OBJECTIVE:To observe therapeutic efficacy and safety of shuxuetong combined with butylphthalide in the treat-ment of elderly acute massive cerebral infarction. METHODS:76 elderly patients with acute massive cerebral infarction selected were randomly divided into observation group and control group,with 38 cases in each group. Control group was treated with bu-tylphthalide,100 ml,bid;observation group was additionally given shuxuetong 6 ml added into 55 Glucose injection 200 ml, ivgtt,qd,on the basis of control group. The NIHSS,coagulation index,hematocrit,platelet aggregation rate and clinical efficacy were observed in 2 groups before and after treatment. RESULTS:After 14 d treatment,NIHSS of observation group [(3.57±0.25) points] was significantly lower than that of control group [(5.98±1.13)points],with statistical significance(P<0.05);after treat-ment,total effective rate of observation group(81.58%)was significantly higher than that of control group(57.89%),with statis-tical significance(P<0.05);platelet aggregation rate [(52.38±3.74)%] and hematocrit [(36.21±3.26)%] of observation group were significantly lower than those of control group,with statistical significance (P<0.05). Before and after treatment,coagula-tion indexes of both groups had no significant change,without statistical significance(P>0.05). No obvious ADR was found in 2 groups. CONCLUSIONS:Shuxuetong combined with butylphthalide is effective in the treatment of elderly acute massive cerebral infarction,and help restore neurological function with good safety.

Objectives:This study was to evaluate the role of nasogastric feeding as early nutritional support in geriatric patients with brain injury. Methods:Thirty one geriatric patients with brain injury were randomly assigned to two groups,one supported with enteral nutrition(16 cases) and another with parenteral nutrition(15 cases).The serum glucose level,liver function and serum albumin levels were determined.The relative complications were recorded daily. Results:In early enteral nutrition group,there were less complications. Conclusions:The early enteral nutrition is well tolerated in the geriatric patients with brain injury.

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the economic burden of chronic hepatitis B(CHB)and its complications,and to e-valuate the benefits of treatment with interferon-?.METHODS:The components of the economic burden of disease included direct medical costs and non-medical costs as well as indirect economic loss per patient-year in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infections,including chronic hepatitis B,compensated and decompensated cirrhosis,and hepatocellular carcinoma.Net cost savings due to treatment of CHB with interferon-?were estimated using clinical data from2therapeutic schemes used in hospital.RESULTS:For the patients at different stages of hepatopathy,the direct medical cost and economic burden per year were different:9000yuan,11362yuan(CHB);13865yuan,19412yuan(compensated cirehosis);25678yuan,36979yuan(decompensated cirrhosis);26501yuan,40264yuan(liver cancer),Compared with conrentional therapy against CHB,the direct medical cost and total cost were reduced following4months treatment of interferon-?after5-year follow-up.The reduced amounts were831yuan,2038yuan per person,respectively.The surrival rate rised by2.8%.CONCLUSION:CHB infections create a heavy economic burden on the society,as well as patients and their families.We have seen the potential cost-savings due to treatment with interferon-?.

Objective To find out the correlation of C -reactive protein (CRP)and acute cerebral infarc-tion,and to provide research data for acute cerebral infarction.Methods 43 cases with acute cerebral infarction were set as the observation group,and 40 healthy people were set as the control group.The CRP level of the observation group and the control group,and CRP level of different infarction volume and neurological function defect degree were compared.The influence factors of CRP level were analyzed with single factor analysis and Logistic regression.Results The CRP level of the observation group was (14.19 ±2.60)mg/L,which was significantly higher than that of the control group (t =7.453,P <0.05).With the increase of infarction volume,CRP levels increased (t =3.451,8.534, 5.930,all P <0.05).With the increase of nerve function defect degree,CRP level elevated (t =3.845,9.077, 6.730,all P <0.05).CRP level and systolic blood pressure,fasting glucose,total cholesterol,fibrinogen were positively correlated (r =0.479,0.603,0.508,0.603,all P <0.05 ).Cerebral infarction,systolic blood pressure,fasting glucose,total cholesterol and fibrinogen were the influence factors of CRP level.Conclusion There is correlation between C -reactive protein and acute cerebral infarction;detecting CRP level can assist in diagnosis of cerebral infarction.It was favorable to prevent and control the occurrence and progress of acute cerebral infarction.