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Objective:To investigate the relationship between triglyceride-glucose(TyG) index and vascular cognitive impairment(VCI) in elderly patients with cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD).Methods:A total of 275 patients with CSVD aged 60 years or above admitted in the Department of Neurology of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University from August 2019 to March 2021 were enrolled in this retrospective study. According to the cognitive function assessed with Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), patients were divided into VCI group (187 cases) and non-VCI group (88 cases). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was conducted to assess the value of TyG index in predicting VCI. Binary logistic regression analysis was employed to analyze the correlation between TyG index and VCI.Results:TyG index was higher in the VCI group than that in non-VCI group (9.07±0.54 vs. 8.70±0.55, t = 5.24, P<0.01). The area of ROC curve (AUC) of TyG index for predicting VCI was 0.70 (95% CI:0.64-0.77, P<0.01); taking 8.78 as the optimal cut-off point, the sensitivity and specificity were 0.754 (141/187) and 0.614(54/88), respectively. The proportion of VCI patients in high TyG index group (≥8.78) was higher than that in low TyG index group (<8.78) [141 (80.6%) vs. 46 (46.0%), χ2=34.95, P<0.01]. The binary logistic regression analysis showed that after adjusting for age, level of education, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), homocysteine (Hcy), uric acid (UA) and total CSVD burden, TyG index was an independent risk factor of VCI ( OR=2.42, 95% CI: 1.37-4.29, P<0.01); and compared to patients with low TyG index (<8.78) the risk of VCI was increased for patients with high TyG index (≥8.78) ( OR=4.09, 95% CI: 2.18-7.68, P<0.01). Conclusion:TyG index is associated with VCI in elderly patients with CSVD, which may be used as a predictor of VCI for those patients.
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Objective:To investigate the predictive value of serum C-type lectin-like receptor 2 (CLEC-2) combined with insulin resistance in the outcome of patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) after intravenous thrombolysis.Methods:Patients with AIS received alteplase intravenous thrombolytic therapy in the Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University from October 2019 to March 2021 were enrolled retrospectively. According to the modified Rankin Scale score at 90 d after onset, they were divided into good outcome group (0-2) and poor outcome group (>2). Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) was used to evaluate insulin resistance. Person correlation analysis was used to determine the correlation between CLEC-2 and HOMA-IR. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine the correlation between serum CELC-2, HOMA-IR and the outcome after intravenous thrombolysis. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to determine the predictive value of serum CLEC-2 combined with HOMA-IR for poor outcome after intravenous thrombolysis. Results:A total of 100 patients were enrolled (56 males, 56.0%; aged 70.6±10.86 years, range 49-83 years). The baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score was 10.00±6.36. Senenty-four patients (74.0%) had a good outcome and 26 (26.0%) had a poor outcome. Person correlation analysis showed that there was a significant positive correlation between serum CLEC-2 and HOMA-IR ( r=0.523; P<0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that after adjusting for confounding factors (C-reactive protein, baseline NIHSS score, onset-to-needle time), the highest quartile of serum CLEC-2 (compared with the lowest quartile: odds ratio [ OR] 4.836, 95% confidence interval [ CI] 1.105-21.169; P=0.036) and the highest quartile of HOMA-IR (compared with the quartile 1-3: OR 15, 95% CI 2.647-30.722; P=0.002) were the independent risk factors for the poor outcome in patients with AIS after intravenous thrombolysis. ROC curve analysis showed that the area under the curve for serum CLEC-2 combined with HOMA-IR to predict poor outcome was 0.785 (95% CI 0.688-0.883; P<0.001), the optimal cut-off value was 0.72, and the sensitivity and specificity were 76.0% and 95.0%, respectively. Conclusion:CLEC-2 combined with insulin resistance has a certain predictive value for the poor outcome of patients with AIS after intravenous thrombolysis.
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Post-stroke depression is a common mental complication after the onset of stroke. Studies have shown that inflammation is closely associated with post-stroke depression. This article reviews the inflammatory mechanism of post-stroke depression.
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Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1) is a member of C-type lectin-like receptor family.It can recognize many ligands and is the main receptor of oxidized low-density lipoprotein for inducing vascular endothelial dysfunction.Early studies focused on the role of LOX-1 in atherosclerosis and diabetes mellitus.Recent studies have shown that LOX-1 is closely associated with ischemic stroke.This article reviews the biological characteristics of LOX-1 and its association with ischemic stroke.
