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Trial reportBrain and behavior2021

Naoxueshu relieves hematoma after clot removal in acute spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.

Juexian Song, Yuting Nie, Pingping Wang, Huiqiang Lu, Li Gao

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Brain and behavior, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Juexian SongDepartment of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yuting NieDepartment of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Pingping WangDepartment of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Huiqiang LuThe Key Laboratory of development biology, College of Life Sciences, Jinggangshan University, Jinggangshan, China.
Li GaoDepartment of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1603-8575
Capital Medical University · CNJinggangshan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesSurgical treatment is expected to remove clot immediately in acute spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (SICH) patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether Naoxueshu could enhance the efficacy of clot removal surgery in acute SICH patients.

methodsOne hundred twenty patients who had been diagnosed as SICH according to neuroimaging were enrolled in this study. They received craniotomy, decompressive craniectomy, or minimally invasive surgical evacuation as appropriate and then were randomized into two groups: the Naoxueshu group (NXS group, n = 60) and the control group (n = 60). All the patients received standard medical management while patients in NXS group also took Naoxueshu oral liquid 10 ml with three times a day for seven consecutive days. The primary outcome was the 7-day hematoma volume and secondary outcomes were 7-day National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score and 7-day cerebral edema score.

resultsAfter clot removal surgery, hematoma volume in NXS group (9.5 ± 8.0) was significantly decreased than that in Control group (21.3 ± 22.9, p < .0001) 7 days after surgery. Moreover, cerebral edema was also relieved after 7-day's Naoxueshu treatment (2.5 ± 0.9 vs. 2.9 ± 0.7, p = .043). Since patients in NXS group had worse baseline NIHSS score (17.2 ± 8.1 vs. 13.7 ± 10.1, p = .039), it was reasonable to conclude that Naoxueshu treatment could improve patients' neurological function because 7-day NIHSS score of the two groups was similar.

conclusionNaoxueshu oral liquid could relieve hematoma volume and cerebral edema after clot removal surgery in acute SICH patients. Moreover, it had the potential to improve patients' short-term neurological function.

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Brain EdemaCerebral HemorrhageCraniotomyHematomaHumansTreatment Outcomehematomaintracerebral hemorrhagesurgerytraditional Chinese medicine

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