Objective To study the gait characteristics of spastic diplegia cerebral palsy children. Methods The gaits of 26 spastic diplegia cerebral palsy children were analyzed. Results and Conclusion There were significant differences between spastic diplegia cerebral palsy children and 20 healthy subjects in both temporal-spatial parameters (stride time, stride length, stance time (%), cadence, speed) and kinematic parameters (the joint angle of hip, knee, ankle occurring at heel-contact, toe-off, the maximal extension in stand phase, maximal flexion in swing phase and total excursion on sagittal plane).

Exercise can improve the recovery of neural functions following ischemia in rats.The outcome is related to the injury severity, the intervention time, Methods and intensity. The time window can directly influence rehabilitation outcome.Various kinds of rehabilitative Methods may promote neural plasticity. And intensity has correlation with rehabilitation outcome. In this article, we discuss the effects of optimal intervention time for exercise, the Methods and the intensity to the recovery of neural functions in rat.

Objective To investigate the incidence of unilateral spatial neglect(USN)after brain injury in different area with varied test,and to survey their sensitivity.Methods 196 patients after brain injury were assessed with varied test to identify USN.Results The total incidence of USN was 41.33%,which was the highest in the patients with parietal lobe lesion and less in the boundary of tempo-parietal-occipital lobe,the temporal lobe and basal ganglion injury in turn.The sensitivity of the Albert test was the highest,which was less of Shenckenberg test,letter-figure-cancellation test,copying drawing test,clock-drawing test and character test in turn.However,the sensitivity of Albert test was the highest in the patients with frontal lobe lesion,and that of Shenckenberg test was the highest when the temporal,parietal lobe or the boundary of tempo-parietal-occipital lobe injured.Conclusion The incidence of USN was high after brain injury.It is important to choose the test tool according to the area of the focus.

Positive outcomes have been reported about the transcranial magnetic stimulation for aphasia. This paper reviewed the relat-ed literatures about repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation used in clinical and research, and discussed the possible mechanisms in the recovery of aphasia, and the roles of hemispheres in brain.

Objective To study the regularity of cerebral edema in middle cerebral artery occlusion rats and the influence of rehabilitation training on edema. Methods 120 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to normal control group (n=24), no-intervention group (n=24), resting plus natural feeding group (n=24), resting plus natural feeding and special nutrition group (n=24), and training group (n=24). Bederson score was used to evaluate the neurological function, and the dry-wet weight way was used to measure brain water content on the 1st day, 3rd day, 5th day, and 7th day. Results There was no significant difference in the other 4 groups except the normal group on the 1st day, 3rd day, and 5th day (P>0.05). However, neurological function in the training group was better than that in the other 3 groups except the normal control group on the 7th day (P<0.01). Except the normal control group, the brain water content decreased most rapidly in the training group and slowest in the resting groups after the 3rd day. Conclusion Rehabilitation training could accelerate the recovery of neurological function and release cerebral edema in rats with focal cerebral ischemia.

Aphasia is common after stroke, and seriously influences the family and social communication of the patients. As a safe and noninvasive therapy, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is used to induce or enhance neural plasticity, including promoting the recovery of aphasia after stroke. This paper reviewed mechanism of speech recovery and the application of rTMS for aphasia after stroke.

Objective To investigate dynamic changes of extracellular signal regulated protein kinase (ERK) 1/2 in lung fibroblast of newborn rats with chronic lung disease (CLD) caused by hyperoxia.Methods Full-term newborn rats were randomly divided into two groups:air-exposed group and hyperoxia - exposed with 90％ oxygen group.Rats were sacrificed separately 3 d,7 d and 14 days after exposure to air or 90％ oxygen. Then lung fibroblasts of rats were isolated and primarily cultured. By using Immunocystochemistry,Western-blot and RT-PCR methods,the levels of ERK1/2 protein and expressions of ERK1/2 mRNA were measured. Results The levels of p-ERK1/2 protein in lung fibroblast in the hyperoxia group were significant higher on the 7th day and 14th day after exposure to 90％ oxygen compared with those in the air-exposed group (P ＜0.01 ).And the levels of total ERK1/2 protein and expressions of ERK1/2 mRNA did not change noticeably and were not significantly different between two groups (P ＞0.05 ).Conclusions The activation of phosphorated ERK1/2 may lead to lung fibrosis caused by hyperoxia in newborn rats.

