An investigation of 2,310 persons (male: 9,280 in 6 communes in Phu Vang district, Thua Thien Hue provice has shown that hypertensives acounted for 11.34% especially persons with ages of 50 and older (86.09%). The hypertensive rate in Vinh Thai, Phu Da, Phu Thuan, Phu Hai, Phu My and Phu Xuan communes were 13.83%; 13.45%; 11.54%; 11.15%; 9.79% and 9.06%, respectively. The hypertensive rate was directly proportional with the body mass index (BMI) found in women.There was no this correlation in men.
Blood Pressure ; Abstracting and Indexing ; Humans

The study was conducted at Hue Central Hospital from 1995 to 1999. Diagnosis of epilepsy was made definitively by clinical examination and ECG, using WHO’s criteria. Age and sex of patients were compared and common causes of epilepsy were identified. It is revealed that epilepsy occupied 13.47% of neurological disease-related admissions and 0.22-0.35% of any cause-disease admissions. 61.84% of the patients with epilepsy are under 20 years of age, 21.92% are 20-40 years of age and 16.24% are upper 40 years of age. The disease is more common in men than females. There was a difference between urban and rural in epilepsy patients who are under 20 years of age. This difference was not existed in the patients who are more than 20 year of age. Rate of total epilepsy is 63%, in which major attack is 95.55%, partial attack is 31.4%, and additional attack is 5.6%. Causes of epilepsy included unknown cause (51.65%), cerebra-meningitis (26.9%), head injuries (20.8%), brain tumors (2.3%), and cerebrovascular events (1.15%).
Epilepsy ; Diagnosis ; Electrocardiography

Through Epi-info 6, the data shows that the number of patients with nervous disease is admitted hospital increasing gradually (1%) from 1990 to 1996, especially cerebral vascular accident. The first rank is inflammatory diseases: 53,66%, cerebral vascular accident: 27,33%, sciatic nerve: 17,54% and epilepsy: 7,26%. Encephalitis, meningitis and epilepsy mainly occurs for people under the age of 20 (male: 59,17%; female: 40,83%). Sciatic nerve mainly occurs for people above the age of 20 and autonomic nervous system disorder (male and female) from 20 to 40 of age, cerebral vascular accident mainly occurs for the people above 40 : 88,30%.
Nervous System Diseases ; Cerebral Revascularization

The study on number of admission, morbidity and pathology as season, age and gender has shown that the number of patients with nervous diseases are increasingly (about 1%) every year, especially cerebrovascular accident. The encephalitis, meningitis and epilepsy mainly occurred in persons with 20 age and below. Sciatic pain mainly occurred in persons with ages of above 20. The autonomic disorder occurred in age of 20 - 40 and cerebrovascular accident occurred in age of above 40
Nervous System Diseases ; Cerebrovascular Accident

These 3 points are the regulatory of "Khi", for treating specifically all diseases of "Khi". Khi Hai is the reservoir of "Khi" ("Air") which originates the "Khi" of all body, the dynamic "Khi" below the navel and the departure of original "Khi". Dan Trung is located in the middle of two lungs. Just the lungs manage the body in whole, they consume the out air and regulate the "Khi" extracted from the digestion of food supplied by the gastrointestinal artery. Trung Quan is the coincide points of all organs, making the pure "Khi" circulated upwards and the opaque "Khi" downwards. From there central "Khi" regulate the whole for creating the complete store of "Khi"
Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture ; Medicine, Traditional

According to the studies of several authors, both cyclic adenosine monophosphate (AMPc) and cyclic guanosine monophosphate (GMPc) were proved to play an important role in the regulatory effect of analgesic acupuncture. The practice of acupuncture reduced the AMPc level in the brain, while GMPc showed a significant increase. When AMPc level in the brain showed a decline, or GMPc level was elevated, the acupuncture analgesic effect was imported. The serum AMPc level was stable or declined after acupuncture
Acupuncture ; Analgesics ; Medicine, Traditional

The article introduced concept and origin of “point to point” technique in acupuncture, classification and clinical applications. The using principle based on opinion of “Hoang de noi kinh”, including “Nhan than che nghi” (depend on individual to decide), “An bo nhi thu” (depend on acupoint to decide), “Y benh nhi luan” (depend on disease status to decide). The article also point out advantages in recent treatment
Acupuncture ; Therapeutics ; Medicine, Traditional

The study was carried out in 102 children (52 males, 50 females). The investigatived parameters were the Hegu’s location, the intensity, and the relation between the area of point and dermic area. The results are following: The Hegu in 58 - 66% children in the same location and 42% of them had different location (about 2.2- 2.8mm) in comparision between two methods (traditional medicine’s method and used neurometer, RB - 65 made in Japan). The intensity inside Hegu was 95- 100 A and the outside was 20-25 A. There was significiant difference between inside and outside of point (P< 0.001). There was no diffirence of the Hegu’s intensity between the males and females, the left and the rightside (P>0.05). Hegu is described as a round point, the area from 2.7-3.7mm2. There was no difference of Hegu’s area between the males and females (P>0.05). There was the crrelation between the area of point and the dermic area in both hands (r= 0.38 for males; r= 0.54 for females).
Medicine, Traditional ; Child

The study was carried out in 217 persons (129 males, 88 females). The investigative parameters were: the hegu's location, the intensity, the area, the relation between the area of point and the dermal area. The results showed that the hegu in 30-34% persons was in the same location and 60-68% of them had different location (about 3-4.5mm) in comparison between two methods (traditional medicine's method and used Neurometer, RB-65 made in Japan). The intensity inside hegu was 111.1913.46A and the outside was 10.138.23A. There was significant difference between inside and outside of point (P<0.001). There was no difference of the intensity between the left and the right hand (P>0.05). Hegu is described as a round point, the mean area was 5.011.40mm2. There was no difference between males and females (P>0.05). There was no the correlation between the area of point and the dermal area in both hands and sex (r = 0.25 for males, r=0.15 for females).
Medicine, Traditional ; Epidemiologic Study Characteristics

40 health male students from 19-26 of age were studied on the change of ciriculation parameters between before and after the exact Hegu electroacupuncture outside the Hegu. The investigated parameters included systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate, ECG (electrocardiogram). The results are following: + After the Hegu electroacupuncture one and eight times, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and heart rate reduced rather markly (P< 0.01), QT and PT interval are longer (P<0.01). + There were no differences of the others (the time and amplitudes of P wave, PR interval, QRS complex, T wave) between before and after the Hegu electroacupuncture on and eight times (p<0.05).
Electroacupuncture ; blood