Abstract
Graeme J. Hankey MD, FRCP, FRACP Section Editor: Mailuoning, a type of Chinese traditional medicine, is widely used in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in China, although the adequacy of randomized evidence for its efficacy and safety is unknown. The objective of this review was to determine the efficacy and safety of mailuoning in the treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke. The primary objective was to determine whether mailuoning improves functional outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke. The secondary objective was to assess the adverse events, improvement of neurological deficit and quality of life when using mailuoning for patients with acute ischemic stroke. We searched the Cochrane Stroke Group Trials Register (January 2008), the Chinese Stroke Trials Register (December 2007), the Trials Register of the Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field (December 2007), the Cochrane Central Register of …
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