Sensory changes, C- and A-fiber function, and shoulder-hand syndrome in hemiplegic patients after stroke

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摘要 BACKGROUND:Clinicaldiagnosisofvariousneurologicaldisordersinvolvingthesensorynervesdependsprimarilyonsubjectivedescription,whichcannotbequantitativelyevaluated,andisalsolessreproducibleandspecific.QuantitativesensorytestingmethodscanovercometheseshortcomingsandiscurrentlyusedtoidentifythefunctionoftheC-andA-fibers.OBJECTIVE:Toapplythequantitativesensorytestingmethodforanalyzingchangesintemperaturesensation,cryalgesia,thermalgesia,andvibrationsenseontheskinsurfaceofhemiplegicpatientswithpost-strokeshoulder-handsyndrome,andtoanalyzetherelationshipbetweenthesechangesandshoulder-handsyndrome.DESIGN,TIMEANDSETTING:Anon-randomized,concurrent,controlstudywasperformedattheClinicandInpatientDepartmentoftheThirdXiangyaHospital,CentralSouthUniversity,betweenJune2000andApril2001.PARTICIPANTS:Thirtypost-stroke,hemiplegicpatientsweredividedintoshoulder-handsyndromeandcontrolgroups,accordingtowhetherpatientsexhibitedshoulder-handsyndrome,with15patientsineachgroup.METHODS:ATSA2001quantitativesensorytestingdevice(Medoc,Israel)wasusedforquantitativesensorytesting.Allsensorytestingemployedlimits,testingtemperaturesenseonthepalmthenareminenceandvibrationsenseonthethumbmetacarpal.Coldthresholdwas≤28℃,warmththresholdwas≥36℃,cold-evokedpainthresholdwas≤5℃,heat-evokedpainthresholdwas≥51℃,vibrationthresholdwas≥5μm/s;ifapatientmetoneoftheseitems,he/shewasconsideredtobehypoanesthesia.MAINOUTCOMEMEASURES:Cold,warm,cold-evokedpain,heat-evokedpainandvibrationthresholdchangesonskinfromtheparalyzedupperextremitywasmeasuredintheshoulder-handsyndromeandcontrolgroups.RESULTS:Incidenceofsensorydisabilityintheshoulder-handsyndromegroupincreasedmoresignificantlythaninthecontrolgroup(P<0.05),withtheprimarymanifestationsbeingdecreasedcoldthreshold(P<0.
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出版日期 2008年07月17日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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