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Objective:To explore the influence of tomoxetine hydrochloride on the cognitive processing of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Methods:From January 2018 to July 2021, 62 ADHD children who were treated with tomoxetine hydrochloride for the first time for(8±4) weeks were selected as the ADHD group.And 62 healthy children matched with age and sex were selected as the healthy control group.Pre-test and post-test by the Das-Naglieri: Cognitive Assessment System(DN: CAS) were performed to evaluate the cognitive function of all individuals.The differences of cognitive processing in pre-treatment and post-treatment of ADHD group were compared with those in healthy control group.The difference between before and after treatment of ADHD group was also compared.SPSS 26.0 statistical software was adopted for statistical analysis.The scores of ADHD group pre-treatment and post-treatment were compared by paired sample t-test, and the scores of ADHD group pre-treatment and post-treatment were compared with those of healthy control group by independent sample t-test. Results:Compared with healthy control group, there were lower of planning score((18.77±5.92) vs (28.56±5.55)), attention score((22.24±5.93) vs (29.56±6.16)), simultaneous processing ((34.21±7.75) vs (37.61±6.29)), successive processing((30.37±7.12) vs (33.74±5.43)), and the total scores((105.60±21.29) vs (134.84±22.87)) in ADHD group before treatment, and there were significant differences( t=9.49, 6.74, 2.68, 2.96, 7.36, all P<0.05). Compared with healthy control group, there were lower of planning score ((22.13±5.99)s), attention score((25.26±7.11) with significant difference( t=6.20, 3.60, both P<0.05) in ADHD group after treatment.And there was no significant difference in the simultaneous processing test and the successive processing test after treatment compared with the healthy control group(both P>0.05). In ADHD group, the scores of planning, simultaneous processing, attention, successive processing and the total score were significantly higher after treatment than those before treatment and there were significant differences( t=-6.03, -4.13, -4.77, -5.48, -8.59, all P<0.05). (2) Compared with the healthy control group, there were lower of matching number score and other 8 sub-test scales in DN: CAS test in ADHD group before treatment, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). Meanwhile, there were still lower of matching number score and other 4 sub-test scales in DN: CAS test in ADHD group after treatment, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). The matching number score and other 10 sub-test scales in DN: CAS test in ADHD group after treatment were all higher than those of before treatment(all P<0.05). Conclusion:The planning, attention, simultaneous processing, successive processing and total cognitive function of ADHD children were significantly improved after treatment with tomoxetine hydrochloride, special for simultaneous processing and successive processing.
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Sleep takes an important role in maintaining typical development, neural plasticity, and language development. Not only poorer performance in memory and cognitive functions, but also obvious delayed language development are seen in children and adolescents with sleep problem. Previous research found that sleep duration affects children and adolescents' ability in comprehensive vocabulary, expressive vocabulary, and vocabulary retention. Children and adolescents with poor sleep quality usually show language developmental delay, however, there is no integrated evaluation tool for sleep and language, and a consistent conclusion is therefore not reached. Daytime naps are beneficial to consolidate vocabulary learning in infants, and it’s also relevant to vocabulary retention and generalization in children and adolescents. Children with sleep related breathing disorders show lower ability in receptive language comprehension and lower lexical level, and with the increase of their age, the severity of their language disorder becomes higher. Besides, sleep can promote language learning in children with neuro-developmental disorder.The neuro-physiological mechanism underlying sleep and language remains unknown, and one of the possible explanations is that sleep problem harms the information processing in frontal lobe and hippocampus, and interferes with neural plasticity. The injury includes memory, attention, executive function, auditory processing, and so on, and finally language development is damaged. Further research is necessary to clarify the relation and mechanism between these two elements, this will be helpful in finding out an effective way to promote language function in children with language retardation and/or combined with neuro-developmental disorder.
