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 4

Between-group analysis of cognitive domain repair function.

DomainGotu kola extract therapy 1000 mg/dayGotu kola extract therapy 750 mg/dayFolic acid therapy 3 mg/day
MeanSD MeanSD MeanSD

Δexecutive1.181.180.880.920.860.860.607
Δnaming0.760.900.290.680.210.420.071
Δdelayed recall memory1.711.261.591.270.210.42<0.001
Δattention0.650.990.760.900.570.930.848
Δlanguage1.120.990.590.870.570.930.16
Δabstraction0.120.330.350.490.290.610.354
Δorientation0.711.370.711.400.861.260.939

Kruskal-Wallis test was used. Δdomain = domain score in week 6 − domain score at day 0.