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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2021

Butylphthalide soft capsules combined with modified tonic exercise therapy on neurological function and ability of daily living of patients with stroke hemiplegia.

You Lv, Qingxiu Zhang, Liangqun Rong, Xiu'e Wei, Haiyan Liu, Zhining Li

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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You LvDepartment of Internal Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University Jiangsu, China.
Qingxiu ZhangDepartment of Internal Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University Jiangsu, China.
Liangqun RongDepartment of Internal Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University Jiangsu, China.
Xiu'e WeiDepartment of Internal Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University Jiangsu, China.
Haiyan LiuDepartment of Internal Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University Jiangsu, China.
Zhining LiDepartment of Internal Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University Jiangsu, China.
Xuzhou Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo explore the effect of butylphthalide soft capsules combined with modified tonic exercise therapy on neurologic function and the abilities of daily living in patients with stroke hemiplegia.

methodsIn this retrospective trial, a total of 90 patients with stroke hemiplegia admitted to our hospital from January 2019 to January 2020 were enrolled and divided into a control group and an experimental group according to different treatment methods. The two groups were both treated with butylphthalide soft capsules, and the experimental group was additionally treated by modified tonic exercise therapy. The clinical efficacy, endothelial injury indicators, molecular indicators of oxidative stress, and adverse reactions of the two groups were compared. Generic Quality of Life Inventory-74 (GQOLI-74) was used to assess the quality of life of patients after treatment. The Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity Assessment (FMA) was used to evaluate their limb function before and after treatment, the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) was used to evaluate their brain nerve function before and after the treatment, and the activities of daily living (ADL) were employed to assess their activities of daily living before and after treatment.

resultsAfter treatment, the experimental group outperformed the control group in terms of total clinical efficacy (P<0.05). The experimental group had significantly lower endothelial injury indicators and higher molecular indicators of oxidative stress than the control group (all P<0.001). The incidence of adverse reactions in the experimental group was lower than that in the control group (P<0.05). Higher GQOLI-74, FMA, and ADL scores and a significantly lower NIHSS score were obtained in the experimental group than the control group after treatment (P<0.001).

conclusionFor patients with stroke hemiplegia, butylphthalide soft capsule combined with modified tonic exercise therapy effectively improves their neurologic function, abilities of daily living, and quality of life.

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Butylphthalidehemiplegiamodified tonic exercise therapystroke

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