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Foix Chavany Marie syndrome, also called as bilateral opercular syndrome (OPS) was first described in 1837 by Magnus and further defined by Foix, Chavany and Marie in 1926 after whom it was named so. Here, we present a case of 37-year-old female, with known recurrent CVA who presented with sudden onset aphasia, dysphagia and difficulty in opening and closing her mouth and drooling of saliva. On imaging, patient was found to have ischemia of bilateral operculum.
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ABSTRACT Objective: Inhalant users may develop toluene leukoencephalopathy, a devastating neuropsychiatric disorder. We present a case of toluene-induced damage to the corticospinal and the corticonuclear tracts, which presented with involuntary emotional expression dis-order. Methods: Case study of a 20-year-old man with a 3-year history of frequent solvent abuse was admitted to the Neuropsychiatry Unit of the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery because "he could not speak or walk" but would keep "laughing and crying without reason". Results: Neuropsychiatric examination revealed pathological laughter and crying, facial and speech apraxia, a bilateral pyramidal syndrome, and lack of control of urinary sphincter. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a highly selective bilateral damage to the pyramidal system and the somatosensory pathway. SPECT imaging showed left fronto-parietal hypoperfusion. Conclusions: This document provides support for the understanding of involuntary emotional expression disorders as a differential diagnosis in the clinical practice of psychiatrists, as well as the functional anatomy of these conditions.
RESUMEN Objetivo: Los usuarios de inhalantes pueden contraer leucoencefalopatía por tolueno, un trastorno neuropsiquiátrico devastador. Se presenta un caso de daño inducido por tolueno en el tracto corticoespinal y corticonuclear, que se manifestó con un trastorno involuntario de la expresión emocional. Métodos: Un varón de 20 años con antecedente de 3 años de abuso de solventes ingresó en la Unidad de Neuropsiquiatría del Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía porque «no podía hablar ni caminar¼ y presentaba episodios súbitos de risa y llanto sin razón aparente. Resultados: La valoración neuropsiquiátrica reveló risa y llanto patológicos, apraxia facial y fonatoria, síndrome piramidal bilateral y ausencia de control del esfínter urinario. La resonancia magnética cerebral mostró un daño bilateral muy selectivo del sistema piramidal y la vía somatosensorial. La imagen de tomografía computarizada por emisión monofotónica mostró hipoperfusión frontoparietal izquierda. Conclusiones: Este documento proporciona apoyo para la comprensión de los trastornos de la expresión emocional involuntaria como diagnóstico diferencial en la práctica clínica de los psiquiatras, así como de la anatomía funcional de estas condiciones.
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OBJECTIVE@#To analyze the acupoint selection rules of acupuncture for pseudobulbar palsy dysphagia using data mining technology.@*METHODS@#The literature of acupuncture for pseudobulbar palsy dysphagia published from January 1, 1990 to May 1, 2021 was retrieved from CNKI, SinoMed, Wanfang, VIP, and PubMed databases. Acupuncture prescription database was established. The frequency of acupoint selection was analyzed by Microsoft Excel 2016; Apriori algorithm was used to analyze the association rules and draw the high-frequency acupoint co-occurrence network diagram; SPSS21.0 was used to perform clustering analysis.@*RESULTS@#A total of 87 literature was included, involving 89 acupuncture prescriptions and 71 acupoints. Fengchi (GB 20) was the most frequently-used acupoint; the commonly-selected meridians were gallbladder meridian, conception vessel, governor vessel and stomach meridian; the acupoints located at the neck were the most frequently-used acupoints; the crossing points were commonly selected among the special acupoints. The most commonly-used acupoint combination was Jinjin (EX-HN 12) plus Yuye (EX-HN 13).@*CONCLUSION@#The modern acupuncture for pseudobulbar palsy dysphagia usually selects local acupoints, especially the neck acupoints such as Fengchi (GB 20) and Lianquan (CV 23). The acupoints in the front and back are concurrently selected with needles towards the disease location.
