Higenamine alleviates cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats.

Cerebral ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury is associated with a high incidence of neurological morbidity and mortality worldwide. Higenamine has anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative and anti-apoptotic capacities and has been successfully used in myocardial and intestinal ischemia reperfusion. We hypothesized that higenamine might serve the same effects in cerebral I/R. In a rat model of cerebral I/R, higenamine improved functional state of nerves, significantly inhibited the I/R-induced increase in the serum level of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-alpha) and interleukins (ILs) such as IL-1, IL-6 and IL-18, and CD14+ cells, while decreasing the axonal nerve degeneration. Together, the data demonstrate that higenamine has therapeutic effect in cerebral I/R injury.

Therapeutic Efficacy of rt-PA Combined with Edaravone on Acute Cerebral Infarction / 中国康复理论与实践

@# Objective To observe the therapeutic efficacy and safety of recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA) combined with edaravone on acute cerebral infarction (ACI).Methods 60 cases of ACI were divided into rt-PA group (30 cases, treated by rt-PA only) and trial group (30 cases, treated with rt-PA combined with edaravone). The nerve function deficits of patients in both groups were evaluated by European Stroke Scale (ESS) and Barthel Index (BI) before and after treatment respectively.Results The ESS scores at 21st day and 90th day after treatment in the trial group were significantly higher than those of the patients in the rt-PA group. The effective rate of patients in the trial group was significantly higher than those in the rt-PA group (P＜0.05).Conclusion The treatment of rt-PA combined with edaravone is effective and safe in patients with ACI.

Mental health of wounded and disabled patients and influential factors after earthquake / 中华物理医学与康复杂志

Objective To investigate the mental health and its influential factors in wounded or disabled in patients 100 d after earthquake.Methods Sixty-one patients,sampled from inpatients who were wounded or disa bled during the earthquake and hospitalized 100 d,were assessed with SCL-90.Results Twenty-eight(45%) patients'scores of SCL-90 were>160.The mental health of wounded or disabled patients after earthquake WaS corre lated with the severity of themselves physical disability.acception of early psychological intervention and the condition of wound or death in family members;but was not correlated with age,gender and education.Conclusion Patients who were wounded or disabled during earthquake had high incidences of mental disorder 100 d after earthquake.Their psychological recovery is as important ag physical recovery.

Content Determination of Polysaccharide in Pinellia Tuber / 中国中医药信息杂志

Objective To determine the content of polysaccharide of prepared pinellia tuber. Methods The content was determined by sulfuric acid-anthrone colorimetric method with wavelength at (624?1)nm. Results The content of polysaccharide was 2.533 mg/g in prepared pinellia tuber. The average recovery was 99.54% and RSD was 1.69%. Conclusion The methods was simple, steady and reproducible.

Analysis on the correlation between locus of cerebral stroke and cognitive function impairment / 临床神经病学杂志

Objective To observe the features of cognitive function impairment in different locus of cerebral stroke and study the correlation between locus of cerebral stroke and cognitive function impairment.Methods Cognitive function was evaluated by Montreal cognitive assessment(MOCA) in 100 patients with stroke(63 cases of cerebral infarction,37 cases of cerebral hemorrhage).The locus of cerebral stroke in the 100 patients were including frontal lobe 15 cases,parietal lobe 15 cases,temporal lobe 12 cases,occipital lobe 8 cases,thalamus 14 cases,basal ganglia 20,cerebellum 8 cases and pons 8 cases.Correlation between the locus of cerebral stroke located by CT/MRI,and cognitive impairment was analyzed with 7 items(ORI,EF,NAM,MEM,ATT,LANG,ABS) of MOCA.Results(1) Stroke locus in frontal lobe,temporal lobe,parietal lobe,occipital lobe,thalamus and basal ganglia had correlation with obvious cognitive function impairment(all P