Tuberculosis of the meninges and central nervous system. Experience of clinical diagnostics in St. Petersburg for 50 years

MedAlliance ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-24

The clinic and diagnostics of tuberculosis meningitis (TM) in 926 patients treated in St. Petersburg hospitals in 1965–1994 (group 1) and in 1995–2018 (group 2) is presented. The TM clinic is demonstrated to be determined by the form of tuberculosis and its characteristic generalization nature in the presence of repeated waves of bacteremia and allergic vasculitis of greater or lesser severity. There is clinical peculiarity of TM in primary pulmonary tuberculosis and its early large-focal and late miliar generalization, as well as in hematogenous tuberculosis. In patients of the 1st and 2nd groups the TM clinic shows in some respects a noticeable similarity, in others — a significant difference. Despite the typical symptoms, early diagnosis of TM took place in less than 20% of patients. Clinical examples illustrating the unusual development of TM, contrasting with its usual course, are given. A number of objective and subjective factors contributing to the adverse evolution of TM and its lethal outcome are discussed. These include the peculiarity of modern tuberculosis, especially when associated with HIV infection, as well as medical errors associated with ignorance of the pathogenesis of tuberculosis and failure to comply with the minimum examination for tuberculosis.

1998 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALUÍZIO B.B. MACHADO ◽  
ALEXANDRE A.C. MACHADO ◽  
JOSÉ ALEXANDRE M. BARBUTO ◽  
RICARDO M. DE OLIVEIRA

In this retrospective study, 47 patients with clinical diagnosis of central nervous system metastases of breast cancer were evaluated by computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination. The patients were divided in 2 groups: 1, without leptomeningeal neoplasm and 2, with leptomeningeal neoplasm. In the group 2, the time interval between the primary disease and the central nervous system metastasis as well as the survival time were shorter than in group 1 (40 and 4.3 months in group 2 versus 57 and 10 months respectively, in group 1). In both groups the most common neurological symptoms and signs were intracranial hypertension and motor deficits. The most sensitive diagnostic methods were CT and MRI in group 1, and the CSF examination in group 2. The use of the tumor markers CEA and CA-15.3 in the routine examination of CSF showed promising results, mainly in leptomeningeal forms.


1997 ◽  
Vol 106 (11) ◽  
pp. 920-926 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brent E. Richardson ◽  
Kerri J. Pernell ◽  
George S. Goding

The laryngeal chemoresponse (LCR), comprising laryngeal adductor spasm, central apnea, and subsequent cardiovascular instability, is thought to be a factor in sudden infant death syndrome. A muscarinic subtype receptor, M3, appears to be involved in central respiratory drive and control. Both the duration of the LCR apnea and levels of M3 receptor messenger RNA in the brain stem change according to postnatal age. This study examined the effect of central nervous system antagonism at M3 receptors on the LCR with respect to animal age and dose of antagonist. Ten piglets in each of three age groups (group 1, 5 to 8 days; group 2, 18 to 21 days; and group 3, 40 to 43 days) received a series of four increasing doses of an M3 antagonist ( p-fluoro-hexahydro-siladiphenidol) by intracerebral ventricle injection. The LCR was evoked at baseline and after each dose of antagonist. An effect on susceptible animals (groups 1 and 2) was evident by the second antagonist dose, and persisted for the remainder of the experiment (2 hours). At completion of the experiment, mean apnea duration had decreased in group 1 (61%, p < .05), and group 2 (57%, p < .05), but was unchanged in group 3 (<10%, p not significant). Length of mean baseline apneas correlated directly with degree of apnea shortening. The reduction is not attributable to changes in arterial Po2 or Pco2 or baseline respiratory rate. These results support an age-related influence on the LCR by M3 receptors in younger animals that decreases with maturation.


2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-88
Author(s):  
Paulo Breno Noronha Liberalesso ◽  
Izabella Celidônio Bertoldo da Silva ◽  
Karlin Fabianne Klagenberg ◽  
Ari Leon Jurkiewicz ◽  
Bianca Simone Zeigelboim ◽  
...  

