Case of post-stroke depression

卒中后抑郁案（英文）

By adopting the psychosomatic therapy, the author treated 1 case of post-stroke depression through applying traditional acupuncture, acupoint injection combined with TCM five-element music therapy. After treatment, the neurological functions of the patient obviously recovered, Hamilton Depression（HAMD）Scale（17 items） score reduced, the levels of tumor necrosis factor and hypersensitive C-reactive protein both declined, and all the indicators were improved significantly, indicating that the curative effect of acupuncture combined with TCM five-element music therapy on this PSD patient was significant, and this treatment method was worthy of further exploration.

笔者采用心身同治法,运用传统中医中的针刺、穴位注射疗法联合中医五行音乐治疗脑卒中后抑郁1例。治疗后,患者神经功能明显恢复,HAMD抑郁量表(17项)评分降低,生物学指标中的肿瘤坏死因子和超敏C反应蛋白均下降,各指标均得到明显改善。由此可见针刺联合五行音乐疗法对此例PSD患者的疗效显著,本方法值得进一步研究。