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World J Clin Cases. Jul 26, 2022; 10(21): 7265-7274
Published online Jul 26, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i21.7265
Efficacy of Guhong injection versus Butylphthalide and Sodium Chloride Injection for mild ischemic stroke: A multicenter controlled study
Wei-Wei Zhang, Jiang Xin, Guang-Yu Zhang, Qi-Jin Zhai, Hua-Min Zhang, Cheng-Si Wu
Wei-Wei Zhang, Department of Neurology, The Seventh Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
Jiang Xin, Department of Neurology, Liaoning Provincial People’s Hospital, Shenyang Liaoning Provincial People's Hospital, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning Province, China
Guang-Yu Zhang, Department of Neurology, Cangzhou City People’s Hospital, Cangzhou 061000, Hebei Province, China
Qi-Jin Zhai, Department of Neurology, Huai’an Second People’s Hospital, Huai’an 223002, Jiangsu Province, China
Hua-Min Zhang, Department of Neurology, Ganyu People’s Hospital of Lianyungang, Ganyu 222100, Jiangsu Province, China
Cheng-Si Wu, Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
Author contributions: Zhang WW wrote the paper; Wu CS, Xin J, and Zhang GY supervised the report; Zhao LD contributed to the analysis; Zhang HM provided clinical advice; all authors designed and performed the research, and gave final approval for the version to be submitted.
Institutional review board statement: The present study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Seventh Medical Center of General PLA hospital (2020-001).
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There are no conflicts of interest to declare.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at amy_1119@163.com.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Cheng-Si Wu, MD, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yongwai Street, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China. amy_1119@163.com
Received: December 2, 2021
Peer-review started: December 2, 2021
First decision: January 10, 2022
Revised: February 7, 2022
Accepted: May 28, 2022
Article in press: May 28, 2022
Published online: July 26, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Guhong injection, composed of aceglutamide and safflower aqueous extract, is widely used for the treatment of ischemic stroke (IS). For treatment of IS, Guhong injection has greater clinical efficacy and similar safety as Butylphthalide and Sodium Chloride Injection.