Case report: the etiology of anterior inferior cerebellar artery infarction: what does basi-parallel anatomic scanning magnetic resonance imaging tell us?

Background: The precise etiology of anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) infarction is difficult to identify because of the high anatomic variability of vertebrobasilar arteries and the limitations of conventional vascular examinations. Basi-parallel anatomic scanning magnetic resonance imaging (BPAS-MRI) can reveal the outer contour of the intracranial vertebrobasilar arteries, which may be helpful to distinguish the arteriosclerosis from congenital dysplasia and dissection.

Case Presentation: In this study, we reported 3 cases of AICA infarction and discussed the diagnostic value of BPAS-MRI in the evaluation of vascular etiology.

[Diagnosis of Muscular Dystrophy Using Western Blot with Micro-sample of Muscle].

Objective: To diagnose muscular dystrophy using Western blot (WB) by improving the method of the protein extraction.

Method: Firstly,we compared the effect of different sample buffer solutions and processing Methods on the extraction of muscle protein in rats,then selected the appropriate extracting method and the process of the muscular protein.

Results: We put the selected sample buffer into the micro-sample,then mixed.

[Clinical features of ultra longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis].

Objective: To analyze the clinical features of ultra longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (uLETM).

Methods: Four first-onset uLETM patients hospitalized during September 2009 and March 2011 were recruited and retrospectively analyzed for clinical and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) features, as well as therapeutic profiles and prognoses.

Results: The male-to-female ratio was 1:3 and the age-of-onset 29 - 33 years old.

[Clinical characteristics and imaging analysis of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia].

Objective: To discuss the clinical characteristics and imaging findings so as to improve the understanding of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD).

Methods: The clinical profiles of 25 VBD patients diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were retrospectively collected during January 2009-January 2010. Their clinical characteristics and imaging findings were analyzed.

[A study on PARKIN gene in three pedigrees with autosomal recessive early-onset Parkinson's disease].

Objective: To detect the possible relationship between PARKIN gene and the Chinese pedigree with autosomal recessive early-onset Parkinson's disease(AREP).

Methods: Clinical examination was carried out in 6 patients from 3 Chinese pedigrees with AREP and their 23 family members. PCR amplification of all exons of PARKIN gene was performed.

[Glucocorticoid-induced diabetes in severe acute respiratory syndrome: the impact of high dosage and duration of methylprednisolone therapy].

Objective: Over-dose glucocorticoid was frequently used in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the aim of the present study is to investigate the frequency and risk factors of corticosteroid-induced diabetes in this situation.

Methods: One hundred thirty-three cases of SARS admitted from May to June 2003 in our hospital were included in the study. Maximal dose, average daily dose, treatment course and fasting plasma glucose level (FPG) were recorded.