Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine Symptoms in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Data Mining Study

Figures & data

Figure 1 The flowchart of the TCM symptom analysis study.

Table 1 Demographic Information of Included Patients

	Numbers	Percent(%)
Gender
Male	128	55.41%
Female	103	44.59%
Living area
Urban	122	52.81%
Rural	109	47.19%
Age
4 years	42	18.18%
5 years	27	11.69%
6 years	24	10.39%
7 years	21	9.13%
8 years	26	11.26%
9 years	22	9.52%
10 years	19	8.23%
11 years	18	7.79%
12 years	14	6.06%
13 years	9	3.90%
14 years	9	3.90%
The length of the disease
< 3 months	25	10.82%
3—6 months	28	12.12%
6—12 months	55	23.81%
12—24 months	70	30.30%
< 24 months	53	22.9 4%

Table 2 High-Frequency Distribution of TCM Symptom in Spastic CP Patients

Name of Symptom	Numbers	Percent(%)	Name of Symptom	Numbers	Percent(%)
Motor dysfunction	231	100%	Delayed response	103	44.59%
Impaired speech	224	96.97%	Fatigue and weakness	102	44.16%
Delayed development	218	94.37%	Phlegm rales in the throat	100	43.29%
Limb stiffness	207	89.61%	Susceptibility to colds	99	42.86%
Thin and white tongue coating	195	84.42%	Cyanosis of the fingertips	99	42.86%
Rigidity in the limbs	169	73.16%	Drooling	98	42.42%
Pale red tongue	162	70.13%	Spontaneous sweating	97	41.99%
Rapid and thready pulse	151	65.37%	Frequent clear urination	94	40.69%
Intellectual impairment	139	60.17%	Poor appetite	93	40.26%
Stiff neck	137	59.31%	Diarrhea	93	40.26%
Light fingerprints	120	51.95%	Restlessness and insomnia	91	39.39%
Timid and easily startled	115	49.78%	Slow movement of limbs	90	38.97%
Muscle wasting	110	47.62%	Dry and brittle hair	90	38.97%
Stunted growth	108	46.75%	Irritability and easy anger	86	37.23%
Dull expression	105	45.45%	Pale or dull complexion	81	35.06%

Figure 2 The result of optimal cluster number.

Figure 3 The cluster analysis result of TCM symptom in spastic CP patients.

Table 3 Association Rules for High-Frequency TCM Symptom in Spastic CP Patients

	Lhs	Rhs	Support	Cofidence
1	Motor dysfunction	Impaired speech	0.9695652	0.9695652
2	Motor dysfunction	Delayed development	0.9434783	0.9434783
3	Delayed development	Impaired speech	0.9173913	0.9723502
4	Impaired speech	Delayed development	0.9173913	0.9461883
5	Delayed development	Limb stiffness	0.8956522	0.8956522
6	Limb stiffness	Impaired speech	0.8695652	0.9708738
7	Impaired speech	Limb stiffness	0.8695652	0.8968610
8	Limb stiffness	Delayed development	0.8521739	0.9514563
9	Delayed development	Limb stiffness	0.8521739	0.9032258
10	Rigidity in the limbs	Thin and white tongue coating	0.8434783	0.8434783
11	Delayed development, limb stiffness	Impaired speech	0.8260870	0.9693878
12	Impaired speech, limb stiffness	Delayed development	0.8260870	0.9500000
13	Delayed development, impaired speech	Limb stiffness	0.8260870	0.9004739
14	Thin and white tongue coating	Impaired speech	0.8173913	0.9690722
15	Impaired speech	Thin and white tongue coating	0.8173913	0.8430493
16	Impaired speech	Delayed development	0.8130435	0.9639175
17	Thin and white tongue coating	Pale or dull complexion	0.8130435	0.8617512
18	Delayed development, thin and white tongue coating	Impaired speech	0.7869565	0.9679144
19	Impaired speech	Delayed development	0.7869565	0.9627660
20	Delayed development, impaired speech	Thin and white tongue coating	0.7869565	0.8578199