Clinical observation on Qingling Dingxuan Decoction in treating vertigo cause by insufficient blood-supply of ventebrobasilar artery / 中国中西医结合杂志
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
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(12): 1021-1023, 2006.
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in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-331925
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the therapeutic effect of Qingling Dingxuan Decoction (QDD) on vertigo caused by insufficient blood-supply of ventebrobasilar artery (IBVA).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Thirty-nine patients were divided into the flunarizine group (n=19) and the QDD group (n=20) treated with respective medicine on the base of routine treatment with Chinese and Western medicine. The clinical efficacy and recurrent rate were observed and compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with those in the flunarizine group, clinical curative effect was better, recurrent rate lower, symptom score higher, hemorheological parameters and transcranial doppler indexes were improved more significant in the QDD group (P < 0.01 or P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>QDD had obvious therapeutic effect on IBVA. Improvement of microcirculation and reduction of blood viscosity may be one of the therapeutical mechanisms.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency
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Blood Viscosity
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Vertigo
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Prospective Studies
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Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial
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Hemorheology
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Therapeutic Uses
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Drug Therapy
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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