ObjectiveTo study the expression and the role of α-smooth muscle aetin (α-SMA) and collagen Ⅰ ( Col Ⅰ ) in lung fibroblasts of newborn rats with hyperoxia-induced lung injuries.Methods Thirty full-term newborn Wistar rats were randomly assigned to hyperoxia group (90％ oxygen exposure,n =15 ) and air group (room air exposure,n =15) within 12 h after birth.Then lung fibroblasts were isolated and primary cultured from rat lungs on postnatal 3 d,7 d,and 14 d.The distribution of α-SMA protein were measured by immunohistochemistry.The levels of Col Ⅰ were detected by ELISA.ResultsThere were no significant differences in the levels of α-SMA and Col Ⅰ expressions between the two groups at 3 d ( P＞0.05 ).While the expression of α-SMA ( 112.60 ± 4.61 vs 94.69 ± 2.38,200.30 ± 3.97 vs 103.04 ± 1.91,P＜0.01 ) and Col Ⅰ protein [ ( 28.66 ± 1.15 ) μ.g/L vs ( 24.62 ± 3.15 ) μg/L,( 30.60 ± 0.65 ) μg/L vs (27.46 ± 1.68 ) μg/L,P ＜ 0.05 ] in lung fibroblasts caused by hyperoxia were significantly higher than those in air-exposed group on postnatal 7 d and 14 d.There was positive correlation between α-SMA and Col Ⅰ protein ( r =0.72,P＜0.01 ).ConclusionHyperoxia promotes differentiation of lung fibroblasts into myofibroblasts,and synthesis of type Ⅰ collegen in neonatal rats,which leads to lung fibrosis finally.

Objective To explore the effects and mechanism of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) applied to the right Broca's homologue of stroke patients with non-fluent aphasia.Methods One stroke patient with non-fluent aphasia received rTMS at 1 Hz and another received the same treatment at 10 Hz.The western aphasia battery (WAB) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) were used to evaluate their language function before and after the intervention.Results After treatment,language function in both patients had improved significantly.The aphasia quotient (AQ) score of patient 1 had improved from 37.2 to 66.6,and the AQ score of patient 2 had improved from 36.2 to 60.8.Before treatment,patient 1's activated brain areas during a vocabulary reading task were the left anterior central gyrus and the left gyrus frontalis medius.After the 1 Hz rTMS treatment the activated brain areas were the left medial surface of the lobus frontalis,the left gyrus frontalis inferior,the left prefrontal area,the left preinsula,the left lobulus parietalis inferior,and the left middle/inferior temporal gyrus.Before the 10 Hz rTMS treatment,patient 2's activated brain areas with the same vocabulary reading task were the bilateral medial surface of the temporal lobe,and the bilateral anterior central gyrus.After treatment the bilateral medial surface gyrus,the frontalis medius and lobus frontalis,the right gyrus frontalis inferior,the left prefrontal area,the bilateral lobulus parietalis superior,and the right superior/middle temporal gyrus were activated.Conclusion rTMS can significantly improve language function in stroke patients with non-fluent aphasia.Patients with smaller lesions in the left hemisphere language area can achieve hemisphere function restructuring.Larger lesions in the left hemisphere language area will probably yield bilateral restructuring in both hemispheres.

Objective To study the hip angle characteristics in hemiplegic gait.Methods Gait analysis was performed in 20 subjects with hemiplegia and 20 healthy subjects and the hip joint angle of all subjects was analyzed.Results The hip joint angle of affected-side lower limb of hemiplegic gait showed significant differences between 20 subjects with hemiplegia and 20 healthy subjects on hip flextion at heel-contact,maximum extension in stand phase,flextion toe-off,maximum flexion in swing phase and total excursion on sagittal plane.Conclusion The research on the characteristics of hemiplegic gait is helpful to make clinical assessment and treatment planning.