OBJECTIVETo evaluate the clinical application value of sodium ferulate for intracerebral hemorrhage in early stage.

METHODSixty patients with cerebral hemorrhage in basal ganglia onset within 24 h were randomly divided into two groups. The two groups showed no evident differences in age, hematoma volume and edema volume, computerized tomography number, and Chinese Stroke Scale. Both groups were given basic treatment with dehydrating, cytidine diphosphocholine, controlling blood pressure, blood sugar and complicating diseases, while the observation group added the treatment of sodium ferulate intravenous drip after 24 h. The hematoma volume, edema volume, and computerized tomographynumber were examined in the 1st day and 14th day, Chinese Stroke Scale in the 1st day, 14th day and 28th day, and the level of serum endothelin in the 1, 3, 5, 7, 14th day.

RESULTAfter treatment, edema volume and computerized tomography number in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.01, P < 0.05). Patients' recovery of neural function were markedly improved in the observation group better than that in the control group (P < 0.05), and also the therapeutic effectiveness (P < 0.05). The serum endothelin level of the 60 patients showed higher significantly than the healthy group in 24 h after hemorrhage (P < 0.01). The control group kept higher in 14 days (P < 0.05), while the observation group showed declined significantly in the 3rd day and close to the healthy group, and lower than the healthy group in the 14th day (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONWith the basic medical therapy, applying sodium ferulate can effectually improve the resolution of the haematoma, reduce the peripheral edema, and enhance the recovery of neural function for the patients with intracerebral hemorrhage in early stag. The therapeutic effectiveness of adding sodium ferulate in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage in early stage is better than that of the basic medical therapy in most of the fields as the above. No evident effect on secondary hemorrhage, or harmful impact on heart, liver and kidney function was found.