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Objective]The clinical efficacy of TCM directed through drug treatment of pain for the first time with the temperature needle shoulder-hand syndrome after caused by stroke.[Methods]The 90 cases were randomly divided into treatment and control groups.The treatment group was directed through medicine with traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture treatment temperature ,the control group using only warm acupuncture.Respectively, before treatment, the first 30 days of oral grading score(VRS) was assessed for limb pain.[Results]After treatment ,the patient's limb pain scores were significantly lower than before treatment,treatment group decreased more significantly than the control group,the difference was statistically significant(P﹤0.05). [Conclusion]TCM directed through drug treatment and needle with warm warm acupuncture alone can significantly ease the pain of limb ,but TCM directed through drug treatment is better than warm needle acupuncture alone.

Objective To evaluate the physical dependence of Zhixieling capsule.Methods The physical dependence of Zhixieling capsule was observed by mouse jump test,rat precipitation test and rat natural withdrawal test.Results Zhixieling capsule showed no obvious withdrawal symptoms.Conclusion Zhixieling capsule has no physical dependence.

Objective To investigate the causes and therapy of complications of microvascular decompression (MVD) for hemifacial spasm (HFS). Method Totally 255 cases of HFS underwent MVD in our hospital from December 2000 to March 2000. Among the cases,207 patients were followed up for more than 1 year,the occurrence and recovery of their postoperative complications were reviewed in this study. Results In this series,no patient died;cerebrospinal fluid leakage was detected in 15 patients (7.2%) in one week after the operation;facial palsy occurred in 48 cases (23.2%);hearing deficit was shown in 20 patients (9.7%);and tinnitus was found in 12 cases (5.8%). The patients were followed up for 1 to 7.3 years with a mean of (4.2?2.7) years,during the period,none of the cases had cerebrospinal fluid leakage or intracerebral infection,and the cases who had facial palsy and tinnitus recovered completely;only 10 patients remained hearing deficit (including unilateral deaf in 6) during the follow-up.Conclusion Cerebrospinal fluid leakage,facial palsy,hearing deficit,tinnitus are the major complications of MVD,among which cerebrospinal fluid leakage,facial palsy,and tinnitus can be improved after treatments,but hearing deficit is non-reversible.

Objective To evaluate the selective external carotid arterial embolization of uncontrollable epistaxis. Methods 27 procedures of super-selective external carotid arterial embolization were performed with absorbable gelfoam by using Seldinger's method in 26 cases with uncontrollable epistaxis. Results 27 procedures of super-selective intraaterial embolization of uncontrollable epistaxis were all successful without any serious complication. Conclusions Selective external carotid arterial embolization is safe, effective and successful in the treatment of severe epistaxis.

[Objective]To compare spontaneous correction of the unfused thoracic curves after selective anterior versus posterior fusion in Lenke5 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis(AIS). [Method]A total of 72 Lenke5 AIS patients were rescruited from May 1997 to October 2005.Out of them,40 received selective anterior fusion(group A) and 32 received selective posterior fusion(group B).All had a minimum of 2-year follow-up.[Result] No complication were found in both groups at the latest follow-up.The thoracic curve was corrected from 30? to 16? for group A,33? to 18? for group B.Both groups had a better spontaneous correction of the unfused thoracic curves.The correction rate had no significant difference between groups.However,the thoracic curve was increased in four patients(2 in each group;group C),which resulted in trunk imbalance.The thoracolumbar/lumbar thoracic(TL/L:T) Cobb's ratio averaged 1.09 in the four patients whereas 1.59 in other 68 patients(group D).The flexibility of the thoracic curve had significant difference in group C and D(34.2% vs 57.3%).[Conclusion]Both of the surgical treatments can get a better spontaneous correction of the unfused thoracic curves.It is important to evaluate the.thoracolumbar/lumbar–thoracic(TL/L:T) Cobb's ratio and the flexibility of the thoracic curve before selective fusion.

AIM: To study the protective effect of hepatic stimulator substance(HSS) on chemotherapeutic liver damage induced by cyclophosphamide and its possible mechanism.METHODS: The serum biochemical parameters,oxidative parameters and anti-oxidative parameters of liver tissue of male Kunming mice inoculated with S_(180) cells were measured.The pathology of the liver was observed with microscope.The weight of S_(180) sarcom was weighted.RESULTS: The elevation of MDA content of liver tissue and the less of GSH content and CAT,GSH-PX,GST,and SOD activities induced by CP were restored remarkably by HSS.The ALT and LDH activities of serum in HSS group which was compared with control group and CP group were not statistically distinctive.In the pathologic examination,spotty and focal necroses of hepatocytes in the liver of CP group were found with a great deal of inflammatory cells infiltration in the necrotic and portal areas,while the damage in the liver of HSS group was ameliorated obviously;The weight of S_(180) sarcom in CP group and HSS group was not statistically distinctive.CONCLUSION: The effect of HSS on CP-induced chemotherapeutic liver damage maybe due to anti-oxidative activity.

Our country has been using maturity grading method, which was proposed by Grammum in 1979, to evaluate the placental function. However, this method is subjective to consequence because it totally depends on the observation and experiences of clinicians. With the development of ultrasound technology, therefore, we reviewed more novel applications in other aspects of placenta (such as blood flow, vascularization, etc). Over the past years, scholars in the world have done a lot of research around these topics. In this review we introduce placental maturity grading with B-mode ultrasound, placental vascularization qualitative and quantitative analysis with three-dimensional Doppler ultrasound and placental volume measurement, respectively.
Female ; Humans ; Imaging, Three-Dimensional ; Neovascularization, Pathologic ; Placenta ; diagnostic imaging ; Pregnancy ; Ultrasonography, Prenatal

manual beam orientation selection, beam orientation optimization which is feasible in IMRT planning may significantly improve the efficiency and result.

Objective To identify the factors related to prognosis of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU).Methods A total of 186 patients with type Ⅱ DFU from a single diabetic foot center was included in this prospective study.Follow-up of the final outcome (healing,major amputation or death) was made in 6 months.Influence of patient demographics and clinical data on outcome was detected using multivariate Logistic regression analysis.Results Follow-up was performed in 172 patients,of whom 147 were cured (55 cases cured after minor amputations),3 underwent major amputations,6 died,and 16 were not yet cured at the final follow-up.In multivariate Logistic regression analysis,the outcome was independently correlated with ischemia (P ＜0.01),infection (P ＜ 0.05),ulcer number (P ＜ 0.01) and peripheral neuropathy (P ＜ 0.05) ; the risk of poor outcome increased with ischemia [odds ratio (OR) =10.8],infection (OR =211.4),ulcer number (OR =39.5),and peripheral neuropathy (OR =181.1).Conclusion Prognosis of DFU is associated with ischemia,infection,ulcer number,and peripheral neuropathy.