Objective To investigate the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with motor relearning program on the recovery of upper limb motor function after stroke.Methods From September 2015 to June 2016,40 patients with first-ever stroke received rehabilitation therapy at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine,Xuanwu Hospital,Capital Medical University were enrolled prospectively.Their course of disease was 1 to 6 months.They were divided into either a combined treatment group or a control group according to the odd and even numbers in hospital (n =20 in each group).The patients of both groups received traditional rehabilitation training and motor relearning program for upper lindb recovery,2 times a day,once for 30 min,5 days a week for 6 weeks.The combined treatment group was also given transcranial direct current stimulation,2 times a day,once for 20 min,5 days a week,while the control group was only treated with sham stimulation treatment.The patients were assessed before treatment and at 6 weeks after treatment.Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) scores and Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) were used to assess upper limb motor function.The modified Barthel index (MBI) was used to evaluate the activities of daily living.Results There was no significant difference in the observation indices before treatment between the 2 groups (P ＞ 0.05).Six weeks after treatment,the differences of the upper limb FMA score and ARAT score before treatment were superior to the control group,they were 13 ± 3,10 ± 3 and 10 ± 2,8 ± 2,respectively (t =3.503 and 3.244 respectively,all P ＜ 0.01).There was no significant difference in the MBI score between the 2 groups (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with motor relearning program may effectively improve the upper limb motor function in patients with stroke and promote the improvement of the activities of daily living.

Objective To study CT diagnostic value of benign and malignant salivary gland lesions.Methods CT features in 36 cases with pathologically-proved salivary lesions were retrospectively analyzed.There were 19 cases with benign tumors,5 cases with chronic inflammation,1 case with tuberculosis and 11 cases with malignant tumors.Results Benign tumors were regular in 17 and well-defined in 16.All cases with chronic inflammation and 1 case with tuberculosis were regular but ill-defined.Benign lesions showed homogeneous or inhomogeneous density.Of all 11 malignant tumors,7 cases presented ill-defined margin with irregularity in shape,infiltration of adjacent subcutaneous fat tissue and disappearing of epiderm.Salivary glands enlarged and looked like "cast form" in malignant tumors.Most of the malignant tumors and benign tumors presented inhomogeneous density.Conclusion CT scan is of important value in the diagnosis of salivary diseases.

Objective To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of nodular goiter with thyroid carcinoma.Methods The clinical data of forty cases of nodular goiter with thyroid carcinoma admitted to our hospital from January 2005 to December 2007 were retrospectively analyzed.Results Among the 40 cases,only four cases were preoperatively diagnosed as nodular goiter with thyroid carcinoma.All cases received operation and the diagnosis were comfirmed by frozen section examination.Various modes of thyroidectomy were performed according to the pathological results,including four cases had unilateral total thyroidectomy,27 had unilateral total thyroidectomy combined with opposite subtotal thyroidectomy,one case had bilateral subtotal thyroidectomy,and eight cases of bilateral total thyroidectomy.Of all 40 cases,11 cases received unilateral cervical lymph node dissection.There were only three cases occurred convulsion or numbness,and no hoarseness occurred postoperatively.Compared to simple nodular goiter,the incidence of calcification in nodular goiter with thyroid carcinoma was significantly increased(P

Objective To study the recovery of the outer hair cells in the bat cochlea after gentamicin exposure.Methods Bats were injected with a daily dose of gentamicin for 15 consecutive days and bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU)was given from day 16 to day 40 of this recovery phase. Hearing was assessed by overt acoustic behavior and auditory brainstem responses analysis, which was performed one day prior to the first injection and a day after the last injection (day 16). On day 40 animals were sacrificed for detection of cells that could take up BrdU. Results After 15 days of gentamicin treatment, all of the animals were proved to be deafened with significant increases of ABR thresholds,compared with control group. The findings in immunocytochemical stained samples and scanning electron microscopy revealed that BrdU labeled nuclei were observed in the cochlea in all of the deafened animals most commonly in the regions of the first-row and second-row Deiter's cells (DCs) and occasionally in the regions of the third-ruw DCs.Conclusion We suggest that, under sufficient drug and enough time, the bat cochlear supporting cells can directly transdifferentiate into the outer hair cells after aminoglycoside exposure. This transdifferentation process is essential for repair of outer hair cells and recovery of normal function after gentamicin exposure.