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Humans , Acupuncture Points , Acupuncture Therapy , Deglutition Disorders/therapy , Meridians , Pseudobulbar PalsyABSTRACT
Objective: To observe the effect of acupoint massage plus Vitalstim electrical stimulation on deglutition function and surface electromyography (SEMG) of deglutition muscle groups. Methods: A total of 60 patients with deglutition disorder after stroke were selected and divided into an electrical stimulation group, a massage group and an integrated group according to the random number table method, with 20 cases in each group. Patients in these three groups were given the same routine rehabilitation training for deglutition. In addition, patients in the electrical stimulation group were given extra Vitalstim electrical stimulation, patients in the massage group were given extra acupoint massage on the head, face and neck, and patients in the integrated group were given extra acupoint massage plus Vitalstim electrical stimulation. Fujishima Ichiro food intake level scale (FILS) was scored before and after treatment. The swallowing duration and maximal amplitude of masseter muscle in SEMG were evaluated before and after treatment. Results: After treatment, the FILS score and the maximal amplitude of recruitment potential generated by muscular contraction of masseter muscle group in the three groups were higher than those before treatment (all P<0.05), and the swallowing duration of masseter muscle group was shortened compared with that in the same group before treatment (all P<0.05). After treatment, the FILS score in the integrated group was higher than that in the electrical stimulation group and the massage group (both P<0.05). The swallowing duration of masseter muscle group measured by SEMG was lower than that in the electrical stimulation group and the massage group (both P<0.05), while the maximal amplitude was higher than that of the electrical stimulation group and the massage group (P<0.05). After treatment, there were no significant differences in the FILS score, swallowing duration and maximal amplitude of masseter muscle group between the electrical stimulation group and the massage group (all P>0.05). Conclusion: Both acupoint massage and electrical stimulation can improve the deglutition function in patients with deglutition disorder after stroke, and improve the coordination and flexibility of masseter muscle. The integration of the two is more effective.
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Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus rehabilitation training in treating post-stroke deglutition disorders of qi-deficiency blood stasis pattern. Methods: Sixty-six patients with post-stroke deglutition disorders of qi-deficiency blood stasis patter were divided into an observation group and a rehabilitation group using the random number table method. The two groups both received conventional medications and supportive treatment for stroke. In addition, the observation group received acupuncture plus rehabilitation training while the rehabilitation group only received the same rehabilitation training. The interventions were conducted 3 times a week for a total of 4 weeks in both groups. They were evaluated using Kubota water swallowing test (KWST), Fujishima Ichiro food intake level scale (FILS) and symptoms score of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) before and after treatment, and at the 1-month follow-up. The therapeutic efficacy was assessed at the 1-month follow-up. Results: The KWST grading and FILS result after treatment and at the follow-up were significantly different from those before treatment in both groups (all P<0.001); the results of these two items at the follow-up were not significantly different from those after treatment in the two groups (all P>0.05). There were significant differences in the KWST grading and FILS result between the two groups after treatment and at the follow-up (all P<0.05). The TCM symptoms score changed significantly after treatment and at the follow-up compared with that before treatment in both groups (all P<0.001). The TCM symptoms grading efficacy at the follow-up was significantly different from that after treatment in the observation group (P<0.05), while the difference was statistically insignificant in the rehabilitation group (P>0.05). The TCM symptoms grading efficacy in the observation group was significantly different from that in the rehabilitation group after treatment and at the follow-up (both P<0.05). Conclusion: Based on the conventional treatment for stroke, acupuncture plus rehabilitation training or use of rehabilitation training alone both can improve the clinical symptoms in post-stroke deglutition disorders of qi-deficiency blood stasis pattern, but acupuncture plus rehabilitation training can produce more significant efficacy and better long-term efficacy in improving TCM symptoms.
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OBJECTIVE@#To observe the clinical effect of fire needling on dysphagia due to pseudobulbar paralysis after stroke and to compare the difference in clinical effect between fire needling and swallowing function rehabilitation training.@*METHODS@#A total of 76 patients with dysphagia due to pseudobulbar paralysis after stroke were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 38 cases in each group (1 case dropped out in the control group). The both groups were based on conventional western medication treatment. Fire needle pricking was exerted at Lianquan (CV 23), Fengchi (GB 20), Wangu (GB 12), Shuigou (GV 26), Neiguan (PC 6) and Zusanli (ST 36) without needle retaining every other day in the observation group. The control group was treated with the swallowing function rehabilitation training. In both groups, treatment for 2 weeks was as one course and 2 courses of treatment with 2-day interval were required. After treatment, swallowing scores of Fujishima Ichiro and swallow quality of life questionnaire (SWAL-QOL) scores were observed in both groups, and the clinical effect was compared. Follow-up of swallowing scores of Fujishima Ichiro in 4 weeks after treatment was completed to evaluate the clinical effect.@*RESULTS@#The clinical effective rates after treatment and follow-up were 92.1% (35/38) and 94.7% (36/38) in the observation group, higher than 75.7% (28/37) and 83.8% (31/37) in the control group (<0.05). After treatment, the swallowing scores of Fujishima Ichiro and SWAL-QOL scores were increased in the two groups (<0.05), and those in the observation group were higher than the control group (<0.05). The swallowing scores of Fujishima Ichiro were increased during follow-up in the two groups (<0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#Fire needling has a better effect than conventional rehabilitation training in the treatment of dysphagia due to pseudobulbar paralysis after stroke, which can obviously improve the swallowing function and quality of life in patients with dysphagia.
