1.Rehabilitation of aphasia after cerebral infarction using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and donepezil
Shengdong CHEN ; Suwen YU ; Jianfa ZHAO ; Xiuqin ZHEN ; Jiangbo JIANG
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012;34(3):212-215
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of using low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) along with donepezil in the rehabilitation of aphasia after cerebral infarction. Methods Fortythree aphasic patients with acute cerebral infarction were assigned into a treatment group or a control group.Both groups received standard basic treatment for acute cerebral infarction.From day 7 on,both groups received oral donepezil hydrochloride (5 mg/d) for 12 consecutive weeks.The treatment group received in addition 2 sessions of low frequency rTMS on the language center of the right hemisphere.The first session started at day 7 after onset,and each session consisted of rTMS on 10 consecutive days (once per day).There was a resting interval of 3 d between the two sessions.The rehabilitation of the aphasia was assessed prior to and after each session,and at the end of the entire 12 weeks of treatment using the western aphasia battery ( WAB ) scoring system and the aphasia quotient (AQ). Results There was no significant difference between the two groups after the first session in terms of the WAB or AQ results.However,the difference in improvement became statistically significant after the second session,as well as at the end of the entire 12 weeks.The average change in AQ was significantly greater in the treatment group. Conclusion Donepezil combined with rTMS early in the acute phase of cerebral infarction is helpful for the rehabilitation of aphasia.
2.Establishing Background & Function & Construction Proposing of Our"Medical Ethics Committee"
Yongfu CAO ; Yunling WANG ; Tongwei YANG ; Linjuan ZHEN ; Xiuqin SHEN
Chinese Medical Ethics 1994;0(05):-
Medical Ethics Committee founded in medical orgnizations,universities,academic periodicals and hygiene institutes is an international regulation in the filed of medicine.Although we have done a large amount of work to be in line with international standards,there are still some problems such as no systemic roles,function deficiencies etc.Therefore,we should study its establishing background and main function and strengthen its construction.
3.Parameters of Median Nerve Electrical Stimulation for Coma after Traumatic Brain Injury
Yanhong SHI ; Xiuqin SHAO ; Zhen FENG ; Chafeng ZHENG ; Lang SHUAI
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2017;23(2):207-210
Objective To compare the effects of median nerve electrical stimulation on coma patients after traumatic brain injury with different settings. Methods From 2013 to 2015, 161 patients with traumatic brain injury were randomly divided into control group (n=40), experimental group 1 (n=41), experimental group 2 (n=39) and experimental group 3 (n=41). The control group received routine conscious-ness-promoted methods, and the experimental groups received median nerve electrical stimulation with 200μs and 30 Hz, 100 Hz and 50 Hz in sequence, 60 minutes a day for 90 days. They were assessed with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) before, 30 days and 90 days after treatment. Results There was significant difference in the scores of CCS and CRS-R, times of treatment, number of sobered patients and coma time among groups (P<0.01), that the experimental groups were better than the control group (P<0.05), and no significant difference was found between the experimental groups 1 and 2 (P>0.05). The experimental group 3 was better than the experimental groups 1 and 2 (P<0.05). Conclusion Median nerve electrical stimulation with 200μs, 50 Hz could promote co-ma patients to wake up optimally.