Objective:To investigate the application value of three-dimensional (3D) printing technology assisted laparoscopic anatomic liver resection of segment 8 (Lap-S8).Methods:The retrospective and descriptive study was conducted. The clinicopathological data of 8 liver cancer patients including 7 cases with hepatocellular carcinoma and 1 case with intrahepatic cholangio-carcinoma who underwent 3D printing technology assisted Lap-S8 in the Hunan Provincial People′s Hospital from January 2019 to December 2020 were collected. There were 7 males and 1 female, aged from 49.0 to 80.0 years, with a median age of 56.5 years. Of the 8 patients, 6 cases underwent laparoscopic anatomic liver resection of the entire segment 8, 1 case underwent laparoscopic anatomic liver resection of ventral subsegmental of the segment 8 and 1 case underwent laparoscopic anatomic liver resection of dorsal subsegmental of the segment 8. 3D printing technology was used to assist preoperative evaluation and intraoperative navigation for all 8 patients. Observation indicators: (1) surgical situations; (2) postoperative situations; (3) follow-up. Follow-up was conducted using outpatient examination, internet or telephone interview to detect survival and tumor recurrence of patients after operation up to March 2021. Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean±SD, and measurement data with skewed distribution were represented as M(range). Count data were described as absolute numbers. Results:(1) Surgical situations: all the 8 patients underwent 3D printing technology assisted Lap-S8 successfully, without conversion to open surgery. The operation time, hepatic portal occlusion time and volume of intraoperative blood loss of the 8 patients were (216±41)minutes, (56±11)minutes and 75 mL(range, 50 to 300 mL), respectively. There was no intraoperative blood transfusion in 8 patients, and the surgical margin of the 8 patients was negative. (2) Postoperative situations: the duration of postoperative hospital stay of the 8 patients were (9±3)days. There was no complication such as postoperative hemorrhage, biliary fistula, liver abscess or abdominal infection occurred. (3) Follow-up: all the 8 patients were followed up for 3.0?24.0 months, with a median follow-up time of 12.5 months. During the follow-up, 1 of 8 patients with preoperative diagnosis of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma developed tumor recurrence at 5 months after operation. The patient underwent laparoscopic surgery followed with the transcatheter arterial chemoembolization and target therapy, and survived with tumor. There was no tumor recurrence in the other 7 patients.Conclusion:3D printing technology assisted Lap-S8 is safe and feasible.

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Objective:To investigate any effect of combining mirror visual feedback (MVF) training with robot-assisted gait training (RGT) in promoting the recovery of lower limb motor function among stroke survivors.Methods:Sixty stroke survivors were randomly divided into a combined treatment group, an RGT group and a control group, each of 20. In addition to traditional rehabilitation, the RGT group received 30min of RGT 5 days a week for 4 weeks, while the combined treatment group underwent 30min of RGT and also 20min of MVF training with the same frequency and duration. Before and after the treatment, the lower extremities motor functioning and walking ability of all of the patients were assessed using the Fugl-Meyer Assessment for the lower extremities (FMA-LE), the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC).Results:There were no systematic differences in any of the measurements before the treatment. After the 4 weeks, however, the average FMA-LE, BBS and FAC scores of the combined treatment and RGT groups were significantly better than the control group′s averages, and those of the combined treatment group were significantly superior to the RGT group′s. All of the groups had, however, improved significantly compared with before the treatment.Conclusions:Robot-assisted gait training is more effective in enhancing the motor functioning of the lower extremities and walking ability when it is combined with MVF.

