1/4/13 Beth Conroy Compendium - Stroke - Traditional Chinese Medicine 1/9 bconroytc.wikispaces.com/Stroke+-+Traditional+Chinese+Medicine Beth Conroy Compendium Actions Wiki Home Recent Changes Pages and Files Members Manage Wiki Search Wiki Navigation Home Protocols Stroke (Wind Stroke/Cerebrovacular Attack) TCM Style Sources: 1. The Practice of Chinese Medicine, The Treatment of Disease with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs Vol 1, pgs 665-684; Giovanni Maciocia 2. The Practice of Chinese Medicine, The Treatment of Disease with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs Vol 2; pgs1191-1218; Giovanni Maciocia 3. http://www.veinskin.co m/files/uploads/ischemic_stroke.jpg Patterns of Disharmony/Diagnosis: In Chinese medicine, Wind-Stroke (Zhong Feng) is the same as four major conditions: -cerebral hemorrhage -cerebral thrombosis -cerebral embolism -spasm of a cerebral vessel Zhong=Sudden Onset Feng=Wing Cerebral hemorrhage is bleeding into the subarachnoid space form the intracerebral artery. Cerebral thrombosis is partial or total obstruction of a cerebral artery from a thrombosis resulting in infarction and anoxia of the surrounding tissue. A thrombosis is a blot clot that forms in the artery lining and remains attached to where it originated. Cerebral embolism is an embolus that detaches from the thrombus and closes the cerebral Stroke - Traditional Chinese Medicine Edit Edit 0 0 0 0 2 2 … … You are not a member of this wiki. Join now Dismiss guest | Join | Help | Sign In