Abstract:

ＯｂｊｅｃｔｉｖｅTo observe the clinical effects of “Mengxing decoction” in the treatment of depression after apoplexy in the elderly patients.ＭｅｔｈｏｄｓEightytwo subjects were randomly divided into treatment group  treated with western medicine and “Mengxing decoction”and control group  treated with western medicine.The clinical effects were observed in the two groups respectively two and eight weeks after treatment.ＲｅｓｕｌｔｓThe scores of Hamilton depression rating scale and neural function defect scale in the treatment group were superior to those in the control group significantly (P＜001).Ｃｏｎｃｌｕｓｉｏｎｓ“Mengxing decoction” has good effect on poststroke depression.