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Humans , Acupuncture Points , Acupuncture Therapy , Methods , Deglutition Disorders , Therapeutics , Pseudobulbar Palsy , Therapeutics , Quality of Life , Stroke , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of Gao's nape acupuncture plus swallowing training in treating pharyngeal deglutition disorder after stroke.Methods:One hundred patients with post-stroke pharyngeal deglutition disorder were randomized into a treatment group and a control group,with 50 cases in each group.The two groups both received routine neurological intervention.In addition,the treatment group was given Gao's nape acupuncture plus swallowing training,while the control group was intervened by swallowing training alone.After eight-week treatment,the two groups were observed in terms of the changes in repetitive saliva swallowing test (RSST),modified water swallowing test (MWST),standardized swallowing assessment (SSA) and swallowing-related quality of life (SWAL-QOL).The clinical efficacies of the two groups were also compared.Results:After treatment,the RSST grading,and scores of MWST,SSA and SWAL-QOL changed significantly in both groups (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).The RSST grading,and scores of MWST,SSA and SWAL-QOL in the treatment group were significantly different from those in the control group after treatment (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).The total effective rate and markedly effective rate were respectively 100.0％ and 72.3％ in the treatment group,versus 97.9％ and 34.0％ in the control group.There was a significant difference in the markedly effective rate between the two groups (P＜0.01).The difference in the clinical efficacy between the two groups was statistically significant (P＜0.01).Conclusion:Gao's nape acupuncture plus swallowing training is an effective approach for post-stroke pharyngeal deglutition disorder.Its therapeutic efficacy is more significant than that of swallowing training alone.
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Objective To investigate the effect of intermittent oro-esophageal rube feeding (IOE) on dysphagia in acute stroke patients with bulbar or pseudobulbar palsy.Methods From May 2016 to December 2018,patients with acute stroke complicated with bulbar or pseudobulbar palsy admitted to the Department of Neurobgy,Ninghe District Hospital of Tianjin were enrolled retrospectively.They were divided into IOE group and nasogastric gavage tube (NGT) group.The baseline clinical data,swallowing function and nutritional indicators before and after treatment,and the incidence of aspiration pneumonia were collected and compared.Kubota's water swallow test was used to evaluate the swallowing function,and Grade ≥ 3 was defined as poor swallowing function after 30 days of treatment.Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine the independent influencing factors of poor outcomes of swallowing function.Results A total of 92 patients were enrolled,58 were males (63％),and aged 64.3-± 11.2 years;the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score 5.98 ±-2.29;76 patients (82.6％) had cerebral infarction,16 (17.4％) had cerebral hemorrhage;16 (17.4％) had bulbar palsy,and 76 (82.6％) had pseudobulbar palsy.There were 46 cases in each of the IOE group and the NGT group.The improvement of swallowing function and nutritional status at 30 d in the IOE group were significantly better than those in the NGT group (all P ＜0.01),while the incidence of aspiration pneumonia was significantly lower than that in the NGT group (19.6％ vs.39.1％;x2 =4.246,P =0.039).The dysphagia of 70 patients (76.1％) had good outcomes,and that of 22 (23.9％) had poor outcomes.Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the NIHSS score on admission (odds ratio [OR] 1.225,95％ confidence interval [CI] 1.221-1.445;P=0.030),bulbar palsy (OR 1.428,95％ CI 1.327-1.545;P＜0.001),and left lesions (OR 1.424,95％ CI 1.352-1.565;P＜0.001) were independently associated with the poor outcomes of swallowing function,while IOE (OR 0.351,95％ CI 0.075-0.643;P ＜0.001) was independently associated with the good outcomes of swallowing function.Conclusion IOE can improve the swallowing function of stroke patients with bulbar or pseudobulbar palsy,and reduce the incidence of aspiration pneumonia while providing good nutritional support.
