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Clinical observation of combined acupuncture and Fluoxetine in treating 40 cases of poststroke depression

Zhao Ming-liang

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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture and medicine in the treatment of poststroke depression(PSD).Methods Eighty subjects were randomized into two groups: treatment group in which 40 cases were treated with acupuncture and Fluoxetine and control group in which 40 cases were treated with Fluoxetine alone,with a course of four weeks.Results The total effective rate was 90.0% in the treatment group and 70.0% in the control group,with a difference between them(P0.01);after treatment,the HADM scores were reduced in both groups(P0.01),with a more significant reduction in the treatment group than in the control group(P0.05).Conclusion Combined acupuncture and medicine has excellent results in the treatment of PSD.

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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture and medicine in the treatment of poststroke depression(PSD).Methods Eighty subjects were randomized into two groups: treatment group in which 40 cases were treated with acupuncture and Fluoxetine and control group in which 40 cases were treated with Fluoxetine alone,with a course of four weeks.Results The total effective rate was 90.0% in the treatment group and 70.0% in the control group,with a difference between them(P0.01);after treatment,the HADM scores were reduced in both groups(P0.01),with a more significant reduction in the treatment group than in the control group(P0.05).Conclusion Combined acupuncture and medicine has excellent results in the treatment of PSD.

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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture and medicine in the treatment of poststroke depression(PSD).Methods Eighty subjects were randomized into two groups: treatment group in which 40 cases were treated with acupuncture and Fluoxetine and control group in which 40 cases were treated with Fluoxetine alone,with a course of four weeks.Results The total effective rate was 90.0% in the treatment group and 70.0% in the control group,with a difference between them(P0.01);after treatment,the HADM scores were reduced in both groups(P0.01),with a more significant reduction in the treatment group than in the control group(P0.05).Conclusion Combined acupuncture and medicine has excellent results in the treatment of PSD.

Key concepts: Medicine, Fluoxetine, Acupuncture, Depression (economics), Clinical efficacy, Treatment and control groups, Significant difference, Post-stroke depression

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