Objective To investigate the variability in biochemistry in cerebral palsy children who accepted rehabilitation exercise. Methods From March to November, 2015, 24 children with cerebral palsy were measured the levels of hemoglobin, creatine kinase and blood urea before treatment. They all accepted routine rehabilitation exercise, and were measured hemoglobin, creatine kinase and blood urea again one week after treatment as the load increased, and six weeks after treatment at the end of exercise. They were assessed with Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-88) before and six weeks after treatment. Results The scores of GMFM-88 improved after treat-ment (t>7.12, P<0.001). Hemoglobin decreased (P<0.01), while creatine kinase and blood urea increased one week after treatment (P<0.01). Hemoglobin and blood urea came back to the levels before treatment six weeks after treatment (P?0.05), while creatine kinase reduced (P<0.01), but was still more than that before treatment (P<0.01). Conclusion Hemoglobin, creatine kinase and blood urea may respond the train-ing situation of cycle and the stage of exercise, and indicate the effects of load in the cerebral palsy children accepted rehabilitation exercise.

OBJECTIVETo propose a clinically practical and simple fiber tracking method for language pathways, and to explore its feasibility in preoperative planning for brain tumors adjacent to the language cortex.

METHODSDiffusion tensor imaging was examined in 18 healthy subjects and 13 patients with brain tumors adjacent to the language cortex between December 2013 and June 2014. The associated fibers of language pathways were reconstructed using a commercial software (Syngo workstation). Firstly, the feasibility of fiber tracking method for language pathways in healthy subjects were studied, and then its application was assessed in patients with brain tumors. The anatomic relationship between tumors and the associated fibers was analyzed.

RESULTSBy selecting appropriate regions of interest, the associated fibers in the dorsal pathways (superior longitudinal fasciculus/arcuate fasciculus, including both direct and indirect pathways) and ventral pathways (uncinate fasciculus, middle longitudinal fasciculus, inferior longitudinal fasciculus and inferiorfronto-occipital fasciculus) were reconstructed in all 18 healthy subjects. In patients with brain tumors, the relationship between the tumors and adjacent associated fibers were divided into two types: adjacent associated fibers could be displaced or separated, and involved the superior longitudinal fasciculus/arcuate fasciculus (n=6), middle longitudinal fasciculus (n=4), uncinate fasciculus (n=3), inferior longitudinal fasciculus (n=3) and inferiorfronto-occipital fasciculus (n=2); alternatively, the adjacent associated fibers were infiltrated or destroyed, and involved the inferiorfronto-occipital fasciculus (n=10), uncinate fasciculus (n=8), middle longitudinal fasciculus (n=5), inferior longitudinal fasciculus (n=4) and superior longitudinal fasciculus/arcuate fasciculus (n=3).

CONCLUSIONSThe associated fibers of language pathways could be visualized rapidly and in real-time by fiber tracking technology based on diffusion tensor imaging. This is feasible for preoperative planning regarding brain tumors adjacent to the language cortex.

Brain Neoplasms ; surgery ; Cerebral Cortex ; surgery ; Diffusion Tensor Imaging ; Humans ; Language ; Neural Pathways ; Postoperative Complications ; prevention & control

The permanent or temporary stoma left in patients undergoing neostomy affects the patients both physiologically and psychologically. The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) released the clinical practice guidelines of Supporting Adults Who Anticipate or Live with an Ostomy, second edition in 2019. This article interprets the recommendations of this guideline, and focuses on preoperative and postoperative care planning, parastomal hernia prevention, and the quality of life of patients undergoing neostomy, in order to provide clinical practitioners with effective stoma care advice.