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Objective To investigate the effects of human urinary kallidinogenase (HUK) on cerebral perfusion,inflammatory marker level,neurological deficits,and short-term clinical outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke who exceeded the time window of thrombolytic therapy.Methods Patients with acute ischemic stroke exceeded the time window of thrombolytic therapy and treated in the Department of Neurology,the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University from June 2016 to March 2018,and performed magnetic resonance perfusion imaging on the 1st and 14th d after admission were enrolled retrospectively.Patients were divided into HUK and control groups according to whether they received HUK treatment or not.All patients underwent magnetic resonance perfusion imaging and serum inflammatory markers measurement on the 1st and 14th d after admission.The National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores,cerebral perfusion levels,and serum inflammatory marker levels were compared between the 2 groups.On the 14thd after admission,the outcome was determined according to the modifiel Rankin Scale (mRS) scores.0-2 was defined as good outcome and ＞2 was defined as poor outcome.Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine the independent influencing factors of outcome.Results A total of 62 patients with acute ischemic stroke exceeded the time window of thrombolytic therapy were enrolled,including 37 patients in the HUK group and 25 in the control group.There were no significant differences in the demographic and other baseline data between the HUK group and the control group,except for baseline NIHSS score (P =0.049).The reduction of NIHSS score after treatment in the HUK group was more significant than that in the control group (P ＜0.01).Serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein level in the HUK group decreased significantly after treatment (P ＜ 0.01),and plasma lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 also showed a downward trend.In terms of perfusion imaging parameters,the relative cerebral blood flow was significantly increased after treatment in the HUK group,and the relative mean transit time and relative peak time were significantly decreased.The above increase and decrease were statistically significant compared with the control group (all P＜0.05).On the 14th d after admission,the mRS score showed that 51 patients had a good outcome and 11 had a poor outcome.Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed baseline NIHSS scores (odd ratio [OR] 2.545,95％ confilence interval [CI]1.124-5.541;P=0.024),atrial fibrillation (OR 5.712,95％ CI 1.737-24.685;P=0.039),and cardiogenic embolism (OR 4.485,95％ CI 1.148-18.262;P =0.040) were the independent risk factors for poor outcomes,and whether using HUK was not significantly associated with the outcomes.Conclusion For patients with acute ischemic stroke that exceeds the time window for thrombolysis,HUK improves cerebral perfusion,reduces inflammation,and improves neurological deficits in patients,but does not improve short-term neurological outcomes.
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With the aging of the population,the incidence of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing year by year.Studies have shown that CSVD is associated with T2DM.Therefore,intervention of T2DM may prevent and control the progression of CSVD and improve cognitive function in patients with CSVD.This article reviews the correlation between T2DM and different phenotypes of CSVD and its mechanism.
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With the aging of the population, the incidence of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing year by year. Studies have shown that CSVD is associated with T2DM. Therefore, intervention of T2DM may prevent and control the progression of CSVD and improve cognitive function in patients with CSVD. This article reviews the correlation between T2DM and different phenotypes of CSVD and its mechanism.
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of short non-coding single-stranded RNAs.They can regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level by binding to the T-untranslated region of the target gene mRNA and participate in the regulation of almost all biological processes.Recent studies have shown that MiRNAs are widely involved in a variety of pathophysiological processes in ischemic brain injury,such as excitotoxicity,oxidative stress,inflammation,apoptosis,and cerebral edema,suggesting that they may serve as a biomarker for ischemic stroke,assisting early diagnosis and outcome assessment,and becoming a drug treatment target.
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Insulin resistance is a important risk factor for ischemic stroke.It plays an important role in the occurrence and development of ischemic stroke.Therefore,the detection of insulin resistance as early as possible and appropriate treatment are important for the outcomes and prevention of ischemic stroke.This article briefly summarizes the diagnoses and pathological mechanisms of insulin resistance,and focuses on the main mechanisms of insulin resistance-induced ischemic stroke and the clinical relevance of the two.
