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Gait is a behavioral characteristic of human walking. The formation mechanism of gait is complex and involves multiple organ systems throughout the body, so there are many factors that affect it. Many factors, such as genetics, diseases and accidental injuries, can change a certain link in the walking cycle, leading to changes in gait and abnormal gait. Accurate assessment of abnormal gait can help diagnose the disease, determine the severity of the disease, predict symptom improvement and future functional status, plan appropriate treatment targets, and monitor the effectiveness of interventions. This paper reviews the gait assessment methods commonly used in neurology, including qualitative gait assessment, scale assessment and instrumentalized gait assessment, in order to improve medical staff′s understanding and application ability of common gait assessment methods.
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Objective To explore the clinical application value of plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in diagnosis and treatment of symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus (sPDA) in preterm infants. Methods A total of 107 preterm infants with gestational age of 28-32 weeks and birth weight less than 1500 g who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit from October 2013 to September 2014 were recruited. Plasma NT-proBNP were on 4th and 7th day after birth. The echocardiography examination was performed within 30 minutes after the blood was drawn. According to the echocardiography examination on 4th day after birth, the infants were divided into the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) group (n?=?39) and the control group (n?=?68). According to whether there were signiifcant hemodynamics changes of ultrasonography and clinical symptoms, the PDA group were classiifed into the sPDA group (n?=?20) and the asymptomatic PDA group (asPDA, n?=?19). Then according to whether ibuprofen was taken, the sPDA group was further divided into treatment group (n?=?13) and non-treatment group (n?=?7). Results On the 4th day after birth, the level of plasma NT-proBNP in the sPDA group was signiifcantly higher than that in asPDA group, and the level of plasma NT-proBNP in asPDA group was signiifcantly higher than that in the control group (P??0.05). In the treatment group, the level of plasma NT-proBNP on the 7th day after birth was signiifcantly lower than that on the 4th day after birth (P??0.05). In PDA group, the level of plasma NT-proBNP on the 4th day after birth was positively correlated with ductus arteriosus (DA) diameter, ratio of the left atrium to aortic root diameter (LA/AO ratio) and transductal diameter-to-left pulmonary artery ratio (TDD/LPA) (r?=?0.498-0.670, respectively). The area under receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve for prediction of sPDA by the plasma NT proBNP on the 4th day after birth was 0.969 (95%CI:0.938-1.000). When the NT-proBNP was 13964 pg/ml on the 4th day after birth, the sensitivity for diagnosis sPDA was 95%, the speciifcity was 95.4%. Conclusions The level of plasma NT-proBNP is signiifcantly higher in preterm infants with sPDA and is decreased after treatment. Plasma NT-proBNP on the 4th day after birth is a sensitive marker for predicting sPDA. Dynamic monitoring of plasma NT-proBNP has important clinical value in selection of the treatment strategy in preterm infants with PDA.
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Objective To evaluate the efficacy of selective salpingography (SSG)and fallopian tube reca-nalization(FTR)in treating fallopian tubal infertility.Methods 127 patients with fallopian tubal infertility who trea-ted with SSG and FTR were analyzed.Results Among 127 patients,there were 19 patients with both salpingemphrax-is.After SSG,we found 9 cases of 11 fallopian tubes were unobstructed.After SSG and FTR,108 fallopian tubes were unobstructed,the effective rate was 80.00%.After one year following -up,41 cases (34.75%)were fertilized. Conclusion SSG and FTR were effective for patients with salpingemphraxis.The treatment was safe,effective and less harmful for patients.It is worthy for clinical application.