Effects of comprehensive and integrated therapy on recovery of facial nerve damage after stroke
10.3760/cma.i.issn.1671-7368.2011.11.019
- VernacularTitle:整体针刺治疗卒中后面神经损伤的临床疗效研究
- Author:
Chunxiao WAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Facial nerve;
Acupuncture therapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2011;10(11):823-824
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
To investigate the effects of comprehensive and integrated therapy on the recovery of facial nerve function,60 patients with post-stroke facial nerve injury were divided into two groups:Group A (control group) was administered a simple conventional medication,and Group B underwent acupuncture by total considered therapy and was administered a simple conventional medication.Thirty patients were enrolled in each group.The Portmann modified clinical symptom score,intracranial hemodynamics,and electrophysiological parameters were analyzed before and after treatment.Thirty days later,the clinical symptom score in Group B increased significantly compared with that in the control group ( Group B,17.0 ±2.5 ; Group A,13.0 ±2.0; P ＜0.01 ).Group B showed significant improvements in middle cerebral artery blood flow [ Group B,(90 ± 17 ) cm/s; Group A,( 52 ± 15 ) cm/s ; P ＜ 0.01 ],facial nerve conductivity [Group B,latency of the ipsilateral orbicularis muscle,(3.35 ± 0.67) ms; Group A (3.95 ±0.58) ms;P ＜ 0.01 ].These results indicate that the total considered therapy improved the recovery of post-stroke facial nerve function and that this improvement was related to the increase in intracranial blood supply.
