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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess therapeutic effect of combined treatment of Chinese medicine and western medicine on optic atrophy complicated by cerebral palsy.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and seventeen cases were divided into an observation group (n = 79) and a control group (n = 38). The control group were treated with routine western medicine treatment including neurotrophic drugs and high pressure oxygen, etc. and the observation group with acupuncture at Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20), Chengqi (ST 1), etc. and injection of 0.2-0.3 mL Compound Danshen Injectio into Qiuhou (EX-HN 7), on the basis of the same treatment of western medicine as that in the control group. Fundus examination and the tracing body angle detection were conducted before and after treatment and the therapeutic effects were assessed in the two groups.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate was 91.1% in the observation group and 60.5% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.001); after treatment the angle of tracing body significantly increased in the two groups (P < 0.01) with the observation group better than the control group (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The combined treatment of Chinese medicine and western medicine is an effective therapy for optic atrophy complicated by cerebral palsy.</p>
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Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Acupuncture Therapy , Cerebral Palsy , Combined Modality Therapy , Drug Therapy , Optic Atrophy , TherapeuticsABSTRACT
@#ObjectiveTo observe the effect of bubble bath coordinating with functional training on the children with spastic cerebral palsy.Methods210 children with spastic cerebral palsy were randomly divided into the treatment group (n=118) and control group (n=92). All children were treated with functional training, acupuncture and other physical therapies. Children in the treatment group were added with bubble bath one time every day, twenty days as one course. Muscular tension was evaluated with modified Ashworth Scale and range of motion was measured before and after treatment.ResultsIn the treatment group, 55 cases were significant, 53 cases were effective, 10 cases were invalid, the total effective rate was 91.5%; in the control group, 26 cases were significant, 46 cases were effective, 20 cases were invalid, the total effective was 78.2%. There was a significant difference between the total effective rates of two groups (P<0.05).ConclusionBubble bath can significantly decrease the muscular tension of children with spastic cerebral palsy.
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Objective To investigate the incidence of auditory nerve pathway injury complicated with cere- bral palsy(CP) and its related factors relationship between the incidence rate of it and sexes,classification and risk factors. Methods The clinical data of 272 children with CP,including the data of brainstem auditory evoked po- tentials,were retrospectively reviewed.The incidence of auditory nerve pathway injury and the related factors were analyzed.Results In the 272 CP children,the incidence of auditory nerve pathway injury was 29.8% (81:272), which had a significantly relationship with the clinical types of CP (P0.05).In addition,it was found that the pathological jaundice (OR=2.945,95% CI:1.649-5.260) and intrauterine infection (OR=3.319,95% CI:1.037-10.625) were significantly related to auditory nerve pathway injury. Conclusion The auditory nerve pathway injury is common in CP children,especially in those with athetosis and mixed CP.Pathological jaundice and intrauterine infection are the risk factors of auditory nerve pathway injury.