The effect of combined treatment of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine on sequelae of stroke

VernacularTitle:中西医结合治疗脑卒中后遗症疗效观察
Author: Zhaoquan ZHANG ; Hua YANG ; Wenjian DU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Sequelae of stroke; Traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine
From: Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2013;20(12):1769-1771
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To study the effect of combined treatment of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) and western medicine on sequelae of stroke.Methods 120 patients with sequelae of stroke were randomly divided into two groups,the control group(n =60 cases) and the treatment group(n =60 cases).The patients in the control group were treated by western medicine,while the patients in the treatment group were treated by TCM and western medicine.The neural function defect score of two groups was compared after treatment (Fugl-eyer and Barthel).Results The total effective rate was 85.0％ in the control group and 96.7％ in the treatment group.There was significant difference between the two groups (x2 =4.9041,P ＜ 0.05).Fugl-eyer and Barthel were all improved aftertreatment in both groups(t =9.1823,13.7645,6.5536,9.7977,all P ＜ 0.01).There were significant differences between the two groups (t =1.9440,2.7204,all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Combined treatment of TCM and western medicine can significantly improve the prognosis of patients with sequelae of stroke.