A Pilot Study on the Correlation of Tongue Manifestation with the Site of Cerebral Infarction in Patients with Stroke

• Published in: Chinese journal of integrative medicine Vol. 20; no. 11; pp. 823 - 828
• Main Author: 刘萍 高利 宋珏娴 赵海苹 吴晓光 许长敏 黄礼媛 王平平 罗玉敏
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Chinese Association of Traditional and Western Medicine 01.11.2014
• Subjects: Aged; Brain - pathology; Color; Humans; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Original Article; Pilot Projects; Stroke - pathology; Tongue - pathology; 卡方检验; 对应分析; 患者; 结合诊断; 网站; 脑卒中; 脑梗塞; 脑血管疾病; fur color; fur texture; Chinese medicine; tongue manifestation; cerebral infarction
• ISSN: 1672-0415; 1993-0402; 1993-0402
• DOI: 10.1007/s11655-014-1685-x

Objective：To discuss the correlation of tongue manifestation with the site of cerebral infarction in patients with acute cerebral infarction.Methods：From March 2008 to February 2009,200 cases of hospitalized patients with first unilateral cerebral infarction were chosen in the Department of Neurology,Xuanwu Hospital.The correlation of different tongue color,fur texture,fur color with the site of cerebral Infarction was analyzed.Results：The site of cerebral infarction in patients were compared between different tongue color by Chisquare test（P=0.314）,and further correspondence analysis demonstrated that there was correlation between red tongue and cortical-subcortical infarction group.The site of cerebral infarction in patients were compared between thick fur group and thin fur group,cortical-subcortical infarction occurred more frequently in the former（P=0.0008）.The site of cerebral infarction in patients were compared between dry fur group,moist fur group and smooth fur group,correspondence analysis demonstrated there was correlation between dry fur and cortical-subcortical group.The site of cerebral infarction in the patients were compared between white fur group,white-yellow fur group and yellow fur group（P=0.010）,and correspondence analysis demonstrated there was correlation between white fur and brainstem infarction;white-yellow fur has relationship with cortical infarction;subcortical infarction was weakly related with white-yellow fur;there was closer relationship between yellow fur and cortical-subcortical infarction.Conclusion：The change of tongue manifestation was associated with the site of cerebral infarction in patients,providing a new combining site for diagnosing cerebrovascular diseases by integrative medicine.