Two New Zn(II)/Cu(II) Compounds: Photoluminescent and Photocatalytic Properties, and Protective Activity on Parkinson Disease.

Two coordination polymers, that is [Zn(pdc)(im)(HO)] (1) and [Cu(pdc)(im)]·n(Hpdc) (2) (Hpdc = terephthalic acid, im = imidazole), were hydrothermally synthesized via the reactions of Hpdc and im in combination with Zn(II) or Cu(II) ions. Compound 1 shows intense blue luminescence and compound 2 shows good photocatalytic activity for the methyl violet degradation under the irradiation of ultraviolet light. In addition, the assessment of the two compounds' application values against Parkinson's disease were carried out and their specific mechanism was tested simultaneously.

Relapses shortly after rituximab treatment in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.

Objective: Rituximab (RTX), an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, has been demonstrated to be a useful maintenance therapy for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). However, few patients may suffer from relapses shortly after RTX. In order to investigate the clinical features of RTX-related relapses and guide therapeutic strategy, 3 patients in our department were reported and literatures were reviewed.

Transverse myelitis associated with primary biliary cirrhosis: clinical, laboratory, and neuroradiological features.

Purpose: Only five patients diagnosed with transverse myelitis (TM) associated with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) have been reported in the literature to date. We report two additional patients with TM associated with PBC at our hospital and review all seven cases.

Materials And Methods: An association between neuromyelitis optic spectrum disease (NMOSD) and PBC is reported for the first time in one of our patients.

A two-year follow-up study of cotransplantation with neural stem/progenitor cells and mesenchymal stromal cells in ischemic stroke patients.

Stem cell therapy is an emerging therapeutic modality in the treatment of stroke. We assessed the safety and feasibility of the cotransplantation of neural stem/progenitor cells (NSPCs) and mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) in patients with ischemic stroke. Eight patients were enrolled in this study.

Arachnoid involved in idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis.

The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shows inflammatory changes in patients with idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis (IHP), which is a rare disorder. However, systemic CSF research including immunoglobulins in patients with IHP are substantially lacking. In the study, clinical, laboratory, neuroradiologic and therapeutic data from 9 patients with IHP were retrospectively studied, and CSF changes were analyzed.

Olanzapine-induced restless legs syndrome.

Only nine patients with olanzapine-induced restless legs syndrome (RLS) have been reported in the literature to our knowledge. We describe two patients with olanzapine-induced RLS treated at our hospital and review the nine reported patients. There were five women and six men aged between 28 and 62 years in the overall group.

Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis: clinical, laboratory and neuroradiologic features in China.

Hypertrophic pachymeningitis is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by marked fibrous thickening of the cerebral and/or spinal dura mater. Clinical, laboratory, neuroradiologic and therapeutic data from 12 patients with idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis (IHP) from our department were retrospectively studied. There were four men and eight women with a mean age of 49±15.