[Therapeutic effect of early applying hydrotherapy with Chinese drugs on children hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy].
OBJECTIVE
To observe the therapeutic effect of hydrotherapy with Chinese drugs (HT-C) in early intervention on children hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE).


METHODS
HIE children were assigned to the treatment group and the control group, 50 in each, at random depending on the willingness of patients' parents. Both groups received the conventional functional training, according to the "0 -3-year-old early intervention outline", but for the treatment group, HT-C was applied additionally. Indexes for quality of sleep, gross motor function, severity of spasm and intellectual development were observed and compared before and after treatment to assess the therapeutic effects.


RESULTS
Therapeutic effect in the treatment group was better than that in the control group in all the indexes observed, showing statistical significance (all P <0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Early intervention of HT-C could improve clinical symptom, promote the functional recovery and intellectual development in children HIE, and also could reduce or prevent the sequelae occurrence of the nervous system in them.
Ma
Yun-Zhi
YZ
The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou.
Zhai
Hong-Yin
HY
Su
Chun-Ya
CY
D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006875:Hydrotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D020925:Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / Q000628:therapy*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage; D008517:Phytotherapy; D013997:Time Factors
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal