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63POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROMEPostconcussion syndrome is made up of a wide variety ofsymptoms, such as headache and impaired memory, eventhough no defect can be demonstrated objectively. After amild head injury, there is headache, dizziness, difficulty concentrating,depression, apathy, and anxiety. These symptomscan cause considerable disability and tend to be worse thanafter severe head injury. The part of the brain damaged isunclear, and this syndrome is more common in those with apremorbid neurotic disposition. The results of treatmentwith Western drugs and psychotherapy vary.CHINESE DISEASE CATEGORIZATION: The symptomsof postconcussion syndrome fall under the Chinesemedical disease categories of tou tong, headache, tou xuan,dizziness, jian wang, forgetfulness, yu zheng, depression, nansi, difficulty thinking, shen si huang hu, abstraction of thespirit, and you, anxiety.DISEASE CAUSES: External injury to the region of the headDISEASE MECHANISMS: External injury to the headresults in severing the channels and vessels in the localregion. Since the vessels promote the movement of theblood, extravasated blood becomes static. This static bloodmay obstruct the clear orifices of the head, thus resulting inunclear thinking and speech, headache, dizziness, etc. Sincethe qi moves the blood and qi and blood travel together,static blood impedes the free flow of the qi. Hence bloodstasis may be complicated by the symptoms of qi stagnation,such as irritability and depression. Qi stagnation may thenlead to ascendant hyperactivity of liver yang, thus giving riseto dizziness, emotional rashness, vexation and agitation, anda pounding headache. Qi stagnation may also lead to spleenvacuity if a replete liver assails spleen earth, while spleen qivacuity may lead to heart blood vacuity. In that case, therewill be heart palpitations, anxiety, forgetfulness, and difficultythinking. Static blood may also block kidney essencefrom filling the sea of marrow, i.e., the brain. In that case,there will be difficulty thinking, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness,etc.TREATMENT BASED ON PATTERNDISCRIMINATION:1. STASIS OBSTRUCTING THE ORIFICES OFTHE BRAIN PATTERNMAIN SYMPTOMS: After an acute traumatic head injury,there is unclear thinking, spirit mind haziness and clouding,unclear speech, vexation, agitation, and restlessness,headache, dizziness, a dark facial complexion, a dark, purplishtongue, and a bowstring, choppy or fine, choppy pulse.These symptoms may be worse at night.TREATMENT PRINCIPLES: Free the flow of the orifices andquicken the blood, arouse the spirit and open the orificesRX: Tong Qiao Huo Xue Tang Jia Wei (Free the Flow of theOrifices & Quicken the Blood Decoction with AddedFlavors)INGREDIENTS:Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong)15gCong Bai (Bulbus Allii Fistulosi)15gTao Ren (Semen Persicae)15gHong Hua (Flos Carthami)12gChi Shao (Radix Paeoniae Rubrae)9gWu Ling Zhi (Feces Trogopterori)9gMan Jing Zi (Fructus Viticis)9gSheng Jiang (uncooked Rhizoma Zingiberis) 3 slicesDa Zao (Fructus Jujubae)7 piecesShe Xiang (Moschus) 0.15gANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Within this formula, Chi Shao,