BACKGROUND Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia(VITT)is a rare and potentially life-threatening condition after receiving coronavirus disease vaccines.It is characterized by symptom onset at 5 to 30 d po...BACKGROUND Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia(VITT)is a rare and potentially life-threatening condition after receiving coronavirus disease vaccines.It is characterized by symptom onset at 5 to 30 d postvaccination,thrombocytopenia,thrombosis,high D-dimer level,and antiplatelet factor 4(anti-PF4)antibody positivity.VITT can progress very fast,requiring urgent management.Only few studies have described its detailed clinical course and imaging changes.We report a typical VITT case in a patient who underwent regular repeated brain imaging examinations.CASE SUMMARY A young woman presented with headaches at 7 d after the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19vaccine(AZD1222)injection.She then showed progressive symptoms of left upper limb clumsiness.Brain computed tomography revealed venous infarction at the right parietal lobe with a hyperacute thrombus in the cortical vein.Two hours later,brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed hemorrhage at the same area.Magnetic resonance venography showed an irregular contour of the right transverse sinus.Laboratory examination revealed a high D-dimer level,thrombocytopenia,and a high titer for anti-PF4 antibodies.She was treated with anticoagulants,intravenous immunoglobulin,and steroids and analgesic agents were administered for pain control.She had a marked improvement on headaches and clumsiness after treatment along with radiological thrombus resolution.During follow-up at the outpatient department,her modified Rankin scale at 90 d was 1.CONCLUSION Clinicians should be alerted whenever patients present with persistent and progressive headaches or focal motor/sensory deficits postvaccination.展开更多
Scalp acupuncture with comprehensivemanipulations of lifting, thrusting, moving,and retaining is a unique acupuncture therapyfrequently used by Prof. Wang Dai and Prof.Feng Chunxiang to treat apoplectic hemiplegia.The...Scalp acupuncture with comprehensivemanipulations of lifting, thrusting, moving,and retaining is a unique acupuncture therapyfrequently used by Prof. Wang Dai and Prof.Feng Chunxiang to treat apoplectic hemiplegia.The author treated 100 cases of hemiplegiadue to ischemic apoplexy with the abovemethod from 1992 to 1996, and obtainedsatisfactory therapeutic results as reported inthe following.展开更多
To observe the therapeutic effects of the prescription of Huo Nao Fang (活脑方) on ischemic apoplexy,120 patients were divided into a treatment group and a control group, with 60 in each group, the formertreated with ...To observe the therapeutic effects of the prescription of Huo Nao Fang (活脑方) on ischemic apoplexy,120 patients were divided into a treatment group and a control group, with 60 in each group, the formertreated with Huo Nao Fang while the latter with western medicine. The nervous function and bloodrheology were tested before and after treatment for both groups, and the effects of Huo Nao Fang wereevaluated. The results showed that the total effective rate was 91.7% in the treatment group and 61.6% inthe control group, with a significant difference (P＜0.01) between the two groups. The treatment group wassuperior to the control group in improving blood rheology, reducing blood lipid and restoring the nervousfunction (P＜0.05).展开更多
Hemiplegia refers to one-side paralysis of limbs,accompanied with deviation of the eyes and mouth,stifftongue and dysphasia,a syndrome seen in variousconditions after cerebrovascular accident.The author hastreated 58 ...Hemiplegia refers to one-side paralysis of limbs,accompanied with deviation of the eyes and mouth,stifftongue and dysphasia,a syndrome seen in variousconditions after cerebrovascular accident.The author hastreated 58 such cases with electro-acupuncture,massage,and motortherapy,and obtained very good therapeuticeffect as reported in the following.展开更多
