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

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

The study given an insight on the similarity in dyslipidemia syndrome between Western medicine and East medicine. 60 patients with dyslipidemia examined from December 1997 to July 1998 were investigated. Results suggested that the herb extract combination was an effect treatment for wind-phlegm form of dyslipidemia. It reduced triglycerid level by 31.5%, total cholesterol by 16%, LDL-C by 20.2% and apoprotein B by 16.7%, increased HDL-C by 19.8% and apoprotein by 14.1%.
Dyslipidemias ; Medicine, Herbal

40 healthy male students from 19-26 years of age were studied on the changes of ECG before and after the exact Hegu electroacupuncture once and 8 times. 20 among 40 these students were done electroacupuncture outside the Hegu. The investigated parameters included: frequency, amplitude, rate of alpha, beta, theta-delta waves in the occipital and temporal regions. The results are following: + After the Hegu electroacupuncture once and 8 times, amplitude and rate of alpha waves increased remarkably in the occipital and temporal regions. After the Hegu electroacupuncture 8 times, amplitude of beta and thetadenta waves reduced in the occipital region. + After the Hegu electroacupuncture once and 8 times, rates of beta and theta-delta waves reduced significationtly in the occipital and temporal regions.
Electroencephalography ; Electroacupuncture

The authors did statistics on 120 patients with chronic persistent obstructive bronchitis who were examined and divided into many types according to traditional therapy. Result showed that there were four main types: asthenia of both lung and spleen, asthenia of lung-yin and kidney-yin, asthenia of lung-yang and kidney-yang and asthenia of lung-yang and spleen-yang and kidney-yang. Among them, asthenia of both lung and spleen type make the highest rate 62.5%, asthenia of lung-yin and kidney-yin type 18.3% and asthenia of lung-yang and spleen-yang and kidney-yang type make the lowest rate 8.4%.
Bronchitis ; Therapeutics ; Medicine, Traditional

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