INTRODUCTION: The infections of the central nervous system remain as a public health problem in several countries and there is a direct relation between poverty and underdevelopment with high mortality and morbidity rates. Seizures represents a complication related to infections of the central nervous system, are considered a clinical emergency and requiring neurological investigation. OBJECTIVE: In this article, we propose to describe the incidence and risk factors for seizures in central nervous system infections in childhood. METHODS: a retrospective study was performed between October 2007 and October 2008 and all patients who were hospitalized with the diagnosis of infections of the central nervous system were analyzed. Newborns were excluded. The patients were divided into GROUP 1 (without seizures) and GROUP 2 (with seizures). RESULTS: 731 patients were included, 47.75% males, with average age of 15.7 years. GROUP 1 - with fever (652/92.35%), headache (580/82.15%), vomits (550/77.9%), and viral meningitis predominance (652/93.06%). GROUP 2 - with fever (25/100%), vomits (12/48), headache (6/24%), and viral encephalitis predominance (14/56%). Ten (40%) patients from the GROUP 2 presented EEG alterations. The incidence of seizures was 3.42% and a significant statistical difference was noticed related to mean age (p<0.000069), presence of headache (p<0.0000), vomits (p<0.0005), stiff neck (p<0.0105) and drowsiness (p<0.0265). CONCLUSIONS: the occurrence of seizures during the hospitalization is significantly more frequent in cases of viral encephalitis and bacterial meningitis compared to viral meningitis. The risk of seizures increases in early ages. Headache, vomits, stiff neck and drowsiness are more frequent symptoms in children with infection of the central nervous system who presented seizures during the hospitalization.


Author(s):  
Muhammad Hassan ◽  
Muhammad Sohail Halim ◽  
Rubbia Afridi ◽  
Nam V. Nguyen ◽  
Quan Dong Nguyen ◽  
...  

Abstract Background To evaluate spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) findings as biomarkers in primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) with or without ocular involvement. Methods This study was a cross-sectional study and patients with a confirmed diagnosis of PCNSL with or without ocular involvement were included. Patient cohort finder tool was used to identify patients with lymphoma using ICD-10 codes (C82–C88), from January 2004 to October 2017. A total of 14,820 patients were identified. Procedure code (92134) for optical coherence tomography (OCT) was then applied to identify patients who had underdone OCT imaging at ophthalmology clinic. Clinic charts of 460 patients with lymphoma and available OCT were reviewed to identify patients with confirmed diagnosis of PCNSL and divided into two groups (Group 1: with and Group 2: without ocular involvement). OCT scans of patients in both study groups were analyzed for the presence of (1) Hyperreflective deposits in choroid, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), outer and inner retina; (2) RPE thickening; (3) Vitreous debris; (4) Intraretinal fluid; (5) Ellipsoid zone disruption by masked graders. Chi-square was used to analyze the difference between the groups. Results Twenty-two eyes (11 patients) with PCNSL were included this study (Group 1: 6 eyes and Group 2: 16 eyes). Mean age of subjects was 65 years. Five patients (45.45%) were female. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups for the presence of hyperreflective deposits in choroid, RPE, outer and inner retina, and presence of RPE thickening, intraretinal fluid, and ellipsoid zone disruption. Vitreous debris was found more commonly in group 1 subjects (83%) than group 2 (31.25%) (p = 0.029). All subjects in both groups showed hyperreflective deposits in the RPE demonstrating RPE infiltration. However, RPE thickening was noted only in 3 patients (Group1: 1 and Group2: 2). Conclusions OCT finding of hyperreflective deposits present in eyes with lymphoma secondary to PCNSL are also observed in eyes with PCNSL without ocular disease. However, the vitreous deposits are more commonly found in eyes with ocular disease. These hyperreflective deposits can serve as biomarkers for early detection of ocular involvement by PCNSL.


