Therapeutic Effect of Xingnaotongdu Acupuncture Combined with Huoxuetongluo Decoction on Patients with Post-Stroke Cognitive Dysfunction

To investigate the efficacy of Xingnao Tongdu Acupuncture Combined with Huoxue Tongluo Decoction in the treatment of post-stroke cognitive dysfunction. Eighty-eight patients with post-stroke cognitive dysfunction were enrolled in our hospital from July 2016 to July 2018. The patients were randomly assigned to a total of 44 patients. The control group was treated with conventional western medicine. The experimental group was treated with Xingnao Tongdu Acupuncture Method + Huoxue Tongluo Decoction on the basis of the control group for 1 month. Statistical comparison was performed between the two groups before and after treatment (NCSE), serum heat shock protein (HSP70), cortisol (Cor), and daily living ability (ADL). Compared with the control group, the NCSE scores of the experimental group were higher after treatment (P<0.05). Compared with the control group, the serum HSP70 level was higher and the Cor level was lower (P<0.05). The ADL score of the experimental group was higher after treatment (P