Discussion on the diagnosis and treatment of transient ischemic attack based on the blood turbidity theory
Transient ischemic attack(TIA)is a type of neurological disorder that is prone to occur,with transient and reversible symptoms,short duration of attack,and easy recurrence.Clinically,TIA is closely related to cerebral infarction and can cause cerebral infarction independently.Western medical treatment of the disease is based on antiplatelet aggregation,anticoagulation,and plaque stabilization,which is not ideal,and its long-term use can cause many adverse effects.Professor WANG Xinlu from the Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine summarizes that the theory of turbid blood has built a bridge between these two diseases.Blood turbidity is an important pathological basis for the occurrence and development of TIA in the early stage,and it can aggravate the disease in the late stage.Professor WANG believes that the basic principle of treatment is to clear up and remove the turbid blood,supplemented by methods such as removing phlegm,removing blood stasis and warming Yang(阳),so as to remove the turbid evil and harmonize Qi(气)and blood.This paper combines the case to introduce Professor WANG's successful experience in the treatment of TIA based on the blood turbidity theory,in order to provide clinical reference.