Objective By using 18F-deoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission computed tomography (PET-CT) to measure the brain glucose metabolism of patients with severe traumatic brain injury before and after hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy,and to investigate the mechanisms of H BO treating patients with traumatic brain injury.Methods Twenty-six patients suffered form severe traumatic brain injury with stable vital signs within 2 weeks were randomly divided into the HBO group and the control group.The patients of both groups received routine clinical interventions (including neuroprotection,dehydration,reducing intracranial pressure,anti-infection and other symptomatic treatments).Patients of the HBO group received the basic treatment combined with HBO therapy one tine per day for 7 days per week.In early stage and 4 weeks after treatment,all patients were examined with PET-CT scanning and Glasgow coma scale (GCS),disability rating scale (DRS) at the same time.Results There was standard uptake value (SUV) of significant difference between affected and unaffected brain areas in two groups before treatment(P＜0.01),but no significant difference between two groups (P＞0.05).After 4-week of treatment,SUV of affected and unaffected brain areas of two groups improved,the damaged area of HBO group improved obviously and the SUV was much better than before treatment and the control group (P＜0.0l).The GCS and DRS scores of HBO group were also significantly better than that of control group (P＜0.05).Conclusion The 18F-FDG PET-CT examination showed that HBO therapy can significantly improve glucose metabolism function of the brain damaged area,promote the brain functional recovery and awakening,and improve the prognosis in patients with severe traumatic brain injury.

Objective To observe the effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) on cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) and on learning,memory and the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and acetylcholine (Ach) in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus.Methods Sixty healthy,male Wistar rats were studied.Allograft thrombosis particles 48 to 74 μm in diameter were injected into the rats' external carotid arteries to create a CSVD model.The rats were then divided randomly into a hyperbaric oxygen group,a nimotop group and a control group.The hyperbaric oxygen group rats were given hyperbaric oxygen therapy 12 hours after the modeling.The nimotop group rats were given nimodipine by intragastric perfusion 12h after the modeling.The rats in the control group had no special intervention.At 7,14 and 28 days after the modeling,any changes in learning and memory were assessed with a Morris water maze test.Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the expression of BDNF in the cerebral cortex and of Ach in the hippocampus at 28 days.Results At both 14 and 28 days the average escape latency of the rats in the hyperbaric oxygen group was significantly shorter than those of the nimotop and control groups.The average platform crossing time had increased significantly more than in the nimotop and control groups.At both 14 and 28 days the escape latency and platform crossing times of the nimotop group were significantly better than in the control group.Ach content and BDNF content were significantly higher in the HBO group than in the nimotop and control groups.Conclusions Hyperbaric oxygen treatment can promote BDNF release in CSVD,which is helpful to protect and repair neural mitochondria,to maintain the cortex and hippocampal neurotransmitters on a stable level,and to improve learning and memory.Its effect is better than that of nimotop.

Objective To explore the effects of exercise instruction during the whole course of pregnancy by mobile phone APP on master of pregnancy motor knowledge, body movement during pregnancy and gestation related index. Methods Totals of 186 pregnant women who received prenatal examination during early pregnancy were selected. They were divided into intervention group (n=96) and control group (n=90) according to random number table. Patients in the intervention group received exercise instruction during the whole course by mobile phone APP involving pushing pregnancy motor knowledge at regular intervals, sharing authoritative movement method, reminding the time of further consultation and arranging experts for response to messages of pregnant women and so on. Patients in the control group accepted routine exercise instruction with the existing model of pregnancy movement. The master of pregnancy motor knowledge, body movement during pregnancy and gestation related index were compared. Results The total scores of the master of pregnancy motor knowledge in the intervention group and the control group were (77.22±7.07) and (63.31±5.91) with a significant difference (t=14.592, P< 0.001). There was a statistically significant difference in the average total energy consumed per week between the intervention group (154.62±20.74) MET-hours and the control group (105.48±15.81) MET-hours (t=18.240, P< 0.001). Besides, the differences in pregnancy weight gain, antenatal weight, postpartum BMI and pelvic floor muscle strength between two groups were significant (t=-7.715, -4.438, -9.805, 13.988; P< 0.001). The amount of vaginal bleeding, cesarean section rate, perineotomy rate with spontaneous labor during the second stage, total stage of labor and two hours after delivery in the intervention group were lower than those in the control group with significant differences (P< 0.05). Conclusions The exercise instruction during the whole course of pregnancy by mobile phone APP can improve the master of pregnancy motor knowledge and increase the energy consumed during pregnancy, so as to improve the gestation related index, reduce the cesarean section rate and perineotomy rate with spontaneous labor. It is better than the existing model of pregnancy movement.