Research on the treatment of traumatic brain injury coma by stimulating right median nerve
LIANG Wen-hai
Abstract：Objective To explore the clinical therapeutic effect of electrically stimulating right median nerve on the patients with craniocerebral traumatic coma , and to provide a new therapeutic method and theoretical basis for the treatment of craniocerebral traumatic coma .Methods Eighty-nine patients with craniocerebral traumatic coma in our hospital from November 2013 to November 2014 were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group.The control group ( n=43 ) was given the conventional treatment methods including intracranial decompres -sion, nerve nourishing , infection prevention , prevention and treatment of stress ulcer , maintain water and electrolyte balance symptomatic support and rehabilitation training .The observation group ( n=46) was given the same conven-tional treatment method as the control group besides the use of electrically stimulating right median nerve simultane -ously.The GCS score, quality of life, language function and movement function were compared between the two groups after a follow up of 3 months.Results The quality of life, language function, movement function and Glasgow prognostic assessment improved significantly in the observation group than those in the control group after a follow up of 3 months(P<0.05).Conclusion Electrical stimulation of right median nerve can promote the nervous functional recovery, reduce the degree of disability and improve the quality of life for the patient with craniocerebral traumatic coma.
Keywords：Craniocerebral traumaComaRight median nerveElectrical stimulationNeurological function
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 197-201 )