Hanger reflex and cervical dystonia-negative sensory trick in normal person / 中华神经科杂志

Hanger reflex is a common phenomenon in the population that involuntary head and neck rotation or skew occurs when applying pressure to the forehead, tempus or occipitalia with an ordinary wire hanger tightly around the head. The hanger reflex is consistent with the characteristics of sensory tricks in dystonia, and the phenomenon induced by it in normal people should be regarded as negative sensory tricks in dystonia. The mechanism of dystonia behind the hanger reflex and its therapeutic potential deserve more clinicians′ attention.

Progress of reversible parkinsonism / 中华神经科杂志

Parkinsonism is a clinical syndrome caused by many reasons, mainly manifested as bradykinesia, stiffness, static tremor and postural instability. Common disease development patterns include occult onset, gradual development, and little natural remission. However, clinically there are some Parkinsonism that will improve, naturally alleviate or "cure", called reversible parkinsonism (RP). By searching the relevant literature, RP was classified into 12 different types: drugs induced, poisoning induced, infection induced, intracranial vascular induced, structural encephalopathy related, changes in intracranial pressure related, imbalance of internal environment induced, visceral diseases related, alcohol withdrawal related, surgery related, immunization and radiotherapy induced RP. This article aims to provide clinicians with more ideas for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of parkinsonism, so as to promote clinicians to make reasonable identification and diagnosis and treatment of parkinsonism as soon as possible.

Research progress on the effect of rhythmic sensory cueing on motor function of Parkinson′s disease / 中华神经科杂志

Oral medicine and deep brain stimulation are two main treatments for Parkinson′s disease (PD). But their long-term efficacies are decreasing, which limit the choice of patients in advanced stage. As a special way of sensory intervention, rhythmic cueing can improve gait parameters, reduce freezing of gait severity and improve gait-related mobility by activating the motor pathway directly, repairing internal clock, promoting internal dopamine release and improving cognitive function to maintain gait stability. Rhythmic auditory and visual cueing has a potential in PD treatment.

Progress on quantitative assessments of motor symptoms for Parkinson′s disease / 中华神经科杂志

Clinical scales and external devices are two important ways to quantify the severity of motor symptoms for Parkinson′s disease (PD). As one representative of scales, the Unified Parkinson′s Disease Rating Scale is considered the "gold standard" in the comprehensive assessment of PD. External devices are divided into electrophysiological and mechanical devices based on the type of sensors. Both sides can monitor the PD motor symptoms objectively. Currently, numerous and ununified parameters of devices make the clinical quantification of PD symptoms still rely on scales. This article reviewed the progress on quantitative assessments of motor symptoms for Parkinson′s disease.

Research progress on the effect of rhythmic sensory cueing on motor function of Parkinson's disease / 中华神经科杂志

Oral medicine and deep brain stimulation are two main treatments for Parkinson's disease (PD).But their long-term efficacies are decreasing,which limit the choice of patients in advanced stage.As a special way of sensory intervention,rhythmic cueing can improve gait parameters,reduce freezing of gait severity and improve gait-related mobility by activating the motor pathway directly,repairing internal clock,promoting internal dopamine release and improving cognitive function to maintain gait stability.Rhythmic auditory and visual cueing has a potential in PD treatment.

Progress of research on Maple syrup disease / 中华医学遗传学杂志

Maple syrup disease (MSUD) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused primarily by mutations of branched-chain keto acid dehydrogenase complex (BCKDC). BCKDC includes at least four pathogenic genes of BCKDHA, BCKDHB, DLD and DBT. The clinical manifestations of MSUD are complex, and the main symptoms at the early stage include difficulty in feeding, drowsiness, change in muscle tone and special urine flavor of maple syrup. As the disease progresses, convulsion, hypoglycemia, coma and systemic failure may occur. MSUD is easily missed or misdiagnosed during the neonatal period. This paper provides a review for recent progress made in research on MSUD including etiology, physiopathology, clinical manifestation, auxiliary examination and treatment, with a particular emphasis on genetic testing and treatment.