Effect of Scalp Acupuncture Combined with Traditional Body Acupuncture on Pseudobulbar Palsy Induced by Stroke
- VernacularTitle:头针配合体针治疗中风假性球麻痹疗效观察
- Author:
Hua SUN
;
Fei BAO
;
Dao-hai WANG
;
Fengqin WANG
;
Yunxiang ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
stroke, pseudobulbar palsy, acupuncture therapy, scalp acupuncture
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2006;12(7):599-600
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo observe clinical therapeutic effect of scalp acupuncture combined with traditional body acupuncture on pseudobulbar palsy induced by ischemic or hemorrhagic apoplexy.Methods59 inpatients with pseudobulbar palsy induced by stroke were divided into the scalp acupuncture combined with body acupuncture group (n=40) and body acupuncture group (n=19). Cases of the scalp acupuncture combined with body acupuncture group were treated by scalp acupuncture combined with traditional body acupuncture. Cases of the body acupuncture group were treated only by traditional body acupuncture. Therapeutic effect of two groups was assessed according to patients' consciousness, language and limb functions.ResultsIn the scalp acupuncture combined with body acupuncture group, 30 cases were cured and 9 were remarkably effective, with a total effective rate of 97.5%. While in the body acupuncture group, 9 cases were cured, and 7 were remarkably effective, with a total effective rate of 84.2%. There was a significant difference between two groups in clinical cure rate (P<0.05), but no difference in total effective rate ( P>0.05).ConclusionScalp acupuncture combined with traditional body acupuncture can obviously improve the consciousness, language and limb functions and pseudobulbar palsy of stroke patients and obtain a better effect compared with traditional body acupuncture.
