Clinical Study on Acupuncture plus Early-stage Rehabilitation Training for Acute Cerebral Infarction
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.03.0269
- VernacularTitle:针刺配合早期康复训练治疗急性脑梗死临床研究
- Author:
Qinghong LIAO
;
Fei WANG
;
Shili CHEN
- Keywords:
Acupuncture therapy;
Cerebral infarction;
Acupuncture medication combined;
Electroacupuncture;
Rehabilitation;
Ischemia-modified albumin;
Neuron-specific enolase
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(3):269-272
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the effect of acupuncture plus early-stage rehabilitation training on the neurological function and levels of serum ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) in patients with acute cerebral infarction.Method Sixty-eight patients with acute cerebral infarction were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 34 cases each. The control group was intervened by conventional medications, while the treatment group was intervened by acupuncture plus early-stage rehabilitation training in addition to the medications given to the control group. The two groups were both treated once a day, 10 d as a treatment course. Three treatment courses later, the changes of serum IMA and NSE levels were observed; the Modified Edinburgh-Scandinavian Stroke Scale (MESSS), Barthel Index (BI) and Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) scores were compared before and after the treatment.Result The MESSS, BI and FMA scores were significantly changed in both groups after the intervention (P<0.01). After the intervention, the MESSS, BI and FMA scores in the treatment group were significantly different from those in the control group (P<0.05). The serum IMA and NSE levels were significantly changed in both groups after the intervention (P<0.01). After the treatment, the serum IMA and NSE levels in the treatment group were markedly lower than those in the control group (P<0.01).Conclusion Acupuncture medication combined plus early-stage rehabilitation training can promote the recovery of neurological function of acute cerebral infarction patients, which is related to the down-regulation of serum NSE and IMA levels.
