Research Article

Effectiveness of Gotu Kola Extract 750 mg and 1000 mg Compared with Folic Acid 3 mg in Improving Vascular Cognitive Impairment after Stroke

Table 2

Within-group analysis of the effectiveness of treatment on MoCA-Ina scores.

ParameterMoCA-Ina at day 0MoCA-Ina at week 6ΔMoCA-Ina
MeanSDMeanSDMeanSD

Gotu kola extract therapy 1000 mg/day14.606.6620.135.52 5.64.61<0.001
Gotu kola extract therapy 750 mg/day16.187.5121.126.17 4.942.16<0.001
Folic acid therapy 3 mg/day14.068.6918.138.18 4.063.11<0.001

Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used. ΔMoCA-Ina = MoCA-Ina at week 6 − MoCA-Ina at day 0.