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WIND STROKE
NESA Int Med WIND STROKE
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define wind stroke. | A disease in which the brain vessel is blocked or ruptured |
| What are the main symptoms of wind stroke? | Sudden loss of consciousness; facial paralysis; slurred speech; hemiplegia; numbness on half of the body |
| What are the secondary symptoms of wind stroke? | Headache; dizziness; vertigo; vomiting; incontinence or urine or stools; constipation; retention of urine; irritability; twitch; profuse sputum; hiccups; difficulty swallowing; stiff, deviated tongue |
| What are the warning signs of impending stroke? | A temporal episode of slurred speech or numbness in the extremities, blurred or double vision or sudden loss of balance |
| What are the 3 general categories of wind stroke? | Channel stroke; organ stroke; sequelae of wind stroke |
| What is channel stroke? | A mild condition that affects the channel without an initial loss of consciousness but with facial paralysis, slurred speech, hemiplegia and numbness. |
| What is organ stroke? | A serious condition that damages the internal organs with sudden loss of consciousness, hemiplegia, dysphasia and facial paralysis. |
| What is sequelae of wind stroke? | Hemiplegia, numbness, slurred speech and facial paralysis |
| What are the causes (etiology) of wind stroke? | External wind; excessive emotional strain and upset; overindulgence in rich, fatty food; excessive alcohol consumption; overwork; constitutional tendency toward phlegm or Liver yang excess; old age; excessive sexual activity |
| Which pathologies are involved in wind stroke? | Liver yang rising with wind and fire surging upwards; deficient Liver and Kidney yin unable to restrain yang causing internal movement of wind; heat-phlegm, wind-phlegm or damp-phlegm disturbing the organs and the head; depleted channels leading to extern |
| What are 4 crucial points in diagnosing wind stroke? | Identify the character of disease; distinguish between channel stroke and organ stroke; differentiate closed syndrome from flaccid collapse syndrome of organ stroke; determine the likely progression of disease and assess the prognosis |
| What are the general treatment strategies in the acute phase of wind stroke? | Expel evil qi, relieve manifestations. If closed syndrome then expel evil qi, open the orifices and restore consciousness. If flaccid collapse syndrome then strongly tonify qi and rescue yang. |
| What are the general treatment strategies in the chronic phase of wind stroke? | Tonify the right qi, expel evil qi |
| What are the 3 patterns associated with channel stroke? | Depeleted channels with wind invasion; Liver and Kidney yin xu with Liver yang rising and wind; Heat-phlegm with heat accumulating in the Large Intestine and wind-phlegm disturbing upwards |
| What is the treatment principle for channel stroke due to depleted channels with wind invasion? | Expel wind, nourish the blood, unblock the channels |
| Which formula is best for the early and middle stages of channel stroke with internal heat? (Depleted channels with wind invasion) | Da Qin Jiao Tang |
| Which formula is best for yang qi xu with wind-cold-dampness invading the channels? (Depleted channels with wind invasion) | Xiao Xu Ming Tang |
| Which formula is best for wind-phlegm obstructing the facial channels? (Depleted channels with wind invasion) | Qian Zheng San |
| What is the treatment principle and formula for channel stroke due to Liver and Kidney yin xu with Liver yang and wind? | Sedate the Liver, extinguish wind, nourish yin and anchor yang with Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang |
| What is the treatment principle and formula for channel stroke due to Heat-phlegm with heat accumulating in the Large Intestine and wind-phlegm disturbing upwards? | Clear heat, expel phlegm, open the bowels and purge heat-phlegm downward with Xing Lou Cheng Qi Tang |
| List the things to consider when differentiating Closed and Flaccid Collapse Syndrome Organ Stroke. | Consciousness, eyes, mouth, hands, limbs, breathing, sweating, urine, stools, tongue and pulse |