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the medical treatment, while it does not bring high compliance.Therefore, non-medical therapy is a research focus in this field.Non-invasive neuromodulation can regulate the functional state of central nervous system by electric, magnetic, or chemical approach through invasive equipment that is proved to be highly safe.In the clinical industry, non-invasive neuromodulation is a widely used physiotherapy in various types of neuropsychiatric disorders, and has received satisfying effects.On the contrary, the utilization of this technique on ADHD in clinical settings is still under the research stage.This review aims at elaborating the clinical progress of several non-invasive neuromodulation approaches on ADHD, so as to provide reference to future researches in this field.
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Objective:To investigate the correlation between interleukin-27(IL-27)polymorphisms and coronary heart disease(CHD)in the Guangxi Zhuang population.Methods:A total of 1 218 subjects were enrolled in this case-control study, and 571 cases were in the CHD group and 647 were in the control group.The Sequenom MassArray system was used to genotype IL-27 single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs), and other biochemical parameters were tested by using the standard protocol in the laboratory of our hospital.The correlation between IL-27 SNPs and CHD was evaluated by Logistic regression analysis, and risk factors including age, smoking, drinking, history of hypertension, history of diabetes mellitus and family history of CHD were adjusted in this model.Methods:Logistic regression analysis results indicated that the risk of CHD was elevated in subjects with the CC genotype of IL-27 rs428253, compared with those with the GG genotype( OR=2.18, 95% CI: 1.09-4.37, P<0.05). After adjustment for the related risk factors, the risk of CHD also increased in subjects with the CC genotype of IL-27 rs428253, compared with those with the GG genotype( R=2.82, 95% CI: 1.31-6.07, P<0.05). IL-27 rs4740, rs17855750, rs181206 and rs40837(all P>0.05)polymorphisms had no correlation with CHD in the Zhuang population, and there were no significant differences in C-reactive protein, total cholesterol, triglyceride or low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels between CHD patients and controls with different genotypes of IL-27 rs428253(all P>0.05). Conclusions:IL-27 rs428253 polymorphism is correlated with the risk of CHD in the Guangxi Zhuang population.
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Objective To investigate the correlation between plasma homocysteine(Hcy) and long term occurrence of main adverse cardiac events(MACE) in the patients with acute myocardial infarction(AMI).Methods A total of 326 inpatients with AMI in the cardiology department of this hospital from Mar.2012 to Dec.2014 were continuously included.The related laboratory biochemical indicators such as Hcy were detected according to the standard flow process by the hospital clinical laboratory department.The Hcy level and MACE occurrence rate were performed the receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curve analysis.The research subjects were divided into the Hcy(L) group and Hcy(H) group according to the cut-off value 11.69μmol/L.The base line data of all subjects were collected and the follow up was conducted for recording MACE.Results The plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-ProBNP) level in the Hcy(L) group was significantly lower than that in the Hcy(H) group[-(501.46-±-118.35)pg/mL vs.(1 324.11 ± 523.13) pg/mL,P =0.02],while the left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF) was significantly higher than that in the Hcy(H) group[(55.23 ± 9.48) ％ vs.(50.79 ± 10.68) ％,P =0.03].After 1-year follow up,LVEF in the Hcy(H) group was significantly decreased compared with the base line [(45.32±10.18)％ vs.(50.79±10.68)％,P＜0.05],moreover the MACE occurrence risk in the Hcy(H) group was significantly higher than that in the Hcy(L) group,the difference after correcting the related confounding factors had statistical significance (P=0.048),but LVEF and minor axis shortening rate of left ventricle(FS) in the Hcy(L) group had no obvious difference compared with the base line data[(54.43 ± 10.68)％ vs.(55.23± 9.48) ％,(28.56±6.21) ％ vs.(29.22±5.30) ％,P＞0.05].Conclusion The risk of long term MACE occurrence in the patients with AMI complicating plasma high Hcy level is obviously increased compared with that in the patients with plasma low Hcy level and the prognosis is poor,prompting that plasma high Hcy level is one of possible independent predicting factors for poor prognosis in the patients with AML But its action mechanism and whether the Hcy interventional therapy improving prognosis of AMI patients still need to further study.
