Clinical Effects of Sayuktanggami-bang on Cerebral Vascular Accident Patients with Normocytic Normochromic Anemia

뇌졸중환자의 정구성정색소성 빈혈에 대한 사육탕가미방의 임상적 효과

Objective : Normocytic Normochromic Anemia is one of the most common cases in clinics of all types of morphological Anemia. This study is aimed at examining significant curative effects of Sayuktanggami-bang on Cerebral vascular accident(CVA) patients with Normocytic Normochromic Anemia. Methods : For this study to examine the effects of Sayuktanggami(四六湯加味方), Patients were divided into 2 groups. Group A(experimental group) consisted of 19 cases prescribed Sayuktanggami-bang, Group B (control group) consisted of 15 cases prescribed other herbs. Before presciption, They were tested for CBC, AST, ALT, Total protein, Cholesterol, TG, HDL, BUN, Creatinine, Uric acid, Na, K, Cl while fasting, then were given the herbs over two weeks. They were checked again for changes over those two weeks. Results : In cases of group A, the statistical significance of CBC changes before and after treatment were recognizable : RBC(p<0.01), Hb(p<0.01), Hct(p<0.01). In comparing CBC changes between group A and group B which developed cerebral infarction group, a type of CVA, the significance of curative effects in group A is recognizable over group B before and after treatment : RBC(p<0.01), Hb(p<0.01), Hct(p<0.05). Cytotoxic reaction was nonexistant. Conclusion : Results of this study suggest that Sayuktanggami-bang has curative effects for CVA patients with normocytic normochromic anemia.