简介：Canprogesteronebeabetteralternativetodexamethasoneforuseinroutinebrainsurgery?Surgicalbraininjury(SBI)isaformofbraintraumacausedbyvariousformsofneurosurgicalinterventionsincludingbraintumorexcision,evacuationofintracerebralhemorrhageandbrainlobectomy(e.g.,inepilepsysurgery).CerebraledemaandbrainswellingtypicallyoccurssoonafterSBIandcommonlypeaksonpost-operativedays3to7.SBImaycause

简介：BACKGROUND:ToevaluatethequalityoftheliteratureaddressingtraditionalChinesemedicinefortreatingParkinson'sdisease.DATASOURCE:Acomputer-basedonlinesearchofChinesepublicationsfromJanuary2001toJuly2008wasconductedinChineseBiologyMedicalDiscDatabaseandChinaNationalKnowledgeInfrastructure.SearchkeywordswereParkinson'sdisease,integratedtraditionalChineseandWesternmedicine,traditionalChinesemedicinetherapy,andChineseherbtherapy.DATASELECTION:Articlesdescribingrandomized,controlledtrialsandquasi-randomized,controlledtrialswereincluded.Literaturequalitywasassessedusingthecriteria-SystematicevaluationofclinicalliteraturerelatedtotreatmentofParkinson'sdiseasewithtraditionalChinesemedicine.Thisincludedmethodology,interventionsinthetreatment/controlgroup,evaluationcriterionofoutcomes,andfrequency.MAINOUTCOMEMEASURES:Evaluationcriterionofoutcomes(variousscoremethodsandevaluationscales),methodologicalquality,andfrequencydistributionwereallmeasured.RESULTS:Atotalof33articleswithrandomized,controlledtrialswereincluded.Ofthese,sixdescribedarandommethod,andtheremainingdidnotdescriberandomallocationmethodsorrandomsequencegenerationmethods.Noneofthestudiesestimatedsamplesize.Casedescriptionsofwithdrawalandlosstofollow-upwereunclear.BoththeUnifiedParkinson'sDiseaseRatingScaleandWebsterscalewereusedintheeligiblestudiesasevaluationcriteria.CONCLUSION:Therearenohigh-qualitystudiesthataddresstraditionalChinesemedicinetherapyandintegratedtraditionalChineseandWesternmedicinefortreatingParkinson'sdiseaseinChina.EligiblestudieswerenotperformedinaccordancewithConsolidatedStandardsofReportingTrialsstatementorStandardsforReportingInterventionsinControlledTrialsofAcupuncturecriteria,andtheliteraturequalitywaslow.ThepresentlyusedcriteriaforevaluatingtherapeuticeffectsdonotcompletelyassessoutcomesoftraditionalCh

简介：Psychologicaldepressionisdrawingaccumulatingattentionnowadays,duetotheskyrocketingincidenceworldwideandtheenormousburdensitincurs.Physicalexercisehasbeenlongrecognizedforitstherapeuticeffectsondepressivedisorders,althoughknowledgeoftheunderlyingmechanismsremainslimited.Suppressedhippocampalneurogenesisinadultbrainshasbeenregarded,atleastpartly,contributivetodepression,whereasphysicalexercisethatrestoresneurogenesisaccordinglyexertstheanti-depressiveaction.Severalrecentpublicationshavesuggestedthepotentialroleofadiponectin,aproteinhormonesecretedbyperipheralmatureadipocytes,inmediatingphysicalexercise-triggeredenhancementofhippocampalneurogenesisandalleviationofdepression.Here,webrieflyreviewthesenovelfindingsanddiscussthepossibilityofcounteractingdepressionbymodulatingadiponectinsignalinginthehippocampuswithinterventionsincludingphysicalexerciseandadministrationofpharmacologicalagents.更多还原

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简介：由中国老年学和老年医学学会睡眠科学分会主办,中国医师协会睡眠医学专业委员会、中国睡眠研究会、世界中联睡眠医学专业委员会协办,深圳金士吉康复用品科技有限公司支持的中国睡眠医学专业赴美参观访问团,