ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to understand the relationship between IQ and glucose metabolism in brain cells in a wide variety of epilepsy subjects. MethodsThe study participants were 78 children with epilepsy and 15 healthy children for comparison. All participants were administered the Chinese Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (C-WISC). The verbal intelligence quotient (VIQ), performance intelligence quotient (PIQ) and full scale intelligence quotient (FIQ) were compared between epileptic children and typically developing children. 78 patients underwent interictal positron emission computed tomography (PET) using 2-deoxy-2[18F]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) as the tracer for evaluating brain glucose metabolism. ResultsVIQ, PIQ and FIQ based on the C-WISC were significantly lower in epileptic children than those in the healthy comparison group (P < 0.001, P=0.001 and P < 0.001, respectively). The IQ of patients with normal metabolism, unifocal abnormal hypometabolism and multifocal abnormal hypometabolism determined by PET differed significantly. The extent of the abnormal hypometabolism was negatively correlated with the FIQ (rs=-0.549, P < 0.001). In patients with lateralized hypometabolism based on PET, the VIQ/PIQ discrepancy (︱VIQ-PIQ︱≥15 points)scores differed significantly between the left hemisphere abnormal hypometabolism and right hemisphere abnormal hypometabolism subgroups, being negative values in the left and positive values in the right subgroups(P=0.004). ConclusionsBrain metabolic abnormalities are correlated with IQ, and perfoming interictal PET along with C-WISC can better assess the extent of severity of cognitive impairment and VIQ/PIQ discrepancy.
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of acoustic earplugs combined with sedative drugs on improving the success rate of MRI examinations in children with epilepsy, and to provide an effective clinical evidence for MRI examination in children with epilepsy for the future.MethodsSeventy-four children with epilepsy who came to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, between July 2016 and February 2018 were included in this research. To test the effectiveness of acoustic earplugs on children with epilepsy in improving MRI success rates, participants were divided into two groups randomly. The control group only took the drug and withont using the acoustic earplugs. The observation group used both the drug and acoustic earplugs. The comparing the success rate of MRI examination between the two groups.ResultsThe observed group (with the acoustic earplugs) showed a success rate of 97.29% (36/37), the control group (without the acoustic earplugs) showed a success rate of 18.91% (7/37). The success rate of the observed group was higher than the control group (P<0.05) significantly.ConclusionsThe use of acoustic earplugs combined with sedative drugs is effective in improving the success rate of MRI examination in children with epilepsy and can be widely used in clinical practice.
ObjectiveTo investigate the knowledge of drug safety among parents of some children with epilepsy in Henan Province, and to provide a basic advice for drug safety and health education for children with epilepsy.sMethodUsing a questionnaire to parents of epilepsy children from the Children's Hospital in Henan Province and the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University in July 2019, a total of 336 questionnaire were conducted by the professionals responsible for after the training, including parents and children basic situation, drug habits and attitudes, medication safety consciousness and antibiotic drug use knowledge.Results320 questionnaire were collected, 314 of which were valid questionnaires, with an effective rate of 98.1%. 66 (21%) of parents chose juice or milk for oral administration, and 87 (27.7%) of parents chose sugar water. 104 (33.1%) of the parents chose to stop the medication immediately after the child's condition improved. 126 (40.1%) of parents believe that combination of two or more antibiotics is more effective, 178 (56.7%) of parents will give their children antibiotics when they have a cold or fever, and more than 254 (80%) of parents are not aware of adverse reactions to antibiotics.ConclusionIn the investigation, the parents of children with epilepsy in Henan Province still have insufficient knowledge of safe drug use, and there are many non-standard drug use behaviors. Local medical professionals for epilepsy should be strengthened to guide and monitor the children and their parents.
Objective To investigated the influence of the CYP2C9 polymorphism on lipid profile and blood concentration in epileptic children with VPA. Methods This study collected the information of healthy children and epilepsy children who were treated with VPA in the First Affiliated Hospital of Putian University during June, 2018 to March, 2021. The serum lipids of 184 cases were collected and compared between epilepsy group before and after treatment with VPA with the control group. The polymorphism of CYP2C9 gene in children with epilepsy was detected, and lipid and VPA concentration were compared after classification. Results There was no significant difference in lipid between the control group and the epilepsy group before treatment (P>0.05); The TC, HDL, LDL, TC/HDL, LDL/HDL were statistically different in VPA treatment group from the control group (P<0.05), and there were statistical differences in TG, LDL, TC/HDL, LDL/HDL between the trial group before the initiation and VPA treatment (P<0.05); There is no correlation between VPA blood concentration and lipid (P>0.05). VPA concentration, TC, HDL, LDL, TC/HDL and LDL/HDL in CYP2C9 wild-type were statistically different from heterozygous mutant. Conculsions CYP2C9 polymorphism and long-term use of VPA caused the changes in serum lipid levels in epilepsy children.