title: Major ozonated autohemotherapy promotes the recovery of upper limb motor function in patients with acute cerebral infarction.
abstract: Major ozonated autohemotherapy is classically used in treating ischemic disorder of the lower limbs. In the present study, we performed major ozonated autohemotherapy treatment in patients with acute cerebral infarction, and assessed outcomes according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health Stroke Score, Modified Rankin Scale, and transcranial magnetic stimulation motor-evoked potential. Compared with the control group, the clinical total effective rate and the cortical potential rise rate of the upper limbs were significantly higher, the central motor conduction time of upper limb was significantly shorter, and the upper limb motor-evoked potential amplitude was significantly increased, in the ozone group. In the ozone group, the National Institutes of Health Stroke Score was positively correlated with the central motor conduction time and the motor-evoked potential amplitude of the upper limb. Central motor conduction time and motor-evoked potential amplitude of the upper limb may be effective indicators of motor-evoked potentials to assess upper limb motor function in cerebral infarct patients. Furthermore, major ozonated autohemotherapy may promote motor function recovery of the upper limb in patients with acute cerebral infarction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou 510010, Guangdong Province, China.
authors.forename: Xiaona
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou 510010, Guangdong Province, China.
authors.forename: Zhensheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou 510010, Guangdong Province, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou 510010, Guangdong Province, China.
authors.forename: Haiyan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou 510010, Guangdong Province, China.
authors.forename: Yongjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou 510010, Guangdong Province, China.
authors.forename: Gaoquan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou 510010, Guangdong Province, China.
authors.forename: Kairun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peng
keywords: National Institutes of Health Stroke Score; amplitude; central motor conduction time; cerebral infarction; clinical practice; evoked potential; grants-supported paper; motor; motor function; neural regeneration; neuroregenertion; ozone; photographs-containing paper; upper limb paralysis; upper limbs