Effects of Horticultural Therapy on Upper-limb Function and Cognition in Stroke Hemiplegic Patients / 中国康复理论与实践

Objective:To explore the effects of horticultural therapy on upper limb function and cognitive impairment of hemiplegic patients after stroke. Methods:From June, 2017 to March, 2019, 60 hemiplegic stroke patients were randomly divided into control group(n = 30) and experimental group (n = 30). All the patients accetped routine rehabilitation, while the experimental group received group-based horticulture therapy in addition, for eight weeks. They were assessed with Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremity (FMA-UE), modified Barthel Index (MBI) and Montreal Cognition Assessment (MoCA) before and after intervention. Results:The scores of all the assessment improved in both groups after intervention (|t| > 8.077, P < 0.001), and improved more in the experimental group than in the control group (|t| > 2.293, P < 0.05). Conclusion:Horticultural therapy can promote the recovery of upper-limb and cognitive function after stroke.

Near and distance stereopsis restoration in amblyopia with S3D computer treatment / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

AIM: To evaluate the effect of stereoscopic 3D (S3D) technology as a visual training system in children with amblyopia. METHODS:Totally 30 children,aged 4-16 years old,18 with ametropic amblyopia ( AMA ), and 12 with anisometropic amblyopia(ANA) were recruited in this study. A binocular 3D shutter glasses technology visual training system was used for training trials. Each training time lasted 1h,and the number of training trials totaled 33 (mean士SD:32士8) times on average,per-person. Before and after each training trial, the best corrected visual acuity ( BCVA) of each eye, range of fusion by synoptophore, as well as near and distance stereopsis acuity by Yan Shaoming random - dot test and synoptophore respectively was measured. RESULTS: A significant difference was found pre- and post treatment in BCVA in both kinds of amblyopia studied. Significant improvement was also found in fusion range and stereopsis acuity. The improvement of fusion range and stereopsis recovery could be seen in ANA than in AMA patients. The near stereopsis acuity recovery in ANA group might more easily to regain stereoacuity at near than in AMA group. CONCLUSION: S3D display vision training systems are indicated for the recovery of stereoacuity in children with amblyopia.