健身气功锻炼对帕金森病患者的疗效观察

目的探讨健身气功锻炼对帕金森病(PD)患者的临床疗效。方法将41例PD患者随机分为健身气功组23例,对照组18例。2组均给予神经内科基础药物治疗,健身气功组患者在对照组治疗的基础上进行10周健身气功干预,每周5次,每次60min。对两组患者干预前、中、后分别进行起立-走计时(TUG)、单脚闭目站立测试,采用统一帕金森病评定量表-Ⅲ(UPDRS-Ⅲ)、Hoehn-Yahr(H-Y)评分、贝克焦虑量表(BAI)评价运动功能及情绪变化。结果锻炼10周后,健身气功组H-Y分级、UPDRS-Ⅲ评分、BAI评分较治疗前呈降低趋势(P0.05,P0.01),而对照组治疗前后变化无统计学差异(P0.05)。健身气功组TUG计时测试时间在第5周、第10周均较治疗前下降(P0.05),两侧单脚闭目站立测试时间在第5周、第10周均较治疗前延长(P0.05)。结论健身气功锻炼可改善轻中度PD患者运动功能,尤其是患者的平衡能力,对患者的焦虑情绪亦能起到一定程度缓解作用,值得临床推广。     

Posterior cortical atrophy: a single case cognitive and radiological follow-up

Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) is a rare neurodegenerative syndrome characterized by initial predominant visuoperceptual deficits followed by a progressive decline in other cognitive functions. This syndrome has not been as thoroughly described as other dementias, particularly from a neuropsychological evolution perspective with only a few studies describing the evolution of its cognitive progression. In this investigation we review the literature on this rare condition and we perform a 7-year neuropsychological and neuroradiological follow-up of a 64-year-old man with PCA. The subject’s deficits initially appeared in his visuoperceptual skills with later affectation appearing in language and other cognitive functions, this being coherent with the patient’s parieto-temporal atrophy evolution.     

结直肠肿瘤内镜切除术后高危随访因素研究进展

 目前，结直肠息肉内镜下切除术后随访并无固定时限和标准，许多影响结直肠肿瘤随访的高危因素未被重视。本综述通过阐述和总结结直肠肿瘤的相关高危因素，以综合制定更加完善的随访体系，这将有利于肠镜下结直肠肿瘤切除术后患者的个体化随访及治疗。     

India's integrated child development services scheme: challenges for scaling up

Background

India had around 158 million children under the age of 6 and about 26 million births in 2015. In the same year, India's Integrated Child Development Services Scheme served about 82 million children under 6 years and over 19 million pregnant women and lactating mothers. These 102 million beneficiaries received services in about 1.3 million centres.

Method

This paper reviews the growth of the Scheme and considers challenges to scaling up quality with equity based on results of large‐scale national or multistate studies.

Results

The Scheme is associated with decreased malnutrition and better child development. The size and diversity of the country, the policy context, funding mode and lack of community awareness and engagement have hindered scaling up access while the approach to service delivery, low institutional capacity and poor infrastructure have impeded scaling up of implementation quality.

Conclusions

This review illustrates the challenges associated with scaling‐up access and implementation quality of a multicomponent, integrated early childhood programme in a large, diverse country. The future success of the Integrated Child Development Services will depend on how well it adheres to quality standards and how well it evolves to address current weaknesses.     

Orthostatic hypotension and physical functioning in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BackgroundOrthostatic hypotension (OH) may negatively affect physical functioning and aggravate morbidities, but existing evidence is contradictory.MethodsMEDLINE (from 1946), PubMed (from 1966) and EMBASE databases (from 1947) were systematically searched for studies on the association of OH and physical functioning in older adults, categorized as: balance, gait characteristics, walking speed, Timed Up and Go time, handgrip strength (HGS), physical frailty, exercise tolerance, physical activity, activities of daily living (ADL), and performance on the Hoehn and Yahr scale (HY) and Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). Study quality was assessed using the Newcastle Ottawa Scale.ResultsForty-two studies were included in the systematic review (29,421 individuals) and 29 studies in the meta-analyses (23,879 individuals). Sixteen out of 42 studies reported a significant association of OH with worse physical functioning. Meta-analysis showed a significant association of OH with impaired balance, ADL performance and HY/UPDRS III performance, but not with gait characteristics, mobility, walking speed, TUG, HGS, physical frailty, exercise tolerance, physical activity and UPDRS II performance.ConclusionsOH was associated with impaired balance, ADL performance and HY/UPDRS III performance, but not with other physical functioning categories. The results suggest that OH interventions could potentially improve some aspects of physical functioning.     

Chile Crece Contigo: Implementation,results, and scaling‐up lessons

Background

Chile Crece Contigo (ChCC) is defined as a comprehensive, intersectoral, and multicomponent policy that aims to help all children reach their full potential for development, regardless of their socio‐economic status.

Methods

This case study was developed on the basis of grey literature review and key informants' interviews.

Results

ChCC behaves as a complex adaptive system that combines universal and targeted benefits for the more vulnerable starting since gestation and until the children are 4 years old. Three key ministries are involved in ChCC management: health, education, and social development. Studies show adequate programme implementation and positive effects of ChCC on child development. In addition, it was found that the more families use ChCC benefits and the longer the subsystem has been operating in the commune, the greater the positive effects.

Conclusions

Strong political support based on principles of equity and child rights combined with strong evidence and funding commitment from government has been central to emergence, scaling up, and sustainability of ChCC. Further sustainability of ChCC will rely on firmly establishing a well‐trained and compensated cadre of early child development professionals and paraprofessionals as well as an improved management and evaluation decentralized system.