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Objective:To observe the clinical effect of mind-refreshing and orifice-opening needling method plus swallowing disorder therapeutic apparatus for deglutition disorder of stroke patients in convalescence stage.Methods:A total of 136 patients conforming to the inclusion criteria were randomized into three groups by the random number table,including group A of 46 cases,group B of 44 cases and group C of 46 cases.Patients in group A received swallowing disorder therapeutic apparatus treatment,patients in group B received mind-refreshing and orifice-opening needling method treatment,and patients in group C received mind-refreshing and orifice-opening needling method plus swallowing disorder therapeutic apparatus treatment.The treatment was given once a day for 10 d as a course,the whole treatment lasted for 4 courses.Therapeutic evaluation items including water-swallowing test (WST),standardized swallowing assessment (SSA) and modified Barthel index (MBI) were measured before treatment,after treatment and at follow-up visit (2 months after treatment).Results:After treatment,scores of WST and MBI in all three groups increased significantly (all P＜0.05),while the SSA score dropped significantly (all P＜0.05).After treatment and during follow-up visit period,score of WST in group C was significantly higher than that in group A and group B (both P＜0.05),while the difference between group A and group B showed no statistical significance (P＞0.05);the SSA score in group C was substantially lower than that in group A and group B (all P＜0.05),the difference between group A and group B showed no statistical significance (P＞0.05);the MBI scores in group B and group C were substantially higher than that in group A (all P＜0.05),the difference between group B and group C showed no statistical significance (P＞0.05).After treatment and during follow-up visit period,the differences in overall therapeutic effect between group A and group B showed no statistical significance (P＞0.05),while the overall therapeutic effect in group C was substantially better than that in group A and group B (all P＜0.05).Conclusion:Both mind-refreshing and orifice-opening needling method and swallowing disorder therapeutic apparatus can alleviate symptoms of deglutition disorder of stroke patients respectively,and the combination of two methods can improve the therapeutic effect.
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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of nape acupuncture plus basic treatment and rehabilitation in treating pseudobulbar palsy after cerebral stroke and the relation between the efficacy and age of onset. Method A hundred patients were randomized into an observation group and a control group, 50 cases each. The control group was intervened by basic treatment and swallowing rehabilitation training, and the observation group was intervened by nape acupuncture in addition to the treatment given to the control group, once a day, five sessions a week, for 8 weeks in total. The Repetitive Saliva Swallowing Test (RSST), Water Swallowing Test (WST) and Standardized Swallowing Assessment (SSA) were observed in the two groups before and after the treatment; the relation between the age of onset and the efficacy of the integrated treatment method was also observed. Result The scores of RSST, SSA and WST were significantly improved after the treatment in both groups (P<0.01), and the improvements in the observation group were more significant than those in the control group (P<0.01). The therapeutic efficacy of nape acupuncture plus basic treatment and swallowing rehabilitation training was associated with the age of onset (P<0.05). Conclusion Nape acupuncture plus basic treatment and swallowing training can effectively improve dysphagia in pseudobulbar palsy after cerebral stroke. This method produces the most significant efficacy for patients aged 51-60, better than that for those aged over 60 and equivalent to the efficacy for patients aged 41-50.
