pseudobulbar palsy/脳卒中

OBJECTIVE To compare the therapeutic effect of method for regulating the Governor Vessel and Conception Vessel as well as routine needling method. METHODS Sixty-four cases of pseudobulbar palsy after stroke were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 32 cases in each group.

OBJECTIVE To compare the therapeutic effects on dysphagia in post-stroke pseudobulbar palsy between the combined treatment with acupuncture and rehabilitation training and the combined treatment with low-frequency electrical therapy and rehabilitation training and to explore its more effective

Forced laughter generally occurs in bilateral or diffuse lesions of the brain and is generally associated with pathologic crying. We report the cases of 3 patients in whom temporary forced laughter occurred after unilateral supratentorial infarction demonstrated by CT scan or MRI. In all cases, the

OBJECTIVE Isolated infarcts of the pons cause well definable neurological syndromes with distinct pathomechanism, clinical course and prognosis. RESULTS We report 8 cases suffering from a pure motor hemiparesis that was severely progressive within the 1st 3 days and unresponsive to aspirin. A

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Objective: To investigate the effect of electrical stimulation with bilateral scalp acupuncture on time parameters in video fluoroscopic swallowing study and cortical excitability in patients with dysphagia after cortical stroke, as well

Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is now recognized as an important risk factor for young stroke. Recurrent stroke seems to be common in patients with APS and a first stroke, recurrent stroke and vascular dementia are feared consequences of APS. We are reporting a case of primary APS with

OBJECTIVE To observe the effects of GAO's neck acupuncture combined with swallowing rehabilitation on swallowing function and quality of life in patients with post-stroke pseudobulbar palsy. METHODS One hundred patients were randomly assigned in to an observation group and a control group, 50 cases

BACKGROUND Pathological laughter occurs in pseudobulbar paralysis, in psychiatric disorders and as a sign of convulsions (gelastic crisis). An extremely rare form is the "fou rire prodromique' a pathological episode of laughter preceding a stroke. The pathogenesis is unknown and classically

We describe the case of a 76-year-old male patient who developed acute manifestations of pseudobulbar palsy without a history of stroke or vascular risk factors as the first manifestation of intravascular lymphomatosis. Neurological symptoms of acute pseudobulbar palsy appeared on the second

Bilateral paramedian thalamic infarction is a rare subtype of stroke caused by occlusion of the artery of Percheron, an uncommon variant originating from one of the posterior cerebral arteries. This type of stroke has several major clinical presentations: altered mental status, behavioral amnestic

A 28-year-old, previously healthy, normotensive woman suddenly developed an acute pseudobulbar palsy with dysarthria, dysphagia, hypernasal voice and mild right arm paresis. Extensive laboratory investigations excluded all other possible causes of acute pseudobulbar palsy (neoplastic, inflammatory,

Depression is the most common neuropsychiatric complication of a stroke (Post Stroke DepressionPSD) and has been shown to impede the recovery and rehabilitation of these patients. Prevalence rates of PSD vary between 6% and 79%. Direct comparison between studies is limited due to their different