Treatment

The discussion of treatment will be structured as follows:

ATTACK OF THE INTERNAL ORGANS

Tense Type

Flaccid Type

ATTACK OF THE CHANNELS ALONE

Hemiplegia

Aphasia (or slurred speech)

Hypertension

Facial paralysis

Incontinence of stools and urine

Dizziness

Stiffness and contraction of the muscles

PATTERNS IN THE SEQUELAE STAGE

Wind-Phlegm

Damp-Phlegm

Stagnation of Qi and Blood

Yin Deficiency with Empty-Heat

Attack of the Internal Organs

At this acute stage it is imperative that Chinese medicine be combined with Western medical
treatment in hospital.

The general principles of treatment are:

1. Relieve spasm


2. Induce resuscitation


3. Lower blood pressure.

These are only the general aims of treatment; the more specific aims depend on the