3 results match your criteria: "Neurology Department of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University[Affiliation]"

Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) triggers the primary mechanical injury and secondary inflammation-mediated injury. Neuroinflammation-mediated insult causes secondary and extensive neurological damage after SCI. Microglia play a pivotal role in the initiation and progression of post-SCI neuroinflammation.

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Objective: This study was performed to explore the correlation between cognitive impairment and renal microangiopathy in patients with type 2 diabetic nephropathy (T2DN) by detecting changes in cognitive function and cerebral metabolism in these patients with different stages of T2DN.

Methods: Prospectively maintained databases were reviewed from 2006 to 2017. Blood biochemical indexes and the urinary albumin excretion rate (UAER) were measured in all participants.

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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between polymorphisms of CX3CR1 and the occurrence, neurological rehabilitation and 3-month outcome of cerebral infarction in the Han Chinese population.

Methods: We investigated the V249I and T280M mutations of CX3CR1 in 308 consecutive Han Chinese patients that were diagnosed with cerebral infarction and 294 age- and gender-matched healthy control subjects. The patients were classified with Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project (OCSP) classification, evaluated with a National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score for an acute stage of stroke and assessed with a Barthel Index (BI) score 3months after stroke.

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