Research Article
Shenmayizhi Formula Combined with Ginkgo Extract Tablets for the Treatment of Vascular Dementia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial
Table 3
Comparison of the MMSE before and after treatment in the 2 groups.
| | SMYZF group (n = 85), median (IQR) | Ginkgo group (n = 87), median (IQR) | value |
| Total scores | | | | Before treatment | 20 (17–21.5) | 20 (17–22) | 0.955 | After treatment | 24 (21–26) | 23 (18–26) | 0.048 | Orientation ability | | | | Time orientation | | | | Before treatment | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–5) | 0.162 | After treatment | 4 (3–5) | 4 (4–5) | 0.547 | Spatial orientation | | | | Before treatment | 5 (5–5) | 5 (5–5) | 0.561 | After treatment | 5 (5–5) | 5 (5–5) | 0.849 | Memory ability | | | | Immediate memory | | | | Before treatment | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) | 0.956 | After treatment | 3 (3–3) | 3 (3–3) | 0.680 | Delayed recall | | | | Before treatment | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–1) | 0.127 | After treatment | 2 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) | 0.046 | Linguistic ability | | | | Naming | | | | Before treatment | 2 (2–2) | 2 (2–2) | 0.312 | After treatment | 2 (2–2) | 2 (2–2) | >0.999 | Retelling | | | | Before treatment | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–0) | 0.182 | After treatment | 1 (1–1) | 1 (0–1) | 0.001 | Comprehension | | | | Before treatment | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 0.941 | After treatment | 3 (3–3) | 3 (2–3) | <0.001 | Attention and calculation | | | | Before treatment | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–4) | 0.302 | After treatment | 3 (1–4) | 3 (1–4) | 0.954 |
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Significant effect ( <0.05). |