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[Clinical study on effect of xianlong capsule on senile vascular dementia]
1Geriatric Department, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of TCM, Beijing (100091).
Abstract
Objective:
To assess the efficacy of Xianlong Capsule (XLC) in treating the senile vascular dementia (VD).
Methods:
Forty-six cases of VD were randomly divided into two groups. The XLC group (24 patients) were treated with XLC and the control group (22 patients) were treated with Hydergine. Mini-mental state examination (MMSE), Hamilton depression scale (HDS) marks and clinical symptoms were observed in different groups.
Results:
XLC could markedly increase MMSE and HDS marks of VD patients. XLC had the effect of improving balance and gait ability of VD patients.
Conclusion:
XLC had certain effect on VD and its effect was better than that of Hydergine.