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Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of fire-needle therapy in treating deglutition disorders due to pseudobulbar palsy in the remission stage of stroke.Methods:Sixty-two eligible subjects were divided into a fire-needle group and a rehabilitation group by a simple randomization method at a ratio of 1:1.The two groups received same basic intervention;in addition,the fire-needle group received fire-needle treatment,while the rehabilitation group received rehabilitation training.The two groups of subjects all received a 3-week treatment and were evaluated by the dysphagia severity rating scale (DSRS),modified Mann assessment of swallow ability (MMASA) and Kubota Toshio swallow test (KTST) before and after the intervention.The complications and adverse events occurred during the trial were recorded.The data were statistically analyzed.Results:At the third week,the DSRS,MMASA and KTST scores changed significantly compared with the baseline in both groups (P＜0.05),and the changes in the fire-needle group were more significant than those in the rehabilitation group (P＜0.05).The between-group comparison at the third week showed that the therapeutic efficacy in the fire-needle group was superior to that in the rehabilitation group (P＜0.05).Conclusion:Fire-needle therapy can obviously change the DSRS,MMASA and KTST scores in pseudobulbar palsy in the remission stage of stroke,and significantly enhance the therapeutic efficacy of the treatment of deglutition disorders in this stage.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the therapeutic effects on dysphagia in post-stroke pseudobulbar palsy between the combined treatment with acupuncture and rehabilitation training and the combined treatment with low-frequency electrical therapy and rehabilitation training and to explore its more effective therapy, using the ultrasonographic examination.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 60 patients of dysphagia in post-stroke pseudobulbar palsy were randomly assigned into an observation group and a control group, 30 cases in each one. The rehabilitation treatment was provided in the two groups. Additionally, in the observation group, acupuncture was used at the three-tongue points [Shanglianquan (Extra), located in the depression between the lingual bone and the border of lower jaw, 1 inferior to the midline of the jaw; and the other two points, located at 0.8 bilateral to Shanglianquan (Extra)], bilateral Fengchi (GB 20) and Fengfu (GV 16). After arrival of , the last two tongue-points were stimulated with electricity, with disperse-dense wave, periodically at 2 Hz, 10 Hz and 100 Hz, at the interval of 3 s, lasting for 30 min. Bilateral Fengchi (GB 20) was stimulated with electricity, with disperse-dense wave and the same frequency as above, lasting for 30 min. In the control group, the low-frequency electrical stimulation was adopted. The electrodes were placed on the bilateral sides of the midline of the throat, 30 min each time. The treatment was for 1 month in the two groups, once a day. The scores of the standardized swallowing assessment (SSA) and the videofluoroscopy swallowing study (VFSS) were observed and the reducing rate of the hyoid-thyroid cartilage distance was determined with ultrasound quantitative measure.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After treatment, SSA scores of the two groups were all lower than those before treatment and VFSS scores were higher than those before treatment (all <0.05). The above scores in the observation group were better than those in the control group (both <0.05). The reducing rates of the hyoid-thyroid cartilage distance were higher than those before treatment in the two groups (both <0.05). The result in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The treatments with acupuncture and rehabilitation training or with the low-frequency electrical therapy and rehabilitation obtain the effects on dysphagia in post-stroke pseudobulbar palsy in the patients. The effects of the combined treatment with acupuncture and rehabilitation training are better. The ultrasonographic technology effectively and quantitatively analyzes the changes in the glossopharyngeal complex in the patients of dysphagia.</p>
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Humans , Acupuncture Points , Acupuncture Therapy , Deglutition Disorders , Rehabilitation , Therapeutics , Pseudobulbar Palsy , Rehabilitation , Therapeutics , Stroke , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Objective By observing the effect of deeply needling Lianquan (CV23) plus acupuncture at the ten nape points on the deglutition function in post-stroke pseudobulbar palsy, to objectively evaluate the efficacy of deeply needling Lianquanplus acupuncture at the ten nape points in treating post-stroke pseudobulbar palsy.Method A total of 141 patients diagnosed with post-stroke pseudobulbar palsy were divided into a treatment group (71 cases) and a control group (70 cases) by following asimple-randomized design (random number table). The treatment group was intervened by deeply needling Lianquan plus acupuncture at the ten nape points, while the control group was intervened by conventional acupuncture. A month later, the general therapeutic efficacy, Kubota's water drinking test, Toshima Ichiro's swallowing assessment, and Standardized Swallowing Assessment (SSA) were evaluated, and the therapeutic efficacies of the two groups were compared.Result The general therapeutic efficacy, waterdrinking test result, Toshima Ichiro's swallowing assessment, and SSA score were significantly improved in both groups after the treatment (P<0.05). After the treatment, the general therapeutic efficacy, water drinking test result, Toshima Ichiro's swallowing assessment, and SSA score in the treatment group were significantly different from those in the control group (P<0.05), and the treatmentwas superior to the control group. The total effective rate was 91.5% in the treatment group, versus 70.0% in the control group, and the between-group difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion Deeply needling Lianquan plus acupunctureat the ten nape points is effective in treating post-stroke pseudobulbar palsy, superior to the conventional needling method.
