Clinical observation on treatment of post-craniocerebral traumatic mental disorder by integrative medicine.
- Author:
Mei SUN
1
;
Xiao-ping ZHAN
;
Chen-yu JIN
;
Jian-zhen SHAN
;
Shu XU
;
Yun-lai WANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Aged; Brain Injuries; drug therapy; Drug Therapy, Combination; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; adverse effects; therapeutic use; Female; Humans; Male; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; adverse effects; Mental Disorders; drug therapy; Middle Aged; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome
- From: Chinese journal of integrative medicine 2008;14(2):137-141
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo observe the clinical efficacy of integrative medical therapy in treating post-craniocerebral traumatic mental disorder (PCT-MD).
METHODSSixty patients with confirmed diagnosis of PCT-MD were randomly assigned to the treated group and the control group equally. All were treated by conventional comprehensive Western medicine, but to patients in the treated group, modified Xufu Zhuyu Decoction (XFZY) was additionally given and the therapeutic course for both groups was 20 days. Changes in mental symptoms were observed and recorded on the 10th and 20th day and clinical efficacy as well as cranial CT image was estimated after termination of the treatment.
RESULTSThe clinical effective rate in the treated group and the control group was 96.67% and 83.30% respectively. Comparison between them showed significant difference (P<0.05). Significant differences were also shown in the comparisons between the two groups in improving mental symptoms, either on the 10th or on the 20th day (P<0.05 and P<0.01 respectively), and in post-treatment cranial CT image (P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONBetter efficacy could be obtained by integrative medical therapy in treating PCT-MD.
