Analysis of encephaloflucgram in survivors of the coal mine flooding accident / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the change characteristics of the brain neurotransmitters of human with stress events by the Encephaloflucgram technology (ET) at the noninvasive condition. Methods Extract shocking informations with neurotransmitter requlation systems in EEG ( S spectral line) by ET and analyze thechange characteristics of the brain neurotransmitters of human with stress events, the clincial symptons of the patients were evaluated by the post-traumatic stress disorder-check scale (PCL-C). Results ①Compared with expected number,the activity of neurotransmitters such as γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) were significantly decreased (4.64 ±2.88,8.45 ±0.42, P＜0. 01 ) and the activity of neurotransmitters such as dopamine( DA ) ( 17.01 ±7.41,7.59±0.55, P＜0. 01),acetylcholine(Ach) (17.01 ±7.41,14.95 ±0.65, P＜0.05) ,norepinephrine (NE ) ( 13.07 ± 4.33,11.82 ± 0.84, P ＜ 0. 05 ) were increased. ②There was a significant difference on GABA ( t =6.902, P ＜ 0. 01 ) between suspect of post-traumatic stress disorder and non-post-traumatic stress disorder. ③In PCL-C scale score, intrusion factor had negative correlation to the activity of GABA ( r = - 0.777, P ＜ 0.01 ), and positive correlation to the activity of DA ( r = 0.360, P ＜ 0.01 ), hyper-arousal factor was positive correlated with the activity of NE ( r=0.221, P＜0.05) ,escaping/numbness factor was negative correlated with the activity ofGlu( r= -0.274, P＜0.05). Conclusion In traumatic stress events GABA,Ach,DA,NE neurotransmitters aresignificantly changed ,and meybe participat stress responses.