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Objective To explore the influence of Methylphenidate Hydrochloride prolonged-release tablets on the cognitive processing of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Methods Thirty ADHD children and 30 healthy controls were enrolled in this study,and the ADHD subjects were treated with Methylphenidate Hydrochloride prolonged-release tablets for (28 ± 3) days.Pre-test and post-test by the Das-Naglieri:Cognitive Assessment System(DN:CAS) were done to evaluate the cognitive function of all individuals.The differences of cognitive processing in pre-treatment and post-treatment of ADHD group with healthy control group were compared.The difference between before and after treatment of ADHD was also compared.Results Compared with healthy control group,there were lower of planning score [(21.86 ± 4.61) scores vs.(29.33 ± 5.06) scores],attention score [(25.00 ± 4.57) scores vs.(29.83 ± 3.79) scores],and the total scores [(111.93 ± 13.95) scores vs.(127.26 ±15.53) scores] in ADHD group,and there were significant differences (t =-5.976,-4.455,-4.023,all P ＜0.05).The matching number,planned codes,planned connections,expressive attention,number detection and receptive attention scores were also lower in ADHD group,and there were significant differences (t =-4.787,-3.703,-4.991,-2.216,-2.488,-3.219,all P ＜ 0.05).Compared with healthy control group,there were lower of planning score with significant difference [(25.53 ± 4.98) scores vs.(29.33 ± 5.06) scores,t =-2.931,P ＜ 0.05] in ADHD group after treatment,matching number and planned codes were lower with significant difference (t =-2.654,-2.044,all P ＜ 0.05) in ADHD group after treatment.In ADHD group,the scores of planning [(25.53 ± 4.98)scores vs.(21.86 ± 4.61) scores],simultaneous processing [(36.10 ± 7.10) scores vs.(34.13 ± 6.04) scores],attention [(27.90 ± 5.69) scores vs.(25.00 ± 4.57) scores] and the total score [(121.50 ± 16.55) scores vs.(111.93 ± 13.95) scores] were significantly higher after treatment than that before treatment and there were significant differences (t =-5.679,-2.949,-3.869,-5.963,all P ＜ 0.05);matching number,planned codes,planned connections,nonverbal matrices,number detection,receptive attention and word series were significantly higher after treatment than that before treatment,and there were significant differences (t =-2.528,-3.209,-3.890,-2.276,-4.489,-2.208,-2.373,all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The Methylphenidate Hydrochloride prolonged-release tablets can improve the function of cognitive processing in children with ADHD,especially in attention.
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Objective To explore the influence of Methylphenidate Hydrochloride prolonged-release tablets on the cognitive processing of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Methods Thirty ADHD children and 30 healthy controls were enrolled in this study,and the ADHD subjects were treated with Methylphenidate Hydrochloride prolonged-release tablets for (28 ± 3) days.Pre-test and post-test by the Das-Naglieri:Cognitive Assessment System(DN:CAS) were done to evaluate the cognitive function of all individuals.The differences of cognitive processing in pre-treatment and post-treatment of ADHD group with healthy control group were compared.The difference between before and after treatment of ADHD was also compared.Results Compared with healthy control group,there were lower of planning score [(21.86 ± 4.61) scores vs.(29.33 ± 5.06) scores],attention score [(25.00 ± 4.57) scores vs.(29.83 ± 3.79) scores],and the total scores [(111.93 ± 13.95) scores vs.(127.26 ±15.53) scores] in ADHD group,and there were significant differences (t =-5.976,-4.455,-4.023,all P ＜0.05).The matching number,planned codes,planned connections,expressive attention,number detection and receptive attention scores were also lower in ADHD group,and there were significant differences (t =-4.787,-3.703,-4.991,-2.216,-2.488,-3.219,all P ＜ 0.05).Compared with healthy control group,there were lower of planning score with significant difference [(25.53 ± 4.98) scores vs.(29.33 ± 5.06) scores,t =-2.931,P ＜ 0.05] in ADHD group after treatment,matching number and planned codes were lower with significant difference (t =-2.654,-2.044,all P ＜ 0.05) in ADHD group after treatment.In ADHD group,the scores of planning [(25.53 ± 4.98)scores vs.(21.86 ± 4.61) scores],simultaneous processing [(36.10 ± 7.10) scores vs.(34.13 ± 6.04) scores],attention [(27.90 ± 5.69) scores vs.(25.00 ± 4.57) scores] and the total score [(121.50 ± 16.55) scores vs.(111.93 ± 13.95) scores] were significantly higher after treatment than that before treatment and there were significant differences (t =-5.679,-2.949,-3.869,-5.963,all P ＜ 0.05);matching number,planned codes,planned connections,nonverbal matrices,number detection,receptive attention and word series were significantly higher after treatment than that before treatment,and there were significant differences (t =-2.528,-3.209,-3.890,-2.276,-4.489,-2.208,-2.373,all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The Methylphenidate Hydrochloride prolonged-release tablets can improve the function of cognitive processing in children with ADHD,especially in attention.
