increased oxidations of (13C) glutamate and (13C) GABA in the astrocytes of the ipsilateral hemispheres of both groups. Increased oxidative metabolism of (13C) glutamine in the neurons was favored by increased activity of the neuronal pyruvate recycling system in the 24-hour group. CONCLUSIONS Data were obtained consistent with time-dependent changes in the utilization of glutamate and GABA or glutamine as metabolic substrates for the glial or neuronal compartments of rat brain after FCI.
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- J M Pascual
- Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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Redon J, Campos C, Narciso ML, Rodicio JL, Pascual JM, Ruilope LM. Prognostic value of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in refractory hypertension: a prospective study. Hypertension 1998; 31:712-8. [PMID: 9461245 DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.31.2.712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 300] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The objective of this study was to establish whether ambulatory blood pressure offers a better estimate of cardiovascular risk than does its clinical blood pressure counterpart in refractory hypertension. This prospective study assessed the incidence of cardiovascular events over time during an average follow-up of 49 months (range, 6 to 96). Patients were referred to specialized hypertension clinics (86 essential hypertension patients who had diastolic blood pressure > 100 mm Hg during antihypertensive treatment that included three or more antihypertensive drugs, one being a diuretic). Twenty-four-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) was performed at the time of entrance. End-organ damage was monitored yearly, and the incidence of cardiovascular events was recorded. Patients were divided into tertiles of average diastolic blood pressure during activity according to the ABPM, with the lowest tertile <88 mm Hg (LT, n=29), the middle tertile 88 to 97 mm Hg (MT, n=29), and the highest tertile >97 mm Hg (HT, n=28). While significant differences in systolic and diastolic ambulatory blood pressures were observed among groups, no differences were observed at either the beginning or at the time of the last evaluation for office blood pressure. During the last evaluation, a progression in the end-organ damage score was observed for the HT group but not for the two other groups. Twenty-one of the patients had a new cardiovascular event; the incidence of events was significantly lower for the LT group (2.2 per 100 patient-years) than it was for the MT group (9.5 per 100 patient-years) or for the HT group (13.6 per 100 patient-years). The probability of event-free survival was also significantly different when comparing the LT group with the other two groups (LT versus MT log-rank, P<.04; LT versus HT log-rank, P<.006). The HT group was an independent risk factor for the incidence of cardiovascular events (relative risk, 6.20; 95% confidence interval, 1.38 to 28.1, P<.02). Higher values of ambulatory blood pressure result in a worse prognosis in patients with refractory hypertension, supporting the recommendation that ABPM is useful in stratifying the cardiovascular risk in patients with refractory hypertension.
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- J Redon
- Hypertension Clinic, Hospital Clínico, University of Valencia, Spain
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