OBJECTIVETo study on the effect of acupuncture at early stage on prognosis of the infantile of anoxic and ischemic cerebral injury.

METHODSOne hundred and forty-eight newborns of moderate and severe anoxic and ischemic encephalopathy after acute stage were randomly divided into an acupuncture group and a control group. The acupuncture group were treated with comprehensive interference with acupuncture as main after the acute stage, and the control group with a routine infanticulture measure after acute stage and were discharged from hospital. Intelligence test was conducted in age of 3, 6, 12 and 18 months. Results The average development quotient (DQ) in the: acupuncture group in age of 6, 12, 18 months increased by 14.54, 21.46, and 24.06 points as compared with the control group, respectively. After age of 18 months, the maim rate was 7.2% in the treatment group and 33.8% in the control group with a very significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONThe comprehensive interference with acupuncture as main at early stage can effectively promote mental and motion development, and it is effective way for improving prognosis, reducing incidence rate of sequelae and increasing life quality in the infantile of anoxic and ischemic encephalopathy.

Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Brain Ischemia ; Humans ; Intelligence Tests ; Prognosis ; Quality of Life