Blood ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 126 (23) ◽  
pp. 1321-1321
Author(s):  
Elzbieta Patkowska ◽  
Joanna Gora Tybor ◽  
Ewa Lech Maranda ◽  
Maciej Kazmierczak ◽  
Marta Baranska ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction: Central nervous system involvement (CNSi) in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) can be found both at the time of diagnosis and during the AML course, with an incidence of 5-15%. However, there is lack of precise clinical characteristics and commonly recommended therapies for AML patients with the CNSi. Such patients demonstrate worse prognosis and reduced survival compared to those without CNSi, therefore allocation them to the allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) regardless of their cytogenetic risk seems to be the best treatment option. Aims: The aim of the study was to assessed clinical characteristics and treatment outcome of patients with AML and the CNSi who were treated between 2004 and 2014 in 8 hematology departments of the Polish Adult Leukemia Group (PALG). Results: The analysis comprised 65 patients (62% males and 38% females) with the median age of 45 years (range 20-81 years). The CNSi was observed in 33 (51%) patients at the time of AML diagnosis (group 1) and in 32 (49%) subjects during the course of AML (group 2). The most common neurological symptoms were headaches (47% vs 48%, p= 0.99) and altered mental status (21% vs 30%, p= 0.32) observed in the group 1 and 2, respectively. Higher rates of paraparesis (39% vs 9%, p= 0.002) and motor deficits (33% vs 9%, p= 0.011) were noted in the group 2 compared to the group 1. The CNSi was the most frequently found in the AML not otherwise specified (AML NOS) subtype (61% in the group 1 and 50% in the group 2; p= 0.39). The AML subtype with recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities was diagnosed in 30% of patients form the group 1 and 28% of subjects from the group 2 (p= 0.85). The therapy and dysplasia related AML subtype was diagnosed in 6% of patients from the group 1 compared to the 16% of patients from the group 2 (p= 0.21). Using the FAB classification of AML, the CNSi in the group 1 occurred more often among patients with the M4 (42%) and the M5 (30%) subtype, whilst in the group 2 it was found in the M2 (25%) and the M5 (22%) subtype. The cytogenetic risk distribution according to the SWOG (ie. favorable, intermediate and poor) were 13%, 28% and 16% in the group 1 and 18%, 15% and 21 % in the group 2, respectively (p=0,39). The group 1 was more likely to have abnormal cytogenetics involving the chromosome 8 or 16 compared to the group 2 (62% vs 27%, p= 0.012). After the diagnosis of the CNSi, systemic chemotherapy was administered to 100% of patients from the group 1 and to 80% of patients from the group 2. Intrathecal chemotherapy was administered to 94% patients in both groups, whereas 19% of patients were subjected to subsequent brain radiation therapy. The cytarabine with methotrexate with corticosteroid was given intrathecally to 83% of patients, whilst the cytarabine monotherapy, the methotrexate with or without corticosteroid and liposomal cytarabine were given intrathecally to 1.5%, 9.1% and 18.2% patients, respectively. The CNS remission rate was higher in the group 1 compared to the group 2 (72% vs 39%, p= 0,003). Allo-HSCT in the first complete remission (CR1) as well as allo-HSCT after the AML relapse were performed with similar frequency in the both groups (21% vs 25%; p= 0.72 and 12% vs. 16%; p=0.73, respectively). The probability of a 1-year overall survival (OS) between the group 1 and 2 was not significantly different (52% vs 58% , p= 0.8). However, the OS rate was significantly higher in patients who underwent allo-HSCT in their CR1 compared to that in the patients without allo-HSCT (94% vs 39%; p<0.001). It is worth noting that the OS rate was also higher when more consolidation courses were given before allo-HSCT (17% vs 67% vs 83% ; p<0.001 for 0-1 vs 2-3 vs 4 courses, respectively). Conclusions: The cytogenetic profile seems to be a key difference in patients' characteristics with the CNSi at the time of diagnosis or during the course of AML, with the chromosome 8 or 16 aberrations observed more often in the former group. The survival of AML patients with CNSi was short with the 1-year OS rate below 60%. However, the OS rate was significantly improved in those patients who underwent allo-HSCT in their CR1. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


2019 ◽  
Vol 126 (5) ◽  
pp. 1175-1183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina R. Davis ◽  
Jennifer L. Magnusson ◽  
Kevin J. Cummings

