小儿化脓性脑膜炎76例临床分析

目的：探讨小儿化脓性脑膜炎的临床疗效和临床观察。方法回顾分析76例小儿化脓性脑膜炎患者的临床资料。结果76例患儿中，54例患儿治愈,16例患儿好转,6例患儿转科治疗。治疗前患儿脑脊液检查外观混浊的检出率和球蛋白阳性的检出率分别为73.7%和92.1%,显著高于治疗后的外观混浊的检出率7.9%和球蛋白阳性的检出率5.3%，治疗前后对比差异具有统计学意义（P<0.05）。结论对接诊的疑似化脓性脑膜炎的患儿及早地诊断、治疗，可以有效减少患儿并发症及后遗症的发生，提高患儿的治愈率。     

Ischemic Stroke in the Setting of Tuberculous Meningitis

The clinical syndrome of tuberculous (TB) meningitis leading to ischemic strokes is rarely seen today in immunocompetent adults native to North America. This entity is also notoriously difficult to diagnose because the presenting symptoms are often nonspecific. The authors describe a case of a man with TB meningitis which progressed to recurrent ischemic cerebral infarcts.     

新型隐球菌脑膜炎的诊断探讨及文献复习

目的:探讨新型隐球菌脑膜炎(CNM)的临床特点及诊断方法。方法:对18例CNM患者的临床资料进行回顾性分析并文献复习。结果:18例患者均经病原学确诊。大部分CNM患者为亚急性起病,临床表现无特异性,误诊率高,首诊误诊率为72％,其中误诊为结核性脑膜炎的占69％。结论:脑脊液中找到新型隐球菌是诊断该病的重要依据,多种快速检测手段结合可提高早期诊断率。     

A Decision Rule for Predicting Bacterial Meningitis in Children with Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleocytosis When Gram Stain Is Negative or Unavailable

Objectives:  Among children with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleocytosis, the task of separating aseptic from bacterial meningitis is hampered when the CSF Gram stain result is unavailable, delayed, or negative. In this study, the authors derive and validate a clinical decision rule for use in this setting.
Methods:  This was a review of peripheral blood and CSF test results from 78 children (<19 years) presenting to Children's Hospital Columbus from 1998 to 2002. For those with a CSF leukocyte count of >7/μL, a rule was created for separating bacterial from viral meningitis that was based on routine laboratory tests, but excluded Gram stain. The rule was validated in 158 subjects seen at the same site (Columbus, 2002–2004) and in 871 subjects selected from a separate site (Boston, 1993–1999).
Results:  One point each (maximum, 6 points) was assigned for leukocytes >597/μL, neutrophils >74%, glucose <38 mg/dL, and protein >97 mg/dL in CSF and for leukocytes >17,000/mL and bands to neutrophils >11% in peripheral blood. Areas under receiver-operator-characteristic curves (AROCs) for the resultant score were 0.98 for the derivation set and 0.90 and 0.97, respectively, for validation sets from Columbus and Boston. Sensitivity and specificity pairs for the Boston data set were 100 and 44%, respectively, at a score of 0 and 97 and 81% at a score of 1. Likelihood ratios (LRs) increased from 0 at a score of 0 to 40 at a score of ≥4.
Conclusions:  Among children with CSF pleocytosis, a prediction score based on common tests of CSF and peripheral blood and intended for children with unavailable, negative, or delayed CSF Gram stain results has value for diagnosing bacterial meningitis.     

结核性脑膜炎的CT分型与诊断（附20例分析）

经ＣＴ和临床确诊的２０例结核性脑膜炎进行回顾性分析。作者根据ＣＴ改变将其分为三种类型：（１）脑炎结节型；（２）结核瘤型；（３）脑积水型。并就ＣＴ诊断结核性脑膜炎的价值与限度进行了讨论。     

中国首例波氏假阿列色菌脑膜炎的研究

本文报告国内首例由波氏假阿列色菌(Pseudallescheria boydii)引起的真菌性脑膜炎,对其从脑脊液中培养出的波氏假阿列色菌进行了形态特点、培养特性、超微结构及抗原性的研究。该病例经用二性霉素B与5-氟胞嘧啶联合治疗后痊愈。     

Lumbar Puncture Ordering and Results in the Pediatric Population: A Promising Data Source for Surveillance Systems

