» conventional diagnoses: hypertension; stroke; epilepsy; trigeminal neuralgia.
» etiology: an unbalanced upstirring of Liver Yang resulting from Liver Yin and/or Xue Xu (Blood Deficiency); Liver Fire Blazing; chronic Liver Qi Stagnation; internalized invasion of Exterior Wind.
signs and symptoms
signs and syptoms:
headache
vertigo
extreme dizziness
tinnitus
apoplexy
tremor; convulsions
sudden facial paralysis
stiff and tense neck
hemiplegia
spasms
muscular twitching
tingling or numbness in limbs
» pulse: wiry, rapid
» tongue: red or dark purple; dry coating
course and prognosis
» principle of treatment: calms the Liver; nourish Yin; disperse Wind; subdue Yang
differential diagnosis
footnotes