Effect of Xingnaojing Injection Combined with Head Temperature-decreasing Instrument for the Treatment of Patients with Acute Hemorrhagic Stroke / 广州中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of Xingnaojing Injection(XI) combined with head temperature-decreasing instrument in the treatment of patients with acute hemorrhagic stroke(AHS).Methods Sixty AHS patients were randomized into two groups: the control group received routine western treatment of decreasing intracranial pressure,controlling cerebral edema,protecting brain cells,and preventing infection and complications;the treatment group received XI combined with lowering head temperature based on the routine western treatment.Twenty-one days constituted one treatment course.After one treatment course,therapeutic effect was evaluated,and the volume of intracerebral hematoma and the cerebral edema was observed.After two treatment courses,the scores of neurological deficit and the activities of daily life(ADL) were observed.Results(1) After one treatment course,the total effective rate was 80.0% in the treatment group and 63.3% in the control group,the difference being significant(P