Summary of case history

　Patient GAN

female

61 years old

primarily came for consultation due to "left-sided limb weakness accompanied by motor dysfunction for over 20 years

with exacerbation and epilepsy for 3 years." Over 20 years ago

she underwent a meningioma resection for a "right parietal meningioma

" which left her with left-sided limb weakness and motor dysfunction. After rehabilitation treatment at a hospital

her symptoms slightly improved. In 2021

she accidentally fell

landing on the occipital part of her head

which immediately led to increased muscle tone in her left upper limb. A cranial CT scan at a local hospital showed no intracranial bleeding

and conservative treatment was administered

leaving her with left-sided limb weakness

motor dysfunction

and secondary epilepsy

with minor epileptic seizures occurring on average once every half month

mainly characterized by twitching of the left upper limb and left facial area. An EEG indicated paroxysmal sharp and slow wave discharges in the cerebral hemisphere. She has been taking anti-epileptic drugs orally for a long time

but the effect is not satisfactory

causing her much distress. Professor FANG Bangjiang came to

Yichang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital

for a charity clinic

so she came for consultation. Current symptoms: pale complexion and thin body

shortness of breath and low voice

cold intolerance and cold limbs

poor appetite

light sleep with easy awakening

dry stools

and normal urination.

TCM diagnosis

　Deficiency of both spleen and kidney

internal stirring of deficient wind complicated by phlegm and blood stasis blocking collaterals.

Western medicine diagnosis

　1. Secondary epilepsy; 2. Hemiplegia; 3. Dystonia.

Therapeutic methods

　The patient was administered Professor FANG Bangjiang's self-formulated prescription

Fu Yuan Xing Nao Tang

with modifications

taken orally for 14 doses

with each dose prepared by boiling the ingredients twice and taken warm in three divided doses

30 minutes after meals.

Clinical outcomes

　After the treatment

more than two months have passed

and the patient has not experienced any further epileptic seizures. Symptoms such as cold intolerance

poor sleep

lack of appetite

and constipation have significantly improved.