1.Observation of the effect of pramipexole combined with levodopa/benserazide in treatment of advanced Parkinson's disease
Danxiao YANG ; Tian XIE ; Shaoling LIN
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2011;18(9):1186-1187
Objective To evaluate the efficacy of pramipexole and levodopa/benserazide in treatment of advanced Parkinson's disease.Methods 50 patients with advanced Parkinson's disease were randomly divided into two groups,25 cases in the control group,others in the treatment group.The patients in the control group were treated with levodopa/benserazide and placebo,while those in the treatment group were given pramipexole and levodopa/benserazide.The treatment lasted 16 weeks.The clinical effects before and after the treatment were observed and compared. Results Compared with the control group,the treatment group experienced significant drops in the score of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale(UPDRS)(P<0.05).The clinical efficacy was significantly improved(84.0%vs36.0%)(χ2=10.08,P<0.01).Conclusion The clinical effect of pramipexole and levedopa/benserazide in treatment of advanced Parkinson's disease was satisfactory,and it should be widely applied.
2.Functional dyspepsia:clinical analysis of 346 cases.
Jianfang CHEN ; Chuming YUAN ; Danxiao YANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine 2003;0(01):-
Objective To study the etiology of functional dyspepsia (FD) and compare the clincial responses of medical treatment and psychological intervention.Methods Psychological intervention (psychologic support),advices for daily life (eating habits) and medical treatment were administered to the 346 FD patients;and the therapeutic effects were compared.Results Complete remission:225 cases (65%);partial remission:52 cases (15%);no effect:69 cases (20%).The overall effective rate was 80%.Conclusion FD is a clinical syndrome focusing in upper abdomen,but without local or systematic evidence Psychological treatment is stressed.