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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of ZHU Lian's acupuncture-activatingmethod in treating deglutition disorder due to pseudobulbar palsy after cerebral stroke.Method Sixty patients with deglutition disorder due to pseudobulbar palsy after cerebral stroke in acute stage were randomized into an observation group and a control group, 30 cases in each group. The two groups both received symptomatic neurological treatment. In the two groups, acupoints including Lianquan (CV23), Huiyan (Extra), Baihui (GV20), and bilateral Shuaigu (GB8), Wangu (GB12), Zhaohai (KI6), Lieque (LU7),and Yinlingquan (SP9) were selected. The observation group was intervened by ZHU Lian's acupuncture-activating method; the control group was intervened by ordinary needling method plus G6805 therapeutic appliance with sparse-dense wave for 20 min. Prior tothe treatment and after 10 treatment courses, the two groups were evaluated by using Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study (VFSS) and Kubota's water drinking test for swallowing function.Result After 10 treatment courses, the total effective rate was 96.7%in the observation group versus 83.3% in the control group, and the between-group difference was statistically significant (P<0.05); the VFSS score in the observation group was significantly different from that in the control group (P<0.01); the water drinking test score in the observation group was significantly different from that in the control group (P<0.01). The results indicated that the therapeutic efficacy was more significant in the observation group compared to that in the control group.Conclusion ZHU Lian's acupuncture-activating method can produce a more significant efficacy in treating deglutition disorder due to pseudobulbar palsy after cerebral stroke in acute stage compared with sparse-dense-wave electroacupuncture.
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Objective:To prove the feasibility and validity ofXing Nao Jing acupoint-injection (XNJ-AI) at Fengchi (GB 20) for pseudobulbar palsy caused by ischemic stroke (PBP-IS). Methods:An assessor-blinded, two-parallel-group, randomized controlled trial was conducted, and the patients with PBP-IS were recruited and randomly divided into two groups. Patients in the control group received oral aspirin (100 mg per day for 2 weeks). In addition to oral aspirin; patients in the treatment group received XNJ-AI at Fengchi (GB 20), once a day, for two weeks. The primary outcome was assessed by the water-swallowing test (WST). Thromboxane B2 (TXB2) and 6-keto-prostaglandin F1a (6-keto-PGF1a) in plasma were measured before and after the treatment. Results:In the treatment group, the percentage of swallowing function no less than grade 3 before and after the treatment was 32% and 88%, respectively; in the control group, it was 28% and 76% before and after the treatment, respectively; the difference after the treatment between the two groups was statistically significant (P Conclusion:XNJ-AI at Fengchi (GB 20) can improve the patients’ swallowing function and balance the levels of TXB2 and 6-keto-PGF1α in plasma.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the effects of's neck acupuncture combined with swallowing rehabilitation on swallowing function and quality of life in patients with post-stroke pseudobulbar palsy.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred patients were randomly assigned in to an observation group and a control group, 50 cases in each one. The patients in the control group were treated with basic pharmaceutical treatment, including neurotrophy medication and free radical scavenging medication as well as swallowing rehabilitation; the patients in the observation group, on the basis of those in the control group, were treated with's neck acupuncture at Fengchi (GB 20), Yiming (EX-HN 14), Gongxue (Extra), Lianquan (CV 23), Wai Jinjin Yuye (Extra), Tunyan (Extra), Zhiqiang (Extra), Fayin (Extra), once a day, five times a week for continuous eight weeks. The Repetitive saliva-swallowing test (RSST), standardized swallowing assessment (SSA) and swallow quality-of-life questionnaire (SWAL-QOL) before and after treatment in the two groups were observed; the relationship between disease location and frequency and efficacy of's neck acupuncture was explored in the observation group.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After treatment, the RSST, SSA and SWAL-QOL were superior to those before treatment (all<0.01), with more significant results in the observation group (all<0.01). The total effective rate was 91.7% (44/48) in the observation group, which was superior to 75.5% (37/49) in the control group (<0.01). The frequency of disease onset was one in 11 patients and 2 and above in 37 patients in the observation group, and the efficacy of one onset of disease was 100.0% (11/11), which was superior to two and above of onset 89.2% (33/37,<0.01). The number of patients with disease location at cortex and subcortex was 21, while that at capsula interna and basal ganglia was 27 in the observation group, the efficacy of two was similar (>0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b> 's neck acupuncture combined with swallowing rehabilitation could effectively improve dysphagia and quality of life in patients with post-stroke pseudobulbar palsy. No correlation of lesion locations on acupuncture efficacy is observed, while onset frequency is inversely proportional to efficacy.</p>
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Objective To summarize the clinical characteristics of Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome.Methods The clinical,electroencephalography and imaging characteristics,as well as etiology,treatment and prognosis of 4 cases of Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome were retrospectively evaluated,and relevant literature was reviewed to investigate its pathogenesis.Results All the 4 cases presented with hypersalivation,facial diplegia,dysarthria and dysphagia with autonomic-voluntary dissociation.Brain MRI showed bilateral cortical or subcortical lesions in the opercula and perisylvian areas.Three cases were secondary to encephalitis,and 1 case was related to perinatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.After administration of antiepileptic drugs,they were free of seizures.But all the other symptoms remained.Conclusions Autonomic-voluntary dissociation is a feature of Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome.Most patients are due to bilateral structural or functional lesions between motor cortices and brain-stem cranial motor nuclei.The prognosis depends on the heterogeneous etiologies,such as encephalitis and cerebrovascular disease.
