title: [Clinical study on effect of xianlong capsule on senile vascular dementia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the efficacy of Xianlong Capsule (XLC) in treating the senile vascular dementia (VD).
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-six cases of VD were randomly divided into two groups. The XLC group (24 patients) were treated with XLC and the control group (22 patients) were treated with Hydergine. Mini-mental state examination (MMSE), Hamilton depression scale (HDS) marks and clinical symptoms were observed in different groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  XLC could markedly increase MMSE and HDS marks of VD patients. XLC had the effect of improving balance and gait ability of VD patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  XLC had certain effect on VD and its effect was better than that of Hydergine.
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Department, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of TCM, Beijing (100091).
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D010054:Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale; D002214:Capsules; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy
chemical_list: D002214:Capsules; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal