Combination of Alprazolam and Bailemian Capsule Improves the Sleep Quality in Patients With Post-Stroke Insomnia: A Retrospective Study

Insomnia is often ignored in the diagnosis and treatment of patients after stroke. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of alprazolam (ALP) combined with Bailemian capsule (BC, a traditional Chinese patent medicine) in the treatment of post-stroke insomnia (PSI). A total of 231 stroke patients involved in this retrospective study were treated by ALP, BC, or ALP + BC for 3 weeks. The quality of sleep was evaluated by the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) and polysomnography (PSG), while self-care ability was monitored by the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) before and after treatment. Compared to the baseline, the self-care ability of patients in each group was significantly improved after treatment (P
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research