Publications by authors named "Guoling Zeng"
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- Freezing of gait (FOG) is a serious problem for people with Parkinson's disease, but it can be hard to spot when it's caused by medication.
- A patient with Parkinson's had a tough time with FOG, and doctors figured out that her symptoms were caused by a medicine called levodopa during a special test.
- After reducing her medicine dose, her symptoms got better, showing that doctors need to test for different kinds of FOG to help patients properly.
Multiple etiologies may cause oculomotor nerve palsies. Identification of different etiologies is very important for subsequent treatment. Midbrain infarction is a rare cause of oculomotor nerve palsy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) has been reported to be a major cause of low back pain. Stachydrine (STA) is present in the fruit juice of the Citrus genus and Leonurus heterophyllus, in non-negligible concentrations. In our study, we examined the protective effects of STA against IDD development as well as its underlying mechanism of action using both in vitro and in vivo experiments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To compare the effects of cilostazol on cerebral arteries and cerebrovascular blood flow in secondary prevention of ischemic stroke, with those of aspirin.
Methods: Sixty-eight patients who had ischemic stroke during the recent 1-6 months were recruited and randomized into cilostazol or aspirin group. Cerebrovascular condition was assessed by magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and transcranial doppler ultrasonography (TCD) at the beginning of the study and after 12-month medication.