Preoperative blood oxygen level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging in patients with gliomas involving the motor cortical areas.

Background: Blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) plays an important role in identifying functional cortical areas of the brain, especially in patients with gliomas. This study aimed to assess the value of fMRI in presurgical planning and functional outcome of patients with gliomas in the motor cortical areas.

Methods: Twenty-six patients with gliomas in the motor cortex were recruited in the study.

[Experimental study on effect of Suifukang in promoting repairing and regeneration of nerve fibers in spinal cord].

Objective: To study the change in expressions of nerve growth related protein (GAP-43) and neurofilament (NF) after experimental injury of spinal cord, and the regulatory effect of Chinese medicine Suifukang (SFK) on them.

Methods: Forty-eight from the 54 selected adult SD rats were established into spinal cord injury model by making hemitransection at the T12 level, and randomly divided into two groups, the SFK group feed with SKF contained liquor and the model group feeding with equal volume of saline. The another 6 rats were untreated and taken as the normal group.

[Study on immunological pathogenesis of 59 patients with multiple sclerosis of different TCM syndrome types].

Objective: To explore the immunological pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients of different TCM syndrome types.

Methods: Fifty-nine MS patients were assigned to two types by syndrome typing according to their clinical manifestations, the Gan-Shen yin-deficiency (GSYD, 40 cases) type and the both yin-yang deficiency (YYD, 19 cases) type. Difference of patients' age of first attack, times of relapsing, duration of disease, MRI finding and evoked potential between the two groups were compared.

Effect of Xiaobailing decoction on melanocytes in vitro.

Objective: To observe the effect of xiaobailing decoction ([Chinese characters: see text) on murine melanocytes in vitro and to explore the mechanism of xiaobailing Decoction in the treatment of vitiligo.

Methods: B-16F10 murine melanoma cells were cultured in 1640 medium and treated respectively with different concentrations (1 mg/ml, 2 mg/ml, 3 mg/ml) of the Chinese drug xiaobailing Decoction and its main components, the drugs for replenishing the kidney-yang, and the drugs for nourishing blood and activating blood circulation, etc. for 7 days.

[Clinical observation on effects of therapeutic method of expelling wind, eliminating phlegm and promoting blood circulation in treating acute cerebral infarction in stroke unit].

Objective: To observe the effects of therapeutic method of expelling wind, eliminating phlegm and promoting blood circulation (EWEPPB) in treating acute cerebral infarction (ACI) depending on the clinical and data platform of stroke clinical unit.

Methods: ACI patients were randomly assigned to the control group (36 cases) treated by routine Western therapy alone and the treatment group (32 cases) with routine therapy plus Chinese medicinal compound for EWEPPB. The treatment course was 14 days.

[Therapeutic effect of acupuncture on postoperative recovery of prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc].

Objective: To evaluate therapeutic effect of comprehensive therapy of acupuncture as main in postoperative recovery of prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc.

Methods: Seventy-seven cases were randomly divided into an observation group (n = 40) and a control group (n = 37). The observation group were treated with acupuncture at Shenshu (BL 23), Dachangshu (BL 25), Baliao (BL 31, BL32, BL33, BL 34), Zhibian (BL 54) combined with polarized light, and the control group with western medicine dikeleke 75 mg, once daily.