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Objective To evaluate the days of hospitalization of acute transverse myelitis and its influencing factors.Methods File's of 158 patients with acute transverse myelitis as the first diagnosis in Feicheng Mining Centre Hospital were analyzed retrospectively.Access to the original medical records through the medical record number, and supplemented information, mainly including demographic data, neurological function defect degree, complications and complications.Results Hospitalization time was 4-41 d, an average of (17±6) d,including 23 patients hospitalized time ≤ 10 d(14.56％), 83 cases were ＞ 10-＜20 d(52.53％), 52 cases was≥20 d(32.91％).Age and Neurological score comparative differences are statistically significant (F=60.90,8.68, P＜0.05).Payment method, deep vein thrombosis, comparative differences were statistically significant(x2 =20.04, 14.27, 12.17,9.37,7.05;P＜0.05).There were ralationship between acute transverse myelitis with age, neurological score, payment (OR =1.140, 0.500,83.930,0.041;P＜ 0.005).Conclusion The degree of neurologic impairment is the most important influencing factors of acute transverse myelitis.Controlling hospital infection, preventing deep vein thrombosis, strengthening medical insurance management, are the effective ways to shorten the days of hospitalization of acute transverse myelitis.
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Objective To investigate the correlation between serum glutamate levels and post-stroke depression (PSD). Methods The consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke were enroled. At 3 month after onset, the PSD diagnosis was conducted according to the American Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th Edition) somatic disease caused mood disorder and Hamilton depression scale (HAMD) was used to evaluate the severity of depressive symptoms in patients with PSD. The demographics and baseline clinical data were compared and analyzed in the PSD group and the non-PSD group. Results A total of 177 patients were enroled in the study, including 55 in the PSD group and 122 in the non-PSD group. The age (64. 4 ± 7. 8 years vs. 60. 1 ± 11. 1 years; t = - 2. 575, P = 0. 012), NIHSS scores (median and interquartile: 6 [5 - 8] vs. 3 [2 - 5 ]; Z = - 5. 463, P = 0. 002 ), serum homocysteine (16. 9 ± 4. 9 μmol/L vs. 14. 3 ± 3. 9 μmol/L; t = - 3. 929, P = 0. 001 ), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (1. 0 [0. 8 - 1. 7] mg/L vs. 0. 4 [0. 7 - 1. 3] mg/L; Z = - 3. 439, P = 0. 002 ), glutamate levels (279 [205 - 345] μmol/L vs. 161 [110 - 209] μmol/L; Z = - 6. 172, P = 0. 001 ), as wel as the proportion of women (50. 9% vs. 34. 4% ; χ2 = 4. 308, P = 0. 038) in the PSD group were significantly higher than those in the non-PSD group, while the education level was significantly lower than that in the non-PSD group (χ2 = 9. 679, P = 0. 003). Spearman correlation analysis showed that serum glutamate levels were significant positive correlated with HAMD scores ( r = 0. 491, P < 0. 001 ). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the increased serum glutamate level (odd ratio 1. 016, 95% confidence interval 1. 010 - 1. 023; P = 0. 002) was an independent risk factor for PSD in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Conclusions The increased serum glutamate level may be an independent risk factor for PSD.