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Objective To investigate the bacterial resistance profile of clinical isolates collected in Tongling area . Methods Antimicrobial susceptibility test was conducted by Kirby‐Bauer method . All the data were analyzed with WHONET 5 .6 software .Results A total of 3 419 clinical isolates were collected during 2013 ,of which gram negative organisms and gram positive organisms accounted for 75 .9% and 24 .1% .MRSA accounted for 41 .3% of S .aureus and MRCNS accounted for 73 .5% of coagulase negative Staphylococcus ,respectively .MRSA showed higher resistance to gentamicin ,ciprofloxacin , erythromycin and rifampicin . No vancomycin‐ or teicoplanin‐resistant strains of Staphylococcus spp . were found . No vancomycin‐or teicoplanin‐resistant strains of E . f aecalis and E . f aecium were found .About 51 .6% of E .coli isolates and 42 .8% of K . pneumoniae isolates produced extended‐spectrum β‐lactamases (ESBLs ) . The prevalence of imipenem‐ or meropenem‐resistant strains of K . pneumoniae increased significantly .The percentage of P . aeruginosa strains resistant to amikacin ,piperacillin‐tazobactam ,ciprofloxacin ,cefepime and cefoperazone‐sulbactam was lower than 20 .0% .The percentage of A .baumannii strains resistant to cefoperazone‐sulbactam , minocycline and amikacin w as 34 .7% ,57 .0% and 58 .3% , respectively . More than 68 .0 % of A . baumannii strains were resistant to any of the other antibiotics tested . Conclusions The antibiotic resistance is growing in clinical bacterial isolates .The spread of carbapenem‐resistant strains of K . pneumoniae in some departments poses a serious threat to clinical practice .We should pay more attention to resistance surveillance and rational use of antibiotics .
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Objective To investigate the bacterial resistance of clinical isolates collected in Tongling area. Methods Antimicrobial susceptibility test was conducted by Kirby-Bauer method.All the data were analyzed with WHONET 5.5 software.Results A total of 3 092 clinical isolates were collected during 2012,of which gram negative organisms and gram positive organisms accounted for 76.3% (2 359/3 092)and 23.7% (773/3 092),respectively.MRSA and MRCNS accounted for 50.9% of S.aureus and 73.0% of coagulase negative Staphylococcus,respectively.MRSA and MRCNS showed higher resistance to gentamicin,ciprofloxacin and erythromycin.No vancomycin-or teicoplanin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus spp.were found.No vancomycin-or teicoplanin-resistant strains of E.faecalis were found.Some E.faecium strains were resistant to vancomycin and teicoplanin.About 52.1% of E.coli isolates and 42.1% of Klebsiella isolates produced extended-spectrumβ-lactamases (ESBLs).Imipenem-or meropenem-resistant strains of K. pneumoniae were found. The percentage of P.aeruginosa strains resistant to amikacin, cefoperazone-sulbactam and cefepime was 3.4%,14.0% and 17.7%,respectively.More than 70% of Acinetobacter spp. strains were resistant to all the antibiotics tested except minocycline and cefoperazone-sulbactam,to which 42.1%and 4.4% of the strains were resistant.Conclusions The antibiotic resistance of clinical bacterial isolates is growing. The spread of multi-drug or pan-drug resistant strains in a specific region poses a serious threat to clinical practice.We should pay more attention to resistance surveillance and the rational use of antibiotics.
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Objective To investigate the bacterial resistance of clinical isolates collected in Tongling area during 2011.Methods Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was conducted by Kirby-Bauer method.All the data were analyzed by WHONET 5.5 soft-ware.Results A total of 2 690 clinical isolates were collected during 2011,of which gram negative organisms and gram positive organisms accounted for 74.2% and 25.8%,respectively.MRSA and MRCNS accounted for 45.1% of S.aureus and 71.6%of coagulase negative Staphylococcus,respectively.MRSA and MRCNS showed higher resistance to gentamicin,ciprofloxacin and erythromycin than the corresponding methicillin-susceptible strains.No vancomycin- or teicoplanin-resistant strain of Staphylococcus spp.was identified.The resistance rate to penicillin,nitrofurantoin and fosfomycin was low in E.faecalis.No ampicillin-,vancomycin-or teicoplanin-resistant strains were found.For E.faecium,some strains were resistant to vancomy-cin and teicoplanin.About 46.6% of E.coli isolates and 27.7% of Klebsiella isolates produced extended-spectrumβ-lactamas-es (ESBLs).No imipenem-or meropenem-resistant isolate was found.The percentage of P .aeruginosa strains resistant to imipenem,meropenem and amikacin were 29.5%,36.9%and 2.3%, respectively. More than 60.0% of the Acinetobacter strains were resistant to all the antibiotics test-ed except minocycline and cefoperazone-sulbactam,to which 26.4% and 12.5% of the strains were resistant.Conclusions No glycopeptides-resistant isolate was found in gram positive organisms except E.faecium.The resistance rate of Enter-obacteriaceae isolates was lower to imipenem,meropenem, cefoperazone-sulbactam,piperacillin-tazobactam and amika-cin.The prevalence of resistant strains is still increasing,es-pecially carbapenem-resistant P .aeruginosa and carbapenem-resistant A.baumannii.It is mandatory to take effective antibiot-ic policy and infection control measures.