Infant rat pups lacking central nervous system (CNS) serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) have unstable breathing during prolonged periods of active sleep. Given that cholinergic neurons are drivers of active sleep and project to respiratory patterning regions in the brainstem, we hypothesized that 5-HT preserves respiratory stability in active sleep by dampening central cholinergic drive. We used whole-body plethysmography coupled with nuchal electromyography to monitor the breathing pattern of 2-wk-old tryptophan hydroxylase 2 ( TPH2)+/+ and TPH2-deficient ( TPH2−/−) pups in active sleep, before and after muscarinic blockade. For the group 1 experiment we injected methylatropine (Ap-M), a CNS-impermeant form of atropine, followed ~30 min later by an injection of atropine sulfate (Ap-S), the CNS-permeant form (both 1 mg/kg, 10 μl bolus iv); both injections occurred within an active sleep episode. We analyzed the effect of each drug on the coefficient of variation of the respiratory period (CV-P) during active sleep. For the group 2 experiment rats were cycled through several episodes of active and quiet sleep before administration of Ap-S (1 mg/kg, 200 μl ip) or vehicle. We assessed the effect of Ap-S on the apnea indices of both genotypes during quiet and active sleep. In group 1 Ap-S significantly reduced the CV-P of TPH2−/− pups ( P = 0.03), an effect not observed in TPH2+/+ pups or following Ap-M. In group 2 the apnea index of TPH2−/− pups was significantly reduced following Ap-S injection ( P = 0.04), whereas the apnea index of TPH2+/+ littermates was unaffected ( P = 0.58). These findings suggest that central 5-HT reduces apnea and stabilizes breathing by reducing cholinergic signaling through muscarinic receptors. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Serotonin in the central nervous system (CNS) is necessary for maintaining the stability of breathing in the early postnatal period, particularly during active sleep. Here we show that the administration of atropine to the CNS selectively stabilizes the respiratory pattern of tryptophan hydroxylase 2-deficient rat pups and reduces their apneas. This suggests that CNS serotonin stabilizes breathing at least in part by reducing central cholinergic drive.


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 10545-10545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Kramer ◽  
Brian H. Kushner ◽  
Shakeel Modak ◽  
Neeta Pandit-Taskar ◽  
Ursula Tomlinson ◽  
...  

10545 Background: Neuroblastoma metastatic to the central nervous system (CNS NB) is associated with significant mortality (median survival < 6 months, < 10% survival at 36 months). Intraventricular compartmental radioimmunotherapy (cRIT) with radio-iodinated murine IgG1 monoclonal antibody 131I-8H9 targeting tumor cell-surface glycoprotein B7-H3 offers a therapeutic strategy. We analyzed overall survival of patients with CNS NB treated with intraventricular 131I-8H9 cRIT at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) since 2003. Methods: After radiographic and/or pathologic confirmation of CNS NB, and assessment of adequate CSF flow, cRIT eligible patients underwent treatment on an IRB-approved protocol with either temozolomide/irinotecan-based CNS salvage regimen incorporating craniospinal radiation therapy, 131I-8H9 cRIT plus systemic immunotherapy (group 1), or non-regimen therapies with 131I-8H9 cRIT (group 2). cRIT administration involved a 2mCi tracer of 124I- or 131I-8H9 with nuclear imaging and CSF sampling for dosimetry followed by 1 or 2 therapeutic injections up to 70 mCi 131I-8H9. Disease surveillance included serial MR brain/spine, MIBG, CT, and bone marrow evaluation. Data are presented as overall survival after detection of CNS metastasis. Results: 105 patients with CNS NB were evaluated;80 patients (76%) were treated (57 group 1, 23 group 2). Of the 25 patients who were not eligible for cRIT, survival averaged 8.6 months. Of 19 patients with radiographic evidence of disease at the time of cRIT, 7 (36%) demonstrated post cRIT radiographic improvement. At analysis, 45/80 (56%) patients were alive 4.8–152 months (median 58 months) after CNS metastasis, including 36 (45%) at 36 months and 23 (29%) > 60 months. Subgroup analyses of 131I-8H9–treated patients identified age at NB diagnosis (≤18 months), relapse restricted to CNS and group 1 status as factors positively correlated with survival. Conclusions: 76% of patients with CNS NB treated at MSK received 131I-8H9 cRIT, and approximately half completed multimodality CNS salvage regimen with 131I-8H9 cRIT. Despite advanced CNS involvement, over 50% of patients treated with 131I-8H9 cRIT are still alive and nearly 50% have survived at least 36 months. Clinical trial information: NCT00089245.