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Objective To explore the cognitive process in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using Das-Naglieri Cognitive Assessment System (DN:CAS).Methods Sixty-one children with ADHD and sixty-one healthy controls were enrolled in this study.The cognition of all the studies individuals was evaluated by the DN:CAS.Results Compared with the control group,children with ADHD had significantly lower scores in planning[(24.18 ±5.64) scores vs (30.07 ±5.28) scores,t =-6.985,P ＜ 0.01],simultaneous processing[(33.97 ± 7.64) scores vs (36.90 ± 7.20) scores,t =-2.211,P ＜ 0.05],attention [(26.52 ± 6.80) scores vs (31.21 ± 5.86) scores,t =-4.909,P ＜0.01] in the 4 subtests of DN:CAS,and the total scores [(117.85 ±21.45) scores vs (132.48 ± 17.95) scores,t =-5.286,P ＜ 0.01] are same.And there were significant differences in matching numbers [(8.77 ± 2.33) scores vs (10.87 ± 2.31) scores,t =-5.220,P ＜ 0.01],planned codes [(7.87 ± 2.37) scores vs (9.44 ± 2.61) scores,t =-4.006,P ＜ 0.01],planned connections [(7.54 ± 2.29) scores vs (9.75 ± 2.01) scores,t =-6.643,P ＜0.01];verbal-spatial relations in simultaneous processing [(10.05 ±2.79) scores vs (11.23 ± 3.19) scores,t =-2.382,P ＜ 0.05] and expressive attention [(9.02 ± 2.47) scores vs (10.34 ± 3.03) scores,t =-2.938,P ＜0.01],number detection [(8.16 ±2.31) scores vs (10.08 ± 1.86) scores,t =-5.028,P ＜ 0.01],receptive attention [(9.34 ± 3.68) scores vs (10.78 ± 3.20) scores,t =-3.215,P ＜ 0.01] between ADHD group and the control group.There were significant differences of the percentile rank distribution of the scores between ADHD group and the control group in planning,attention and full score (all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Children with ADHD have cognitive deficits in the cognitive processing,and planning and attention deficits are the main features.The DN:CAS could be a useful tool in evaluating cognition of children with ADHD.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate this association between ABO blood groups and coronary heart disease (CHD) in the Chinese Guangxi Zhuang population.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From August 2010 to April 2013, we performed a case-control study in a Chinese Zhuang population, which included 1 024 CHD cases and 1 024 age and gender-matched non-CHD controls. The ABO blood groups and biological variables were measured by standard laboratory procedures. The Gensini score was used to evaluate the severity of coronary artery stenosis.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared to non-CHD control group, CHD group had higher levels of fasting blood glucose ((6.71 ± 6.72) mmol/L vs. (4.98 ± 1.55) mmol/L, P < 0.001), LDL-C ((2.89 ± 1.18) mmol/L vs. (2.60 ± 1.05) mmol/L, P = 0.002) and CRP ((7.74 ± 7.32) mg/L vs. (2.93 ± 2.19)mg/L, P < 0.001) as well as higher proportion of history of hypertension (57.0% vs. 27.5%, P < 0.001), history of diabetes (29.6% vs. 9.6%, P < 0.001), family history of CHD (35.3% vs. 10.6%, P < 0.001) and smoking (51.0% vs. 38.2%, P < 0.001). Logistic analysis indicated that ABO blood groups were associated with CHD risk in the Chinese Zhuang population. Compared with group O, the group B individuals had a higher risk of CHD (OR = 2.33, 95% CI 1.88-2.90, P < 0.001), this result remained after adjustment for the conventional CHD risk factors (OR = 1.55, 95% CI 1.05-2.52, P = 0.047). In addition, there were significant differences of Gensini score between non-O subjects and group O subjects in the CHD group, and MACE at 1-year follow-up was similar between ABO blood groups of CHD individuals.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>ABO blood groups are associated with CHD risk in the Chinese Zhuang population.</p>
