Effect of rosuvastatin on efficacy and volume changes of cerebral infarction in patients with acute cerebral infarction

Objective To observe the effect of rosuvastatin on efficacy and volume changes of cerebral infarction in patients with acute cerebral infarction. Methods One hundred patients with acute cerebral infarction were randomly divided into observe group (52 cases) and control group (48 cases). The control group were given conventional treatment after admission, the observe group were given rosuvastatin(20 mg/day) treatment on the basis of conventional treatment.Both groups were treated for 30 days. Neurological deficit scores and infarct volumes of two groups were recorded. Results After treatment, the infarct volume of the observe group was significantly lower than before treatment and the control group(P all＜0.05),the neurologic impairment score of the observe group was lower than the control group(P＜0.01),the Barthel index of the observe group was higher than the control group(P＜0.01),the total effective rate of the observe group was significantly higher than the control group (P＜0.05). The side effects of rosuvast were minor. Conclusions Rosuvastatin can accelerate the recovery of neurological function in patients with cerebral infarction, can reduce infarct size and has the effect of nerve protection. Key words: Rosuvastatin ;  Acute cerebral infarction ;  Neurological function ;