The relationship between the baseline geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) and neurological function at the convalescence stage in patients with stroke: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Malnutrition is a common complication after stroke and may worsen neurological outcomes for patients. There are still no uniform tools for screening nutritional status for the patients with stroke. We aimed to explore the relationship between the baseline geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) and neurological function at the convalescence stage for patients with stroke and assessed the predictive value of the GNRI for adverse neurological outcomes.

The Effects of Adding Di-Tan Decoction (DTD) and/or Electroacupuncture (EA) to Standard Swallowing Rehabilitation Training (SRT) for Improving Poststroke Dysphagia (PSD): A Pilot, Single-Centred, Randomized Trial.

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of adding Di-tan decoction (DTD) and/or electroacupuncture (EA) to standard swallowing rehabilitation training (SRT) on improving PSD.

Methods: In total, 80 PSD patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to the DTD, EA, DTD + EA or control group at a 1 : 1 : 1 : 1 ratio. All patients received basic treatment and standard SRT.

Botulinum toxin A injection using ultrasound combined with balloon guidance for the treatment of cricopharyngeal dysphagia: analysis of 21 cases.

Background: As an upper oesophageal sphincter (UES) dysfunction disorder, cricopharyngeal achalasia (CPA) is a common cause of dysphagia and is associated with an increased risk of pulmonary complications. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness and safety of BTX-A injection using ultrasound combined with balloon guidance for the treatment of CPA caused by stroke.

Methods: A total of 21 patients diagnosed with CPA were treated with BTX-A injection into the cricopharyngeal muscle using ultrasound combined with balloon guidance.

Bioeffects of micron-size magnesium particles on inflammatory cells and bone turnover in vivo and in vitro.

Magnesium (Mg) is a promising biodegradable metal offering many potential advantages over current scaffold technologies. Many studies have reported on the corrosion characteristics the Mg and its bioeffects in vitro and in vivo, but there are few studies on the biological effects of the corrosive products of Mg - the micron-size Mg particles (MgMPs). In this study, the effects of size-selected commercial MgMPs on bone turnover and macrophages were investigated in vivo and in vitro.