Objective:To establish an optimized automatic synthesis method of 18F-fallypride, and evaluate its biodistribution and microPET/CT characteristics. Methods:18F-fallypride was automatically prepared by AIO synthesis module and disposable cassette & reagents kit. The crude product was purified by a dedicated coupled column (HLB+ Alumin-N) to obtain the final product. Radiochemical purity and radiolabeling yield were determined. Parkinson′s disease (PD) model mice and rats were established. The radioactive distribution of different organs of PD model mice ( n=24) were monitored. The distribution process of the agent in the SD rat brain (PD model, n=6; normal rat, n=6) were evaluated by microPET/CT imaging. Results:The radiochemical yield of 18F-fallypride synthesized by automatic synthesis module was stable at (10±1)% ( n=5, no decay corrected). The total synthesis time was about 40 min. The radiochemical purity of 18F-fallypride was more than 95%, and the radiochemical purities were also over 95% after being stored in saline and serum for 120 min at room temperature. 18F-fallypride was mainly excreted by the kidneys, and it was less radioactive intake in the liver and spleen in PD mice. MicroPET/CT imaging showed that higher accumulation of 18F-fallypride was noted in corpus striatum and the SUV ratio of PD group was lower than that of control group (5.00±0.93 vs 6.53±1.96). Conclusion:18F-fallypride can be successfully prepared automatically by improved multifunctional module, with the advantages of convenient preparation, stable radiochemical yield, satisfying purity and quality control, so it can be used in the follow-up standardized production of Good Manufacture Practice (GMP) system.

Objective:To explore the change trajectory and influencing factors of benefit finding of family caregivers of patients with lung cancer, so as to provide reference for formulating individualized intervention strategies.Methods:This study was a cross-sectional survey. From September 2021 to October 2022, 232 family caregivers of patients with lung cancer from General Hospital of PLA Central Theater Command and Tianyou Hospital affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology were collected by convenience sampling method. The level of benefit finding of family caregivers was investigated at 1 month, 3 months and 6 month, after the patients were diagnosed. Growth Mixture Model was applied to identify distinct trajectory categories. Multinomial Logistic regressions were performed to analyze predictors of trajectory categories.Results:The overall level of benefit finding of family caregivers of lung cancer patients showed an upward trend over time ( F=83.06, P<0.01), from 1 month (47.02 ± 14.79) to 6 months (58.13 ± 13.18). Three categories of benefit finding trajectories were identified, named as "the high level-decline group" 12 cases, "the moderate level-stability group" 67 cases, and "the low level-elevation group" 153 cases. Univariate analysis showed that age and education level of family caregivers, average income per person in patient family, type of medical payment, whether the tumor was metastasized, the treatment method of the patient, whether they lived with the patient, and whether they had co-caregivers were related to the category of benefit finding trajectory ( χ2 values were 6.71-15.05, all P<0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that age and education level of family caregivers, average income per person in patient family, treatment method of the patient and whether they lived with the patients were the main influencing factors of benefit finding trajectory categories(all P<0.05). Conclusions:The benefit finding of family caregivers of lung cancer patients showed different trajectories with the time of diagnosis, and the overall level shows an upward trend. More than half of the family caregivers belong to the low level-elevation group. Medical staff should give family caregivers stage and specific nursing intervention according to the change trajectory of benefit finding and its influencing factors.

Objective To establish a long-term survival model of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) in rats,which could contribute to the research of organ damage mechanism and clinical treatments related to DHCA.Methods Twenty Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly (random number) divided into the sham group (n=10) and DHCA group (n=10).After anesthesia,a 20 G catheter was cannulated in the tail artery for arterial inflow,a multiorificed catheter in the right jugular vein for venous drainage,and a 24G catheter in the branch of left femoral artery for artery blood pressure monitoring.Rats in the DHCA group underwent DHCA procedure for 40 min after brain temperature cooled to 18℃,then rewarmed for 40 min,till the brain temperature were above 34℃.Rats in the sham group were cannulated but did not undergo cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).Hemodynamic parameters and blood gas analysis were measured for 5 times (pre-CPB,15 min after CPB,10 min after rewarming,40 min after rewarming,and 30 min after CPB).Results One rat in the DHCA group died,and the rest rats survived.The lactate level in the DHCA group after rewarming during operation was significantly higher than that in the sham group (7.84 mmol/L vs 1.93 mmol/L,P＜0.05).Conclusions In this study,40-min DHCA model in rats is characterized by safe and long-term survival.