| How is Closed Syndrome Organ Stroke similar to Flaccid Collapse Syndrome Organ Stroke? | Both syndromes involve a sudden loss of consciousness |
| List the manifestations of Closed Syndrome Organ Stroke. | Sudden loss of consciousness; eyes open; clenched mouth; clenched hands; rigid, spastic limbs; wheezing; abscence of sweating; retention of urine; constipation; stiff, greasy, deviated tongue; slippery pulse |
| List the manifestations of Flaccid Collapse Syndrome Organ Stroke. | Sudden loss of consciousness; eyes closed; mouth open; hands relaxed; flaccid paralysis of the limbs; snoring and shallow breathing; copious, persistent sweating; incontinence of urine and stools; flaccid, pale tongue; thready, faint, barely palpable puls |
| Describe the pathology of Closed Syndrome Organ Stroke. | Evil qi is sealed within the body |
| Describe the pathology of Flaccid Collapse Syndrome Organ Stroke. | Yang qi has escaped outwards |
| What are the two patterns of Closed Syndrome Organ Stroke? | Yang Closed Syndrome and Yin Closed Syndrome |
| What are the treatment principles and formulas for Yang Closed Syndrome Organ Stroke? | Restore consciousness, clear heat and extinguish wind with Zhi Bao Dan, An Gong Niu Huang Wan or Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang |
| What is the treatment principle and formula for Yin Closed Syndrome Organ Stroke? | Restore consciousness, warm and aromatically open the orifices, eliminate phlegm and extinguish wind with Su He Xiang Wan plus Di Tan Tang |
| What are the common symptoms of Yang Closed Syndrome and Yin Closed Syndrome Organ Stroke? | Sudden loss of consciousness; closed mouth; lock jaw; clenched fists; retention of urine and stools; muscular spasm; rigidity of limbs; stiff, deviated tongue; slippery pulse |
| What are the differentiating symptoms for Yang Closed Syndrome Organ Stroke? | Flushed face; fever; heavy breathing; halitosis; agitation; restlessness; red lips; red tongue with greasy, yellow coating; wiry, slippery, rapid pulse |
| What are the differentiating symptoms for Yin Closed Syndrome Organ Stroke? | Pale face; greyish lips; copious phlegm and saliva; tranquil state without restlessness; cold limbs; greasy, white tongue coating; deep, slippery, moderate pulse |
| What is the underlying pathology of Yang Closed Syndrome Organ Stroke? | Internal wind with phlegm-fire obstructing the interior organs |
| What is the underlying pathology of Yin Closed Syndrome Organ Stroke? | Interal wind with cold-damp phlegm blocking the interior organs |
| What is the treatment principle and formula for Flaccid Collapse Syndrome Organ Stroke? | Rescue and resuscitate yang with Shen Fu Tang |
| What are the 3 major symptoms of sequelae of wind stroke that can be treated with CHM? | Hemiplegia, slurred speech, facial paralysis |
| What are the two patterns associated with hemiplegia? | Qi xu with blood stasis; Ascendant Liver yang with obstruction of channels |
| What are the two pattens associated with slurred speech? | Wind-phlegm; Liver and Kidney yin and yang xu |
| Which pattern is associated with facial paralysis? | Wind-phlegm obstructing the channels |
| What is the treatment principle and formula for hemiplegia due to Qi xu with blood stasis? | Tonify qi, invigorate blood and unblock the channels with Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang |
| What is the treatment principle and formula for hemiplegia due to Ascendant Liver yang with obstruction of channels? | Settle the Liver, subdue yang, extinguish wind and unblock the channels with Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang or Tian Ma Gou Teng Tang |
| What is the treatment principle and formula for slurred speech due to wind-phlegm? | Extinguish wind, eliminate phlegm and open the orifices with Jie Yu Dan |
| What is the treatment principle and formula for slurred speech due to Liver and Kidney yin and yang xu? | Nourish and tonify Kidney yin and yang, transform phlegm and open the orifices with Di Huang Yin Zi |
| What is the treatment principle and formula for facial paralysis due to Wind-phlegm obstructing the channels? | Dispel wind, transform phlegm and unblock the channels with Qian Zheng San |
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