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Objective To investigate the relationship between mean amplitude of glycemic excursions (MAGE) and cognitive impairment in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes.Methods Totally 80 patients (aged ＞ 60 years) with type 2 diabetic were selected.According to the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score,the patients were divided into two groups:cognitive impairment group (31cases) and non-cognitive impairment group (49 cases).Then all subjects were observed by continuous glucose monitoring for 3 days including the mean blood glucose (MBG) and its standard deviation (SD),MAGE and numbers of glycemic excursion (NGE).Results Compared with noncognitive impairment group,diabetic course,fasting blood glucose,2 h postprandial glycemia,glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and body mass index (BMI) were significantly different with the cognitive impairment group (P＜0.05).Furthermore,MAGE,MBG and SD were obviously higher than those in the non-cognitive impairment group [(5.89 ± 2.17) mmol/L vs.(3.15 ± 0.60) mmol/L,t＝8.37,P＝0.00; (11.85±3.45) mmol/L vs.(8.23±1.73)mmol/L,t＝6.23,P＝0.00; (3.16±1.29)mmol/L vs.(1.26±0.42)mmol/L,t＝9.57,P＝0.00].MoCA scores of patients with type 2 diabetes were negatively correlated with MAGE (r ＝-0.891,P ＜ 0.01).After multiple linear regression analysis,diabetic course,2 h postprandial glycemia,MAGE and SD remained independently associated with cognitive impairment in type 2 diabetic patients (R2 ＝0.835,P＜0.05)Conclusions MAGE during a daily period is associated with cognitive impairment independent of fasting blood glucose,postprandial glycemia and HbA1c.
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Objective To investigate the effect of intermittent use of low molecular heparin (LMWH) on microembofic signal (MES) in patients with ischemic stroke on the basis of anti-platelet aggregation and statin therapy.Methods Ninety MES-positive patients with acute ischemic stroke detected by transcranial Doppler were randomly divided into a non-LMWH group (n =44) and a LMWH group (n =46).The non-LMWH group was treated conventionally with enteric-coated aspirin and atorvastatin.On the basis of conventional therapy,the LMWH group was treated with LMWH,subcutaneous injection of LMWH calcium 4 100 AXaIU every 3 months,twice a day,and one week as a course of treatment (a total of 3 courses).The number of MES,MES-positive rate and incidence of ischemic cerebrovascular events at 3 and 6 month were compared in both groups.Results There was no significant difference in the MES-positive rates at 3 month after treatment between the non-LMWH group and the LMWH group (70.45％ vs.61.36％ ;x2 =1.357,P =0.244),but the number of MES in the non-LMWH group was higher than that in the LMWH group (12.07 ± 10.16 vs.8.09± 8.13; t =1.470,P =0.043); the MES-positive rate at 6 month after treatment in the non-LMWH group was significantly higher than that in the LMWH group (36.96％ vs.19.57％;x2=3.982,P=0.046),and the number of MES in the non-LMWH group was also significantly higher than that in the LMWH group (10.32 ±9.93 vs. 1.46 ± 3.27; t =5.450,P =0.000).There was no significant difference in incidence of ischemic cerebrovascular events at 3 month (2.17％vs. 9.09％,P =0.198 ),but the incidence of ischemic cerebrovascular events at 6 month in the LMWH group was significantly lower than that in the non-LMWH group (4.35％ vs.20.45％,P =0.025).Conclusions On the basis of anti-platelet aggregation and statin therapy,the intermittent use of LMWH may decrease the MES-positive rate and the incidence of ischemic cerebrovascular events in the MES-positive patients with ischemic stroke at 6 month.
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@#Type 2 diabetes mellitus is an independent risk factor of cognitive impairment. In addition to the vascular damaged with high glucose and metabolic disorder, the disruption of neuronal calcium homeostasis, neurotransmitter and inflammatory response may be pathogenesis of cognitive impairment in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.
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@#This paper reviewed the research of functional electrical stimulation (FES) in China, including mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong, based on the literature. Specially, the research and development on FES system and device was discussed.
