An easy and inexpensive method is reported for producing hemorrhagic brain damage in newborn mice, involving only exposure to hypoxia. One-day-old mice, Jcl:ICR strain, were subjected to a humidified 5% oxygen, 95% nitrogen mixture for 8 hours. After the hypoxic episode, 34% of newborn mice survived, 59% manifested cerebral parenchymal hemorrhage. Cortical hemorrhage could be detected in live mice; intracranial hemorrhage was observed through the thin skin and skull. Cortical hemorrhage usually affected the bilateral parietal regions symmetrically and neuronal destruction was observed in the deeper structures, as well as in the cerebral cortex. This pattern of damage was comparable to parasagittal cerebral injury in humans. The onset of cortical hemorrhage and neuropathology in these mice suggested that hemorrhage occurred when cerebral blood flow recovered after the hypoxic event.

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Unidimensional scale for dementia.

A cognitive test comprising 27 subscales was administered to 262 demented patients and 92 normal subjects. Principal factor analysis followed by varimax and Harris-Kaiser rotation and Guttman's scalogram analysis was performed. The analysis yielded three factors, i.e. "recent memory", "immediate memory or attention" and "remote memory". The relationships between the three-dimensional distribution of the scores and the DSM-IIIR grade of dementia indicated the existence of a continuum of dementia severity. Scalogram analysis showed unidimensionality in the difficulty level of the subscales as well as in the severity of the cases. Thus, the simple summary score can be used as a good measure of the severity of dementia.

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Thromboendarterectomy for total occlusion of the internal carotid artery: a reappraisal of risks, success rate and potential benefits.

Forty consecutive patients undergoing thromboendarterectomy for total internal carotid artery occlusion were studied in an attempt to determine a) whether careful case selection could be expected to reduce future postoperative mortality and morbidity, b) whether the achieved patency rate justified early operation and c) whether patients in whom patency was restored and maintained had a better long-term prognosis. The results show that a group of patients can be selected that will have low postoperative mortality and morbidity. The success rate for restoration of blood flow is high, particularly if the operation is performed soon after occlusion. The long-term prognosis in patients in whom patency of the internal carotid artery is restored and maintained appears to be better than in those with persistent occlusion of the carotid artery.

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Reliability and validity of a rating scale for post-stroke psychiatric symptoms. SKETCH Study Group.

Reliability and validity of a rating scale for post-stroke psychiatric symptoms were examined by the videotape method. The scale comprised 10 items categorized into two symptom domains of decreased spontaneity and impaired emotion. Also, two items for global assessment of the two symptom domains were added. Each item had seven anchor points from 0, representing no impairment, to 6, corresponding to complete impairment. Face validity of the scale was confirmed through the questionnaire survey. Nine neurologists independently assessed psychiatric symptoms in 30 videotaped post-stroke patients. Weighted kappa coefficients of more than 0.5 were noted for all the items except for one item. Data from three cerebral metabolism enhancers trials were used to examine the validity. Changes in severity in the Global Change Scale (GCS) from the baseline to the final assessment was assessed by raters' impression in these trials. Factorial validity of the scale was confirmed by the factor analysis. GCS in the three trials were considerably related to the summed scores of the items in the two categories. Namely, in the box plot figures, boxes of the middle 50% of data well differentiated the adjacent categories of GCS. However, overlap from vertical bars was observed. These results suggest reliability and validity of the scale.

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Preliminary report on the clinical use of human leukocyte interferon in neuroblastoma.

The effectiveness of human leukocyte interferon (IF) injections on a female patient, 21 years old, with stage IV neuroblastoma was observed. IF (30 X 10(4) units) injected every second day intratumorally or around the tumor tissue rapidly reduced the tumor size. However, systemic administration of 300 x 10(4) units of IF by im injection showed no beneficial effects. Our results suggest that a high IF level in tumor tissue may be necessary to bring about tumor reduction.

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The chemoarchitectonics of the avian brain.

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