Correlation study of imaging characteristics of diffusion tensor imaging and the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale in children with tic disorders / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

Objective:To explore the correlation between imaging features of children with tic disorders and their features assessed by the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS).Methods:A retrospective study.A total of 33 children with tic disorders treated in the Department of Child Rehabilitation, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University from January 2022 to March 2023 were included in the tic disorder group, and 10 healthy age-matched children received physical examination during the same period were included in the healthy control group.Under the functional positioning of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), the active area of children with tic disorders at varying degrees was found.In the region of interest (ROI), localization monitoring and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) were performed, and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and fractional anisotropy (FA) were recorded.In the same ROI (bilateral thalamus, genu of internal capsule, splenium of corpus callosum, globus pallidus, caudate nucleus) of children in healthy control group, ADC and FA were recorded.Imaging data were compared between groups using the independent sample t test, and their correlation with YGTSS scores was identified by the Pearson correlation analysis. Results:There were significant differences in ADC of the left thalamus (0.869±0.077 vs.0.794±0.083, P=0.022), the right thalamus (0.853±0.055 vs.0.798±0.054, P=0.014), the left caudate nucleus (0.871±0.121 vs.0.787±0.052, P=0.003) and the right caudate nucleus (0.856±0.075 vs.0.788±0.063, P=0.010) between tic disorder group and healthy control group.No significant differences were detected in ADC of the remaining ROI between groups (all P>0.05). There were significant differences in FA of the left thalamus (0.259±0.050 vs.0.344±0.077, P=0.007), the right thalamus (0.265±0.057 vs.0.347±0.095, P=0.026) and the right caudate nucleus (0.168±0.118 vs.0.309±0.181, P=0.041) between tic disorder group and healthy control group.No significant differences were detected in ADC and FA between children with mild and moderate tic disorders (all P>0.05). ADC of the left thalamus and the right caudate nucleus were significantly correlated with YGTSS scores in children with tic disorders ( r=0.407 and 0.372, respectively; all P<0.05). FA of the right thalamus was negatively correlated with YGTSS scores in children with tic disorders ( r=-0.439, P<0.05). Conclusions:ADC of the thalamus and caudate nucleus, and FA of the right thalamus are significantly correlated with YGTSS scores of children with tic disorders.High ADC of the left thalamus and the right caudate nucleus are correlated with high YGTSS scores, indicating a severe symptom of tic disorder in children.A high FA of the right thalamus is correlated with low YGTSS scores, indicating a mild symptom of tic disorder in children.

Acupoint thread-embedding for children with tic disorders of spleen deficiency and liver hyperactivity and its effect on serum level of NSE / 中国针灸

OBJECTIVES@#To observe the clinical efficacy of acupoint thread-embedding for children with tic disorders of spleen deficiency and liver hyperactivity and its effect on serum level of neuron-specific enolase (NSE).@*METHODS@#A total of 68 children with tic disorders of spleen deficiency and liver hyperactivity were randomized into an observation group (34 cases, 1 case dropped out) and a control group (34 cases, 3 cases dropped out, 1 case was eliminated). In the observation group, acupoint thread-embedding was applied at Baihui (GV 20) and bilateral Hegu (LI 4), Taichong (LR 3), Pishu (BL 20), Ganshu (BL 18), Quchi (LI 11), Zusanli (ST 36),etc., once every 4 weeks. In the control group, tiapride hydrochloride tablet was given orally, twice a day. Both groups were treated for 12 weeks. Before and after treatment, the Yale global tic severity scale (YGTSS) score and serum level of NSE were observed in the two groups, and the clinical efficacy was evaluated.@*RESULTS@#After treatment, except for vocal tic score of YGTSS in the control group, the each-item scores and total scores of YGTSS and serum levels of NSE in the two groups were decreased compared with those before treatment (P<0.05); the each-item scores and total score of YGTSS and serum level of NSE in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). The total effective rate in the observation group was 87.9% (29/33), which was higher than 76.7% (23/30) in the control group (P<0.05).@*CONCLUSIONS@#Acupoint thread-embedding has a good effect in the treatment of children with tic disorders of spleen deficiency and liver hyperactivity, could reduce the YGTSS score and serum level of NSE.

Observations on the Therapeutic Effect of Acupuncture on Tourette's Syndrome / 上海针灸杂志

ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture in treating Tourette's syndrome.MethodEighty patients were allocated, using a random number table, to a treatment group of 40 cases and a control group of 40 cases. The treatment group received acupuncture and the control group, Western drug treatment.ResultThe YGTSS score decreased significantly in the two groups of patients after treatment(P<0.01). After treatment, the range of decrease in the YGTSS tic score was larger in the treatment group than in the control group; there was a statistically significant difference (P<0.05). The total efficacy rate was higher in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.05). The incidences of adverse reactions were significantly lower in the treatment group than in the control group.ConclusionThe effect and safety of treatment for Tourette's syndrome are higher in the treatment group than in the control group.