The levels of somatostatin(SS)in CSF and blood and pancreatic polypeptide(PP)inplasma were measured by radioimmunoassay in 64 patients with acute ischemiccerebrovascular diseases(ICVD),randomly divided into two groups...The levels of somatostatin(SS)in CSF and blood and pancreatic polypeptide(PP)inplasma were measured by radioimmunoassay in 64 patients with acute ischemiccerebrovascular diseases(ICVD),randomly divided into two groups:group 1(n=31,bothelectro-acupuncture and routine treatments given)and group 2(n=33,routine treatment)and 26 non-ICVD patients were used as controls.The points of electro-acupuncture wereQuchi(LI 12),Waiguan(SJ 5)and Huantiao(GB 30)and Zusanli(St 36).After a courseof treatment,the SS levels in plasma and CSF were significantly increased in the patientsof group 1 with good result and their plasma PP level had no significant change.In thepatients with poor result,however,the PP level was significantly decreased.The resultssuggested that electro-acupuncture might play an active role in alleviating the SSmetabolic disturbance in CNS of ICVD patients.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia(VITT)is a rare and potentially life-threatening condition after receiving coronavirus disease vaccines.It is characterized by symptom onset at 5 to 30 d postvaccination,thrombocytopenia,thrombosis,high D-dimer level,and antiplatelet factor 4(anti-PF4)antibody positivity.VITT can progress very fast,requiring urgent management.Only few studies have described its detailed clinical course and imaging changes.We report a typical VITT case in a patient who underwent regular repeated brain imaging examinations.CASE SUMMARY A young woman presented with headaches at 7 d after the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19vaccine(AZD1222)injection.She then showed progressive symptoms of left upper limb clumsiness.Brain computed tomography revealed venous infarction at the right parietal lobe with a hyperacute thrombus in the cortical vein.Two hours later,brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed hemorrhage at the same area.Magnetic resonance venography showed an irregular contour of the right transverse sinus.Laboratory examination revealed a high D-dimer level,thrombocytopenia,and a high titer for anti-PF4 antibodies.She was treated with anticoagulants,intravenous immunoglobulin,and steroids and analgesic agents were administered for pain control.She had a marked improvement on headaches and clumsiness after treatment along with radiological thrombus resolution.During follow-up at the outpatient department,her modified Rankin scale at 90 d was 1.CONCLUSION Clinicians should be alerted whenever patients present with persistent and progressive headaches or focal motor/sensory deficits postvaccination.
文摘Scalp acupuncture with comprehensivemanipulations of lifting, thrusting, moving,and retaining is a unique acupuncture therapyfrequently used by Prof. Wang Dai and Prof.Feng Chunxiang to treat apoplectic hemiplegia.The author treated 100 cases of hemiplegiadue to ischemic apoplexy with the abovemethod from 1992 to 1996, and obtainedsatisfactory therapeutic results as reported inthe following.
文摘To observe the therapeutic effects of the prescription of Huo Nao Fang (活脑方) on ischemic apoplexy,120 patients were divided into a treatment group and a control group, with 60 in each group, the formertreated with Huo Nao Fang while the latter with western medicine. The nervous function and bloodrheology were tested before and after treatment for both groups, and the effects of Huo Nao Fang wereevaluated. The results showed that the total effective rate was 91.7% in the treatment group and 61.6% inthe control group, with a significant difference (P＜0.01) between the two groups. The treatment group wassuperior to the control group in improving blood rheology, reducing blood lipid and restoring the nervousfunction (P＜0.05).
文摘Hemiplegia refers to one-side paralysis of limbs,accompanied with deviation of the eyes and mouth,stifftongue and dysphasia,a syndrome seen in variousconditions after cerebrovascular accident.The author hastreated 58 such cases with electro-acupuncture,massage,and motortherapy,and obtained very good therapeuticeffect as reported in the following.
文摘The levels of somatostatin(SS)in CSF and blood and pancreatic polypeptide(PP)inplasma were measured by radioimmunoassay in 64 patients with acute ischemiccerebrovascular diseases(ICVD),randomly divided into two groups:group 1(n=31,bothelectro-acupuncture and routine treatments given)and group 2(n=33,routine treatment)and 26 non-ICVD patients were used as controls.The points of electro-acupuncture wereQuchi(LI 12),Waiguan(SJ 5)and Huantiao(GB 30)and Zusanli(St 36).After a courseof treatment,the SS levels in plasma and CSF were significantly increased in the patientsof group 1 with good result and their plasma PP level had no significant change.In thepatients with poor result,however,the PP level was significantly decreased.The resultssuggested that electro-acupuncture might play an active role in alleviating the SSmetabolic disturbance in CNS of ICVD patients.