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Objective To investigate two enteral nutrition injection methods on prognosis of patients with acute cerebral infarction (ACI) induced pseudobulbar palsy patients. Methods A total of 86 patients of ACI accompanied with dysphagia were randomly divided into the feeding pump group (n=43) and the traditional nasal feeding group (n=43). Nutritional support for both groups lasted at least more than 14 d through the feeding tube. In the first and fourteenth day data of both groups concerned with body mass index (BMI), triceps skin fold (TSF), upper arm muscle circumference of triceps (MAMC), heamoglobin (Hb), serum prealbumin (Alb), alanine transaminase(ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine (Cr), incidence of complications, neuro-function score NIHSS and the swallowing function evaluation were collected and analyzed. Results Nutritional index Hb and Alb was (132.6±10.1) g/L and (38.2±1.4) g/L in the group of the feeding pump group, and significantly higher than (122.2±13.2) g/L and (36.3±1.5) g/L in the traditional nasal feeding group in the fourteenth day, the difference was significant (t=12.86, 12.37, P<0.05). The NHISS score was 5.2±1.0 in the feeding pump group, significantly lower than 8.9±1.1 of the traditional nasal feeding group, the difference was significant (t=-26.37, P < 0.05). The improved rate of swallowing function was 81.4% (35/43) in the feeding pump group, significantly higher than 60.5%(26/43) of the traditional nasal feeding group, the difference was significant (χ2=4.568, P < 0.05). Conclusions The use of enteral feeding pump at early stage for ACI patients with pseudobulbar palsy can improve the nutritional status, acute neurological function, swallowing function and lower the incidence of complications which is beneficial for early recovery and short-term prognosis.
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Objective To observe the effect of acupuncture at nape points plus nerve electrical stimulation on deglutition function and cerebral blood flow in pseudobulbar palsy after cerebral stroke. Method The eligible subjects were randomized into a control group of 35 cases and a treatment group of 33 cases. The control group was intervened by conventional Western medication, while the treatment group was by acupuncture at nape points plus nerve electrical stimulation in addition to the Western medication, once a day, 4 weeks as a treatment course. Result The total effective rates were respectively 93.9%and 80.0%in the two groups, and the treatment group was significantly superior to the control group; after the intervention, the high whole blood viscosity, low whole blood viscosity, hematocrit, and plasma viscosity all dropped markedly in the treatment group, and were significantly different from that in the control group (P0.05). After the intervention, there were significant differences in comparing the Vm, Vs, and PI of the left vertebral artery, right vertebral artery, and basilar artery between the two groups (P<0.05). Conclusion Acupuncture at nape points plus nerve electrical stimulation is effective in improving the deglutition function in pseudobulbar palsy after cerebral stroke, and its action mechanism is plausibly through improving the cerebral blood flow and promoting the recovery of brain function.
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Bilateral paramedian thalamic infarction is a rare subtype of stroke caused by occlusion of the artery of Percheron, an uncommon variant originating from one of the posterior cerebral arteries. This type of stroke has several major clinical presentations: altered mental status, behavioral amnestic impairment, aphasia or dysarthria, ocular movement disorders, motor deficits, cerebellar signs, and others. Few cases of bilateral paramedian thalamic infarction-related pseudobulbar palsy characterized by dysarthria, dysphagia, and facial and tongue weakness have been reported. We report here a rare case of acute severe pseudobulbar palsy as a manifestation of bilateral paramedian thalamic infarction.