Author(s):  
AG Setko ◽  
OM Zhdanova ◽  
PV Lukyanov

Introduction: In the context of the modern educational process, accompanied by a high intensity of intellectual work, one of the most important tasks of school medicine specialists is to support, maintain and improve cognitive skills of schoolchildren as the main predictors of academic success. Objective: The study aimed to give a physiological and hygienic characteristic of cognitive functions determining academic success of schoolchildren aged 15–17 years under conditions of various schooling intensity. Materials and methods: We conducted a time study to assess schooling intensity of 250 pupils of a multidisciplinary lyceum (Group 1) and 274 pupils of a comprehensive school (Group 2) and evaluated their academic performance. Computer testing was used to study the functional state of the central nervous system, mental performance and cognitive skills of the schoolchildren. Results: We established higher grade point averages in key disciplines among Group 1 students with high schooling intensity (class 3.1) compared to those in Group 2 with optimal intensity of the educational process (class 1). We found that high academic performance in Group 1 was attributed to the optimal functional state of the central nervous system characterized by stabilization of nervous processes and a better ability of the nervous system to form the adaptive functional system of the body in response to various stimuli; to the dominance of the left cerebral hemisphere in 61.2 % of the students, which determined mature skills of verbal, abstract, logical and analytical thinking in 51.9–93.5% of the students; high speed of mental activity and concentration of voluntary attention promoting cognitive activity and maintaining normal mental performance of the schoolchildren. Conclusions: Our findings contribute to a better understanding of the processes of adaptation of schoolchildren to various factors of school environment and learning to be used within the development of school medicine when organizing educational activities of students at schools with an intensive learning regime in order to promote academic performance and achieve high efficiency of the educational process within physiological capabilities of children and adolescents. At the same time, from physiological and hygienic points of view, assessment of cognitive skills in children and teenagers by means of medical and psychological testing in educational establishments implementing profile training of various difficulty levels can become an effective diagnostic tool in predicting academic performance of students and help resolve issues of prevention of maladjustment and stress at school.


VASA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 281-284
Author(s):  
Atıf Yolgosteren ◽  
Gencehan Kumtepe ◽  
Melda Payaslioglu ◽  
Cuneyt Ozakin

Summary. Background: Prosthetic vascular graft infection (PVGI) is a complication with high mortality. Cyanoacrylate (CA) is an adhesive which has been used in a number of surgical procedures. In this in-vivo study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between PVGI and CA. Materials and methods: Thirty-two rats were equally divided into four groups. Pouch was formed on back of rats until deep fascia. In group 1, vascular graft with polyethyleneterephthalate (PET) was placed into pouch. In group 2, MRSA strain with a density of 1 ml 0.5 MacFarland was injected into pouch. In group 3, 1 cm 2 vascular graft with PET piece was placed into pouch and MRSA strain with a density of 1 ml 0.5 MacFarland was injected. In group 4, 1 cm 2 vascular graft with PET piece impregnated with N-butyl cyanoacrylate-based adhesive was placed and MRSA strain with a density of 1 ml 0.5 MacFarland was injected. All rats were scarified in 96th hour, culture samples were taken where intervention was performed and were evaluated microbiologically. Bacteria reproducing in each group were numerically evaluated based on colony-forming unit (CFU/ml) and compared by taking their average. Results: MRSA reproduction of 0 CFU/ml in group 1, of 1410 CFU/ml in group 2, of 180 200 CFU/ml in group 3 and of 625 300 CFU/ml in group 4 was present. A statistically significant difference was present between group 1 and group 4 (p < 0.01), between group 2 and group 4 (p < 0.01), between group 3 and group 4 (p < 0.05). In terms of reproduction, no statistically significant difference was found in group 1, group 2, group 3 in themselves. Conclusions: We observed that the rate of infection increased in the cyanoacyrylate group where cyanoacrylate was used. We think that surgeon should be more careful in using CA in vascular surgery.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Dini Kesuma

Synthesis of the 4-chlorobenzoylthiourea compound was carried out by acylating thiourea with 4-chlorobenzoyl chloride. The 4-chlorobenzoylthiourea compound  will increase the lipophilic and the electronic properties other than the lead compounds of benzoylthiourea in order to, by expectation, raise the central nervous system depressant as well. The lipophilic would affect the ability of the compounds in penetrating biological membranes, which is highly dependent on the solubility of the drug within lipid/water. Log P is the most common method used in determining the parameter value. This experiment was to mix two dissolvents (octanol and water) which are immissible. The both levels of the compounds were carefully observed by a spectrophotometer UV-Vis. From the test, the result of log P value of the 4-chlorobenzoylthiourea compound was 2.32, while the theoretical log P value of the compounds, by using the π Hansch-Fujita method is 1.62 and the f Rekker-Mannhold method is 2.225. Consequently, the result of the test shows that there is a significant difference between the progress experiment and both theoretical log P methods. Moreover, in the test of the central nervous system depressant through the potentiation test to thiopental using mice indicates that the 4-chlorobenzoylthiourea compound have potentiation effects to thiopental compared to the lead compounds of benzoylthiourea.


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