Clinical features of neuromyelitis optica and the distribution of Chinese medical syndrome types: a case report of 63 cases / 中国中西医结合杂志
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
; (12): 322-325, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the clinical features of neuromyelitis optica (NMO) patients, and to study the distribution of Chinese medical syndrome types and the pathogenesis of NMO.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The clinical features, figures of tongue and pulse, Chinese medical syndromes were comprehensively analyzed in 63 NMO patients using statistical methods for clinical data.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The age ratio of male to female in 63 NMO patients was 1 6.88. Their average age of first onset was 31.67 +/- 12.44 years old, and 28. 57% of patients had obvious inducing factor. Urgent onset with relieved recurrence were often seen, with the average recurrence times of 4.60. Most patients complained about sensation disorders, vision disorders, and movement disorders as their first attack and visit. The Chinese medical syndrome types included Gan-Shen yin deficiency syndrome and phlegm-heat collateral stagnation syndrome, mainly involved Gan and Shen. Gan-Shen yin deficiency, sputum, blood stasis, and heat were most often seen syndrome elements.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Gan-Shen yin deficiency was dominated in the deficiency in origin of NMO. Phlegm, blood stasis, mingled heat were main dominant evils. Of them, the pathogenesis of Gan-Shen yin deficiency and phlegm-heat collateral stagnation had universality and representativeness, which could be verified from patients' tongue picture and pulse picture.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Epidemiologia
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Estudos Transversais
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Neuromielite Óptica
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Deficiência da Energia Yin
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Deficiência da Energia Yang
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Diagnóstico
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Medicina Tradicional Chinesa
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Zh
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article