A pilot study on the correlation of tongue manifestation with the site of cerebral infarction in patients with stroke.
OBJECTIVE
To discuss the correlation of tongue manifestation with the site of cerebral infarction in patients with acute cerebral infarction.


METHODS
From March 2008 to February 2009, 200 cases of hospitalized patients with first unilateral cerebral infarction were chosen in the Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital. The correlation of different tongue color, fur texture, fur color with the site of cerebral infarction was analyzed.


RESULTS
The site of cerebral infarction in patients were compared between different tongue color by Chisquare test (P=0.314), and further correspondence analysis demonstrated that there was correlation between red tongue and cortical-subcortical infarction group. The site of cerebral infarction in patients were compared between thick fur group and thin fur group, cortical-subcortical infarction occurred more frequently in the former (P=0.0008). The site of cerebral infarction in patients were compared between dry fur group, moist fur group and smooth fur group, correspondence analysis demonstrated there was correlation between dry fur and cortical-subcortical group. The site of cerebral infarction in the patients were compared between white fur group, white-yellow fur group and yellow fur group (P=0.010), and correspondence analysis demonstrated there was correlation between white fur and brainstem infarction; white-yellow fur has relationship with cortical infarction; subcortical infarction was weakly related with white-yellow fur; there was closer relationship between yellow fur and cortical-subcortical infarction.


CONCLUSIONS
The change of tongue manifestation was associated with the site of cerebral infarction in patients, providing a new combining site for diagnosing cerebrovascular diseases by integrative medicine.
Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China.
Ping
P
Liu
Li
L
Gao
Jue-Xian
JX
Song
Hai-Ping
HP
Zhao
Xiao-Guang
XG
Wu
Chang-Min
CM
Xu
Li-Yuan
LY
Huang
Ping-Ping
PP
Wang
Yu-Min
YM
Luo
D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D003116:Color; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D020521:Stroke / Q000473:pathology*; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology*