Effect of acupuncture treatment on nonketotic hyperglycemic hemichorea-hemiballismus: a case report.

Nonketotic hyperglycemic hemichorea-hemiballismus is a rare syndrome in the clinic, and treatment is often delayed. Hypoglycemic therapy is the most widely used and effective treatment, but some patients experience a slower improvement. Other symptomatic treatment medicines have some degree of side effects. Acupuncture treatment is beneficial for hemichorea-hemiballismus. A male patient, aged 59 years, first visited our hospital outpatient department due to motor agitation with involuntary movements of the right limb. He had a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and poor blood glucose control. His serum glucose was 26.5 mmol/L (normal: 4.4-6.1 mmol/L), and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an irregular area of high signal intensity in T1-weighted imaging, low signal intensity on T2-weighted imaging, and high signal intensity in the left corpus striatum in T2-FLAIR imaging. Hospitalization was recommended for the patient. After ruling out other possibilities, he was eventually diagnosed with nonketotic hyperglycemic hemichorea-hemiballismus. Intensive glycemic control was immediately started with subcutaneous injection and acupuncture treatment at "governor vessel 13 acupoints", and the involuntary movements completely disappeared on the ninth day of hospitalization. The pathophysiology of nonketotic hyperglycemic hemichorea-hemiballismus is unclear. Different patient histories lead to different brain tissue conditions, and relapses and uncontrolled blood glucose add difficulties to treatment. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, insufficient kidney essence leads to brain dystrophy and causes the symptoms of hemichorea-hemiballismus. Research evidence has shown that acupuncture at "governor vessel 13 acupoints" has a beneficial treatment effect on nonketotic hyperglycemic hemichorea-hemiballismus.

Effect of hyperbaric oxygen in different intervention time,treatment of cognitive dysfunction after traumatic brain injury / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To investigate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on course of different intervention time,cognitive impairment in patients with traumatic brain injury.Methods Ninety cases of cognitive dysfunction in patients with traumatic brain injury after hyperbaric oxygen in different intervention time were divided into group A,group B and group C,with 30 cases in each group.In 7-14 d,15-28 d,＞ 28 d after injury starting hyperbaric oxygen therapy,treatment 1 time a day,12 times for a course.The cognitive function of patients in three groups before and after 1,2,3 courses of treatment was evaluated by U.S.RLA cognition level classification standard evaluation form.Results Three groups after 1 course of treatment there was no statistically significant difference compared with before treatment RLA grading (P ＞ 0.05).Three groups after 2,3 courses of treatment compared with after 1 course of treatment RLA grading difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05),three groups after 3 courses of treatment compared with after 2 courses of treatment RLA grading difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).Three groups after 1 course of treatment total effectiveness rate was no statistically significant difference(P ＞ 0.05).Group A and group B after 2,3 courses of treatment total effective rate was significantly higher than that in group C [73.33％ (22/30) and 66.67％ (20/30) vs.46.67 ％(14/30),93.33％ (28/30) and 86.67 ％(26/30) vs.60.00 ％ (18/30),P ＜ 0.05],group A was higher than group B,but there was no statistical significance (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions Hyperbaric oxygen comprehensive therapy can effectively improve cognitive function in patients with traumatic brain injury cognitive impairment.After the injury,the earlier to start the hyperbaric oxygen therapy,the better effect it has,and the longer the course the better curative effect it has.