Nonsurgical treatment of chronic subdural hematoma with Chinese herbal medicine: A STROBE-compliant retrospective study.

ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to observe the efficacy of nonsurgical treatment with Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) for chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH). This study includes clinical results of a STROBE-compliant retrospective study.Forty patients diagnosed with CSDH were recruited from outpatient. Different CHM prescriptions were dispensed for each patient based on syndrome differentiation until the patient had a stable neurologic condition for 2 weeks and/or CSDH completely resolved according to the computed tomography scan. Markwalder grading scale for neurologic symptoms and head computed tomography scan for hematoma volumes were performed before and after CHM treatment to evaluate efficacy.Patients received uninterrupted CHM treatment for 2.81 ± 1.45 months (0.75-6 months). The hematoma volu

SUBMITTER: Tong Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7437851 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature