Dose-dependent effect of for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

is a plant that belongs to the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It has been used in Siddha medicine for thousands of years in Asia. Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that affects the motor system of the brain.

[Effects of Scalp Acupuncture on Serum NSE and S-100β Concentrations and Postoperative Cogni- tive Function of Elderly Patients Undergoing Hip Replacement].

Objective: To explore the effect of Scalp acupuncture on serum neuron specific enolase (NSE) and S-100β concentrations, and incidence rates of postoperative delirium (POD) and postoperative cognitive function (POCD) of elderly patients undergoing hip replacement.

Methods: Eighty-four patients undergoing scheduled hip replacement under combined spinal-epidural anesthesia (CSEA) were assigned to the control group (group C) and the scalp acupuncture group (group S) according to random digit table, 42 cases in each group. In group S, scalp acupuncture was additionally performed according to International Standardized Scheme for Scalp Acupuncture.

Association between the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene C677T polymorphism and ischemic stroke in the Chinese population: a meta-analysis.

Purpose: The association between the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene C677T polymorphism and ischemic stroke (IS) has been extensively studied; however, the results from genetic association studies have been inconsistent even in the Chinese population. As far as we know, there was no previous meta-analysis concerning this association in the Chinese population. Therefore, the aim of our meta-analysis was to further evaluate the association in the Chinese population.

[Expression of sCD40L in peripheral blood and NF-κBp65 in PBMC of patients with acute progressive cerebral infarction].

Aim: To study the expressional changes of soluble CD40 ligand(sCD40L) in peripheral blood serum and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) p65 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of patients with acute progressive cerebral infarction(APCI).

Methods: We selected ninety-nine patients getting APCI less than 7 d of the onset as APCI group by prospective method. Each 100 cases of patients with acute cerebral infarction(ACI) in the same and with cerebral arteriosclerosis(CAS) in the outpatient were respectively selected as ACI and CAS group.

[Effects of Linggui Bafa on the therapeutic effect and quality of life in patients of post-stroke depression].

Objective: To probe into effects of Linggui Bafa (method for picking eight points linked with extraordinary meridians according to time) on the therapeutic effect and quality of life in patients of post stroke depression.

Methods: One hundred and twenty cases were randomly divided into 3 groups, an observation group 1, an observation group 2 and a control group, 40 cases in each group. All patients were given routine clinical treatments and second level medical prevention.

[Long-term effect of acupuncture on quality of life in patients with early stage of stroke].

Objective: To study the long-term effects of acupuncture on quality of life in patients with early stage of stroke.

Methods: Eighty patients were randomly assigned to the acupuncture group and the control group, 40 in each. All received conventional Western medical treatment, but for patients in the acupuncture group, acupuncture was applied additionally immediately from 48 h after patients' life signs were stabilized.