Objective To evaluate the efficacy of standard large trauma craniectomy to treat the patients with severe bump brain injury. Methods Thirty-two bump brain injured patients with cerebral hernia were treated with inside and outside decompression of standard large trauma craniectomy compared with 24 cases of routine temporoparietal craniectomy between Oct 2001 and Aug 2004.Results In standard large trauma craniectomy group,21 cases got good recovery(65.6%) and 5 were dead(15.6%).In routine temporoparietal craniectomy group,9 cases got good recovery(37.5%) and 10 were dead(41.7%).There was significant difference between the two groups in good recovery and mortality(P

Objective To explore the effects of Tongfu Huayu Daotan Decoction (通化阏导痰汤)on the serum concentration of S-100β protein, neuron-specific enolase(NSE) and Prognosis in patients with severe craniocerebral injury.Methods Sixty patients with severe craniocerebral injury were randomly divided into a a'eatment group and a control group.The treated group was treated with Tongfu Huayu Daotan Decoction plus conventional treatments including dehydration,antibiotics, organ functional support, nerve nutrition, prevention of complication, etc.; the control group was treated with conventional treatments alone. The concentration of serum S-100β protein and neuron-specific enolase(NSE) in plasma at admission and at24, 36, 72huors, and 5, 7 days after treatment were determined respectively; the Glasgow outcome scale (GOS)and neurological deficits scoring at 2weeks and 4weeks after hospitalization were compared to observe the efficacy of the patients. Results The concentration of serum S-100β protein and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) in plasma at previous treatment and at 24, 36 hours after the treatment had no statistical difference in the two groups(P＞0.05 ), The concentration of serum S-100β protein and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) in plasma at 72huors, 5 and 7 days after the treatment in the Tongfu Huayu Daotan Decoction group were lower than those in the control group, the differences being significant (P＜0.01). The Glasgow outcome scale (GOS) and neurological deficits scoring at 2weeks and 4weeks after the treatment in the Tongfu Huayu Daotan Decoction group were significantly nigher than those in the control group, the differences being significant (P＜0.01) .Conclusion Tongfu Huayu Daotan Decoction can alleviate the plasma concentrations of S-100β protein and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) in patients with severe craniocerebral injury and markedly improve the clinical therapeutic effects. Combined Tongfu Huayu Daotan Decoction and western medicine can significantly reduce mortality and improve the Glasgow outcome scale (GOS), neurological deficits scoring and therapeutic effect.

In previous studies, four endophytic fungi were isolated from different swollen roots of Rehmannia glutinosa. It's thought that Ceratobasidium sp. , one of the discovered endophytic fingi, was a major promoter for the growth of the roots. In this study, symbiotic experiments were performed to measure the effects of different endophytic fingi cultivated with R. glutinosa. The results showed that the R. glutinosa had significant increases in the size of roots and amount of chlorophyll cultivated with Ceratobasidium sp. And it was tested that indoleacetic acid secreted by Ceratobasidium sp. maybe the effective factor for the promotion of the growth.
Fungi ; metabolism ; physiology ; Indoleacetic Acids ; metabolism ; Plant Roots ; growth & development ; microbiology ; Rehmannia ; growth & development ; microbiology ; Symbiosis ; physiology