Professor Wang From The Liver And Qi, Activating Blood Phlegm Treatment Experiences Of Depression After Stroke

Post stroke depression is one of the most common complications of stroke，secondary tocerebrovascular disorder.Its clinical manifestation are low spirit、depression slowminded.Most patients are losing interest and faith in anything.It is a kind of mental andemotional disease.It is reported that the rate of incidence of the PSD range from20~79%,andPSD is one of the most frequent complications and one of the main cause of stoke.Thepathophysioiogicai mechanisms remain unciear. Biology social and psychoiogical factors areregarded as the main determinants of PSD. In Chinese traditional medicine，PSD belongs tothe category of depression.After stroke,internal organs disorders,and it is thought that Qi hasbeen stifled and can’t flow naturally and later leads to PSD,So far Pharmaceutical treatmentand prevention are mainly focusing on promoting brain metabolism,improving the cerebralcirculation,using Tricylic antidepr-essants(TCAs) drugs and Selective serotonin re-uptakeinhibitors (SSRIs)．But it still remains some side-effects,and can’t receive the satisfactoryclinical results,so in order to get best results with the least side-effects chinese traditionalmedicine treatment is thought to be the only solution.