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BACKGROUND: Electromyography is a non-stationary and non-Gaussian physiological signal. Currently, the high-order spectral technique, which based on higher-order cumulant, has been widely used in solving problems such as non-Gaussian, non-stationary and nonlinearity. OBJECTIVE: To propose a feature extraction method for surface electromyography (SEMG) signals based on a non-Gaussian AR model parameterized bispectrum estimation and fisher linear discriminant analysis. METHODS: Aim at features of SEMG, from point of high statistics, and based on a non-Gaussian AR model, bispectrum analysis was performed to extract effective features, followed by constructing characteristic vector by fisher linear discriminant analysis dimension reduction, then the support vector machine was used to classify the movement patterns. The differences of recognition rates between AR+BIS+LDA and other features extracted by different methods were compared. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Experimental results showed that the eight forearm movement patterns could be well identified after training by multi-class support vector machine and its average recognition rate reached above 97.6%. For short data sets, bispectrum's feature had a better pattern recognition rate than other features such as AR model coefficients, wavelet packet transformation coefficients. That improved the performance of real-time control of prosthesis.
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@#Objective To study the effects of hyperbaric oxygen （HBO） therapy in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage on serum adhesion molecules. Methods 66 cases with acute intracerebral hemorrhage were divided into routine treatment group (n=33) and HBO treatment group (n=33). 30 health persons were selected as normal trontrol. The level of adhesion molecules, including intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and E-selectin, were measured before and after treatment. Results The levels of adhesion molecules in routine and HBO treatment groups were higher than those in normal control group when hospitalized (P<0.01). All the adhesion molecules levels in two treatment group were decreased after the treatment, and more significantly in HBO group (P<0.05). Conclusion HBO therapy may ameliorate the adhesion molecule abnormalities after intracerebral hemorrhage.
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Objective To study the effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy on perihematomal edema in acute spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. Methods Sixty-three consecutive hospitalized patients with supraten-torial intracerebral hemorrhage were allocated to an HBO group (n = 30) or a control group (n = 33) at random. Routine therapies were used with both groups. The treatment group received in addition twenty consecutive daily ses-sions of HBO therapy beginning 3～5 d after onset. MRI brain scans were performed on the 5～7th and 25th day. Absolute edema volumes and relative edema volumes were measured from T2-weighted images. Apparent diffusion co-efficients (ADCs) of the edematous regions were calculated on diffusion-weighted images (DWI). Results There were no statistical differences between the two groups in terms of age, sex, blood pressure, NIHSS, hematoma posi-tion or volume. At the 5th～7th d, both absolute and relative edema volumes in the HBO group were smaller than in the controls (P≤0.05). Brain edema was still prominent at the 25th d. Absolute edema volumes, relative edema volumes and ADC values were all smaller in the HBO group at the 25th day compared with the controls (P≤0.05). Conclusion HBO therapy soon after intracerebral hemorrhage can lessen the severity and range of brain edema. E-dema persists after the onset of the disease, and HBO can reduce such delayed brain edema. HBO may benefit func-tional recovery from intracerebral hemorrhage by reducing perihematomal edema.
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Objective To investigate the effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy on serum matrix met-alloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) levels, and on brain edema in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage. Methods Seventy-six subjects with intracerebral hemorrhage were divided into a routine treatment group (40 cases) and a.HBO treatment group (36 cases). 30 healthy persons served as a control group. Serum MMP-9 and ICAM-1 levels were measured before and after treatment. MRI images of the subjects' brains were prepared at the 5 ～ 7 th and 25th days. Absolute edema volumes and relative edema volumes were meas-ured on T2-weighted images. Results (1)The serum MMP-9 and ICAM-1 levels in the routine therapy and HBO groups were higher than those in the control group at the outset ( P≤0. 01 ). Both indices peaked on the 5th day, but there was no significant difference between the two treated groups. At the 15th and 25th day (after 10 and 20 HBO treatments) , the serum MMP-9 and ICAM-1 levels in the HBO group had decreased remarkably and were significant-ly lower than those in the routine therapy group (P≤0. 01 ). (2)At the 5 -7th and 25th days, both absolute edema volumes and relative edema volumes in the HBO group were significantly smaller than those in the routine therapy group ( P≤0. 05, P≤0. 01 ). (3) Serum MMP-9 and ICAM-1 levels were positively correlated with the brain edema volumes, and negatively correlated with decreased NIHSS scores (between pre- and post-treatment). Conclusions HBO therapy may reduce serum MMP-9 and ICAM-1 levels in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage, and lessen the severity and range of brain edema. HBO is helpful for restoring nerve function. Early and repeated multiple HBO treatments are beneficial for patients.