Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi / Chinese Medical Association
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Chin. J. Traumatol. · Aug 2005
Comparative StudyComparative study on cerebral injury after open heart surgery in patients with congenital and rheumatic heart disease.
To comparatively study the different effects of open heart surgery on brain tissues of patients with congenital and rheumatic heart disease. ⋯ On-pump heart-beating open heart surgery can cause certain cerebral injury in the patients with CHD or RHD. The injury was more severe and recovered more quickly in the CHD group than in the RHD group.
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Chin. J. Traumatol. · Aug 2005
Case ReportsDouble electrodes simultaneous stimulation and implantation technique in deep brain stimulation.
Posttraumatic tremor is often one of the causes of disability in head injury patients. Usually, pharmacotherapy for this type of tremor is not effective. ⋯ Such therapy has been reported achieving around 80% success rate in the treatment of posttraumatic tremor. These successful results suggest that the application of DBS therapy can be considered as one of the alternative treatments for minimizing the tremor occurring from different pathologies.
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Chin. J. Traumatol. · Aug 2005
Dynamic change of serum protein S100b and its clinical significance in patients with traumatic brain injury.
To analyze the dynamic change of serum protein S100b in patients with traumatic brain injury and its clinical value in assessing brain damage. ⋯ Serum S100b can be used as a sensitive index for assessment and prediction of traumatic brain injury severity and prognosis.