Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis with Peripheral Neuropathy by Therapy of Nourishing Liver and Activating Blood / 广州中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of therapy of nourishing liver and activating blood for the treatment of multiple sclerosis(MS) with peripheral neuropathy(PN).Methods Twenty-six MS with PN patients admitted in out-patients department were enrolled into the study.The patients were given herbal medicine with the actions of nourishing liver and activating blood on the basis of routine western medicine.The relief of symptoms and signs of PN,score of nervous function evaluated by Expanded Disability Status Scale(EDSS),electromyogram(EMG) were examined before treatment and one year after treatment.Results One year after treatment,symptoms and signs of PN were relieved,EDSS score was decreased,the latency of motor nerve and sensory nerve was shortened and conduction velocity was increased,and incidence of wave F was increased and its latency was shortened(P