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Clin Positron Imaging. 1999 Oct;2(5):273-279.
Relationship between Gastrointestinal F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose Accumulation and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Whole-Body PET.
Kim S, Chung JK, Kim BT, Kim SJ, Jeong JM, Lee DS, Lee MC.
Department of Nuclear Medicine and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
The pattern and intensity of F-18-FDG uptake in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are variable and can often cause confusion. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between GI tract symptoms and GI uptake of F-18-FDG. We evaluated whole-body FDG-PET of 314 persons (M:F = 147:167; 13-83 years) in whom pathologic GI tract disorders had not been observed. Uptake score and pattern were evaluated visually. Symptoms were grouped as follows: diarrhea, constipation, and neither diarrhea nor constipation. Among symptom groups, there was no statistically significant difference in FDG uptake score. But intense FDG uptake with focal pattern, which can cause confusion, was observed more frequently in the descending colon of patients with constipation than in those with diarrhea or without GI symptoms. When focal intense FDG uptake is observed in the abdomino-pelvic area, stricter attention to GI symptoms would improve the specificity of whole-body FDG-PET.
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This study reviews the treatment response to the antiepileptic drug topiramate (Topamax-mean dose 202 mg/d, range 150-350 mg/d) of a group of 22 institutionalized intellectually disabled adults (8 males, 14 females, mean age 46.5 years, age range 25-70 years). These individuals were predominantly classified as having severe or profound intellectual disability and as having a mood disorder. The individuals studied were treated for aggression, self-injurious behaviors, destructive/disruptive behaviors or a combination of these, and/or other challenging and maladaptive behaviors. All subjects were receiving concurrent psychotropic and/or anticonvulsant medications. Effectiveness was determined by retrospective review of summaries of quarterly multidisciplinary Neuropsychiatric Behavioral Reviews. Assignment of global severity scores and evaluation of longitudinal behavioral graphs of target symptoms occurred. Overall, statistically significant decreases in global severity scores and in the cumulative aggression and worst behavior rates occurred in the subjects, especially when the 3 months before and the 3 to 6 months after starting topiramate were compared. The overall subject group showed no significant weight changes. One subject developed delirium, 1 developed hypoglycemia, 1 developed sedation, and 2 developed constipation. The results suggest that topiramate may have a role in the treatment of challenging/maladaptive behaviors in intellectually disabled individuals.
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To evaluate the effects of breakfast habits on the quality of life in young women in Japan, the relation between breakfast habits and menstrual and intestinal disorders was estimated by responses to a questionnaire. Subjects were recruited from young Japanese female students of Ashiya College ranging in age from 18 to 20 years. Breakfast habits were classified into three groups (group I, having breakfast every morning, n=289; group II, having breakfast one to six times per week, n=106; group III, having breakfast less than once a week, n=44). The intensity of dysmenorrhea was classified into three grades (score 1, free of pain or painful, but without need for analgesic; score 2, painful, requiring analgesic; score 3, painful, not relieved by analgesic). The grades of bowel movement were classified into three groups (score 1, no more than once a week; score 2, two to six times a week; score 3, every day). Group II and group III had significantly higher scores for dysmenorrhea compared with group I. Students in group III showed a tendency toward constipation. Since dysmenorrhea is a risk factor for psychological disorders as well as gynecological diseases, the present study suggests the importance of eating breakfast to the quality of life of young women.
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