Clinical Study on Treatment of Post-stroke Depression by Scalp Acupuncture plus Body Acupuncture / 针灸推拿医学（英文版）

Objective: To explore the best method to treat post-stroke depression. Methods:60 Cases of the patients with post-stroke depression were selected and divided randomly into the two groups, 30 cases in each group. The treatment group was treated by scalp acupuncture plus body acupuncture, and the control group was treated by oral administration of Fluoxetine. The therapeutic effects were assessed after 30 d of the treatments. Results: The total effective rate was 90.0% in the treatment group, with average effective time of 5 d, and was 80.0% in the control group, with average effective time of 15 d. The comparison of the total effective rates between the two groups was not significant statistically (P＞0.05). But the comparison of the average effective time was significant statistically (P＜0.05). Conclusion: The therapeutic effect is positive in the treatment of post-stroke depression by scalp acupuncture plus body acupuncture, similar to the therapeutic effect of Fluoxetine, but faster in the effective time.

Study on the efficacy tolerability of topiramate in transferring monot herapy for the patients with partial seizures / 临床神经病学杂志

Objective To observe the possibility and efficacy tolerability of topiramate(TPM) in transferring monotherapy for the patients wi th partial seizures with or without secondary general seizure,as well as to find out the optimum way of the transferring.Methods After T PM add-on therapy 64 patients with seizures reduced ≥50%, it reduced about 1/ 4 of AEDs or one drug each time according to every two weeks until gradually to stop fully and transferring monotherapy.Results 18 patients we re successful with TPM monotherapy (28.13%), 35 patients were half success(54.69 %), 11 cases for failure (17.19%). The less AEDs combined, the higher possibilit y of transferring monotherapy would be. The rate of success for cabamazepine see med higher than valproate.Conclusion It was possible to transfe r monotherapy by TPM. The rate of success was 28.13%. It was easier to reduce ca bamazepine than valproate. In the transferring monotherapy it was better to redu ce one after another, in principle the one of the little dose was reduced first, and then the hepatic enzyme inducing agents was reduced. Even if the transferrin g was half success,the kinds of concomitant AEDs could be reduced at least, it w as in line with the policy of medicine application.

Therapeutic effect of Topiramate as monotherapy in patients with partial epilepsy / 临床神经病学杂志

Objective To observe the therapeutic efficacy and safety of Topiramate (TPM) as monotherapy in patients with partial epilepsy.Methods The seizure rate in baseline phase of 30 patients with partial epilepsy (treated by Topiramate as monotherapy for 20 weeks) were observed and recorded before treatment.The TPM starting dosage was 25 mg/d, and then increased 25 mg/d each week for 8 weeks until effective dosage or 200 mg/d for 12 weeks,the change of seizure frequency and bad reaction were found.Results The seizure in 16 cases (53.3%) was totally controlled,seizure reduction ≥75% was in 6 cases (20%),≥50% was in 2 cases (6.7%),

Study on the efficacy tolerability of topiramate in transferring monotherapy for the patients with partial seizures / 临床神经病学杂志

Objective To observe the possibility and efficacy tolerability of topiramate(TPM) in transferring monotherapy for the patients with partial seizures with or without secondary general seizure,as well as to find out the optimum way of the transferring.Methods After TPM add on therapy 64 patients with seizures reduced ≥50%, it reduced about 1/4 of AEDs or one drug each time according to every two weeks until gradually to stop fully and transferring monotherapy.Results 18 patients were successful with TPM monotherapy (28.13%), 35 patients were half success(54.69%), 11 cases for failure (17.19%). The less AEDs combined, the higher possibility of transferring monotherapy would be. The rate of success for cabamazepine seemed higher than valproate.Conclusion It was possible to transfer monotherapy by TPM. The rate of success was 28.13%. It was easier to reduce cabamazepine than valproate. In the transferring monotherapy it was better to reduce one after another, in principle the one of the little dose was reduced first,and then the hepatic enzyme inducing agents was reduced. Even if the transferring was half success,the kinds of concomitant AEDs could be reduced at least, it was in line with the policy of medicine application.