Background: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is incorporating laboratory data into real-time surveillance systems. When normal patterns of laboratory test orders and results are modeled, aberrations can be detected. Because many test orders are available electronically well before results, atypical patterns of test ordering may signal outbreaks.
Objectives: The authors sought to characterize baseline patterns in the ordering and early results of lumbar punctures, motivated by the possibility of using these data for real-time surveillance for early detection of meningitis or encephalitis outbreaks.
Methods: Retrospective cohorts of pediatric emergency department patients at a single hospital (1993–2003) and from the National Hospital and Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (1992–2000) were used for analysis.
Results: Test ordering exhibits seasonal patterns, with monthly peaks in January and August (p < 0.0001). For the hospital cohort, the rate of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis exhibits seasonal patterns (p < 0.0001), with a peak from August to October. This is strongly associated with the rate and pattern of clinical neurologic disease (p < 0.0001). A long-term secular decline in daily test ordering is evident, dropping from 5.3 to 2.9 in the hospital sample, and from 371.8 to 185.3 in the national sample (p < 0.001). The long-term rate of pleocytosis has declined (p < 0.0001), though the yield of testing for pleocytosis has improved (p = 0.0104).
Conclusions: Laboratory test patterns correspond with those of clinical disease and are a promising source of surveillance data. Using such data for real-time monitoring requires specific adjustments for patient age, periodicities, and secular trends.     

Outbreak of Coxsackievirus A-14 Meningitis among Newborns in a Maternity Hospital Ward

ABSTRACT. During the late winter of 1983, 16 newborns with vague symptoms of failure to thrive, reluctance to feed and a slight rise in body temperature, were found to have meningitis caused by Coxsackievirus A-14. The cerebrospinal fluid showed pleocytosis with polymorphonuclear cells in excess but was otherwise normal. The clinical course was uneventful in all infants, but two of them demonstrated clinical signs of incipient cerebral oedema during the acute phase of the illness. An electroencephalogram (EEG) during the initial course of the disease and at nine months of age was normal in all. During a follow-up period of 21/2 years they all developed normally and no sequelae were noted. The presentation also demonstrates the usefulness of Vero cells for the propagation of the responsible virus.     

冰片开放血-脑脊液屏障对实验性细菌性脑膜炎治疗影响的研究

目的 探讨冰片开放血-脑脊液屏障（BCB）对实验性细菌性脑膜炎治疗的影响。方法 采用日本大耳白兔作为实验动物，随机分为对照组、冰片组和脑膜炎组。经枕大池注入肺炎球菌悬液建立脑膜炎模型，以冰片作为开放BCB的制剂。以连续静脉注射丙戊酸钠后不同时间点的脑脊液中丙戊酸钠浓度变化作为判断BCB通透性的指标；硝酸镧示踪法观察脑组织表现作为BCB通透性的形态指标。给予脑膜炎动物头孢吡肟或冰片＋头孢吡肟治疗，记录动物存亡情况；取脑脊液（CSF）进行细胞计数及生化检查。取脑组织作常规病理染色，以观察冰片开放BCB对实验性细菌性脑膜炎治疗的影响。结果 给药后对照组CSF中丙戊酸钠浓度基本保持稳定，冰片组CSF中丙戊酸钠浓度于给药后0．5h时即高于对照组并逐渐上升，至6h时达高峰，然后开始下降，14h时浓度仍高于对照组。脑组织超微结构显示，对照组无硝酸镧颗粒通过BCB，脑膜炎组硝酸镧颗粒分布于毛细血管基底膜外，冰片组弥漫性分布于神经细胞间隙和轴突周围。给予头孢吡肟治疗后，脑膜炎＋冰片组动物存活率（9／12，75％）明显高于脑膜炎组（6／18，66．7％）（P〈0．05），但两组间CSF细胞数及蛋白、葡萄糖水平差异无统计学意义。近皮层脑组织HE染色显示，脑膜炎组可见脑组织大量炎症细胞渗出和软化坏死灶,血管“套袖”现象明显，而脑膜炎＋冰片组脑组织内炎症细胞渗出较少，无血管“套袖”现象，无明显坏死软化灶。结论 冰片确实能明显增加BCB的通透性并具有可逆性特点，抗生素联合冰片能改善实验性细菌性脑膜炎治疗效果，为细菌性脑膜炎的治疗提供了新的思路。