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Humans , ABO Blood-Group System , Asian People , Case-Control Studies , China , Coronary Artery Disease , Coronary Stenosis , Diabetes Mellitus , Hypertension , SmokingABSTRACT
Objective To explore the relationship between the Chinese Version Wechsler intelligence scale for children(C-WISC) and the Das-Naglieri cognitive assessment system(DN:CAS) in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Methods Thirty-two children with ADHD were evaluated with C-WISC and the digital remote assessment system——DN:CAS,and both results were administered for correlation analysis.Results The results showed that there was a strong correlation between the full intelligence quotient (FIQ) of C-WISC and the full score of DN:CAS,also the scores in Plan,Simultaneous,and Successive of DN-CAS,and the correlation coefficient was between 0.6 to 0.8.There was a strong correlation between the full score of DN:CAS and the verbal comprehension IQ (VCIQ),perceptual organization IQ (POIQ),memory/concentration IQ (M/CIQ),verbal IQ (VIQ),and performance IQ(PIQ) of C-WISC,as the correlation coefficient ranges from 0.6 to 0.8.There was also a strong correlation between the score in Planning and VCIQ,POIQ,M/CIQ,VIQ of C-WISC.As to the score in Simultaneous of DN:CAS and POIQ,VIQ,PIQ of C-WISC,the correlation was also strong with the correlation coefficient ranging from 0.6 to 0.8.For the rest of the sub-tests of C-WISC and DN:CAS,there was moderate correlation between them,the correlation coefficient was from 0.4 to 0.6.Conclusions These results show that the correlation between C-WISC and DN:CAS in children with ADHD is significant.The correlation coefficient shows diversity in the sub-tests of C-WISC and DN:CAS.
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Objective To explore the prevalence of metabolic syndrome( MetS) and its components in patients with bipolar disorder and their lifestyle. Methods Collected 148 cases of bipolar disorder in patients with body mass index (BMI),blood glucose,blood pressure,triglyceride(TG),high-density lipoprotein( HDL-C) etc, and self-compiled scale was used to assess their lifestyle. All patients were followed 6 months. The patients werecompared with 65 normal controls. Results The patients group in the baseline period,treatment after 1 months,3 months and 6 months,the incidence of MetS was as followed:11.5% ,15.5% ,18.2% ,20.9%. The patients at all stages,the incidence of MetS,BMI≥25kg/m2 ,high TG levels,low HDL-C levels and hypertension were significantly higher than the control (P<0.01). After 6 months of treatment the incidence of MetS,hypertriglyceridemia were higher than baseline (P < 0.05). The patients group' s work intensity, frequency of exercise, eat more than 3 times per day compared with the control group were significantly different (P<0.01, P<0.05). Conclusion The incidence of MetS and hyperuricemia in patients with bipolar disorder after treatment is higher than the control group; as a continuation of the treatment,the incidence of metabolic abnormalities increased gradually. Unhealthy lifestyle, lack of exercise,unreasonable diet maybe increase the risk of metabolic disorders.