Traditional Chinese Medicine Patches in Tourette Syndrome: A Retrospective Study on 435 Children
Wenyan Jiao
Department of Psychological of Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi’an, China.
Xingyuan Chai
Children’s Hospital of Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi’an, China.
Juan Liu
Department of Child Health Care, Shenmu City Hospital, Shaanxi Province, Shenmu, China.
Yao Guan
Yan'an University, Yan'an, China.
Yafei Zhu
Shaanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China.
Ruimiao Liang
Shaanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China.
Qian Niu *
Children’s Hospital of Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi’an, China.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Object: Observation of the clinical efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine paste in treating Tourette's syndrome in children.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 435 patients diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome at our hospital from February 2021 to February 2023. There were 206 patients aged from 8 to 14 years, including 180 patients (46.8%) in the patch group and 26 patients (52%) in the non-patch group. The patients were divided into two groups: those who used traditional Chinese medicine patches and those who did not. The clinical efficacy of the two groups was observed. All patients have agreed to the study.
Results: In the group using traditional Chinese medicine patches, 167 cases showed marked efficacy, 178 cases showed therapeutic efficacy, and the clinical efficacy was 89.6%, significantly higher than the group not using traditional Chinese medicine patches.
Conclusion: Traditional Chinese medicine plaster treatment of tourette syndrome can significantly relieve the condition of children, improve clinical symptoms, clinical efficacy, and has high clinical application value.
Keywords: Chinese population, traditional Chinese medicine paste, tourette syndrome