Research Progress on TCM Syndrome Differentiation for Diabetic Cognitive Impairment
Diabetic cognitive impairment (DCI) is a chronic complication of diabetes. With the gradual decline of cognitive function of patients,it may eventually develop into dementia,affect life quality of patients greatly. Modern medical practitioners believe that it belongs to categories of "thirst quenching forgetfulness" and "thirst quenching dementia" in traditional Chinese medicine,and the pathogenesis is mostly based on deficiency of the root and excess of the target,and is related to dysfunction of the heart,liver,spleen,and kidneys,as well as phlegm turbidity,blood stasis,toxicity,dampness and heat. During clinical practice,doctors have achieved good curative effect by using classic formulas or empirical formulas developed in clinical process based on etiology and pathogenesis through organ differentiation,qi blood body fluid differentiation,and etiological treatment. The paper summarizes the experience of clinical TCM treatment of diabetic cognitive impairment based on syndrome differentiation,to provide guidance and referrence for clinical and follow-up research.
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