Clinical analysis on Buchang Naoxintong in treating patients with vascular dementia

Objective To observe the clinical effect of Buchang Naoxintong in treating patients with vascular dementia.Methods Sixty patients with vascular dementia were randomly divided into control group and Naoxintong group treated with Buchang Naoxintong capsule(1.6,tid,for 6 months).Mini-mental state examination(MMSE) scores and Activity of Daily Living Scale(ADL) scores of 2 groups were assessed and hemorheological changes(plasma viscosity,hematocrit,fibrinogen,and so on) were observed and compared statistically before treatment and 1 month,6 months after treatment.Results MMSE scores and ADL scores were improved and hemodynamics was markedly improved in Naoxintong group compared to thase of control group.There were significant differences between the 2 groups(P0.05).There was also significant difference in pre-treatment subgroup,post-1-month subgroup and post-6-month subgroup in Naoxintong group(P0.05).Conclusion The Buchang Naoxintong has a better clinical effect in treating patients with vascular dementia.