Abstract:
Objective: To investigate the effects of routine rehabilitation therapy combined with low frequency
head stimulation on monoamine neurotransmitters, neuron-specific enolase (NSE), endothelin-1
(ET-1) and cerebral hemodynamics in children with cerebral palsy. Methods: From January
2017 to June 2018, 110 children with cerebral palsy were randomly divided into observation
group (55 cases) and control group (55 cases). The control group received routine rehabilitation
treatment, while the observation group received low-frequency head stimulation on the basis of
routine rehabilitation treatment. The changes of dopamine (DA), norepinephrine (NE), serotonin
(5-HT), NSE, ET-1 levels and mean blood flow velocity of anterior cerebral artery (ACA), middle
cerebral artery (MCA), posterior cerebral artery (PCA) were compared in two groups. Results:
Before treatment, there was no significant difference in DA, NE and 5-HT levels in two groups.
After treatment, DA, NE and 5-HT levels in the observation group were (192.23±22.71) ng/mL,
(98.02±11.71) ng/L, (210.07±25.03) ng/L, and in the control group. the DA, NE, 5-HT levels were
(147.06±17.02) ng/mL, (83.07±11.15) ng/L, and (171.88±20.45) ng/L, respectively. The DA, NE
and 5-HT levels in two groups were higher than those before treatment, and DA, NE and 5-HT
levels in the observation group were higher than those in the control group. Before treatment, there
was no significant difference in NSE and ET-1 levels between the two groups. After treatment,
the NSE and ET-1 levels in the observation group were (7.97±2.07) μg/L and (41.01±10.07) pg/
mL, and the NSE and ET-1 levels in the control group were (10.38±3.02) μg/L, (58.46±15.02) pg/
mL, respectively. the NSE and ET-1 in two groups were lower than those before treatment, and
the NSE and ET-1 of the observation group were lower than the control group. Before treatment,
there was no significant difference in mean blood flow velocity between ACA, MCA and PCA.
After treatment, the mean blood flow velocities of ACA, MCA, and PCA in the observation
group were (46.88±7.72) cm/s, (59.85±10.18) cm/s, and (49.15±7.02) cm/s, respectively, which
was significantly higher than before treatment and higher than that of the control group in the
same period. Conclusion: Conventional rehabilitation combined with low-frequency electrical
stimulation of the head can effectively increase the content of monoamine neurotransmitters in
children with cerebral palsy, enhance cerebral blood circulation, and reduce brain damage