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Neuroprotective Effects of Anthraquinones from Rhubarb in Central Nervous System Diseases.
Authors: Li X, Chu S, Liu Y, Chen N Abstract Rhubarb is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine; it has been used in China for thousands of years. Rhubarb anthraquinones are the major medicinal ingredients derived from rhubarb including emodin, aloe-emodin, chrysophanol, rhein, physcion, and danthron. These different anthraquinone derivatives alone or in combination play a therapeutic role in central nervous system diseases (CNSD), such as cerebral ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury, brain tumor, Alzheimer's disease, depression, and others. We review the experimental studies on thes...
Source: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine - June 23, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Source Type: research

The Outcome of Status Epilepticus and Long-Term Follow-Up
Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of regular care and patient follow-up. Introduction Status epilepticus (SE) is a condition and most extreme form of epilepsy (1), which leads to abnormal and prolonged seizure (at least 5 min). In case SE persists over 30 min, it may have severe long-term consequences (2). Referring to the new classification scheme of SE, there are two operational dimensions of the definition: time point 1 (T1) is associated with abnormally prolonged seizure, when therapy should be initiated, while time point 2 (T2) is related to the time of on-going seizure activity involving a risk...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 25, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Scalp acupuncture attenuates neurological deficits in a rat model of hemorrhagic stroke.
CONCLUSIONS: Scalp acupuncture could improve neurological deficits in a rat model of hemorrhagic stroke. PMID: 28619309 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - June 1, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Liu H, Sun X, Zou W, Leng M, Zhang B, Kang X, He T, Wang H Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research