简介：Accordingtothe"InternationalStandardofChineseHeadAcupoints"207patientssufferingfromstrokeweretreatedbyneedlingalongtheanteriorandposteriorobliguelinesofvertex-temporal,andtheline1andline2lateraltovertex.Themarkedlyeffectiverateaccountedfor73.43%ofthetotal,andtheoveralleffectiveraterepresented89.86%.Afterthetreatmentsomesymptomsashemiplegia,lingualdysfunction,facialandtongueparalysiswereobviouslyimproved(P<0.01).ThetherapeuticeffectofheadacupuncturewasobviouslybetterthanthatofWesternmedicine(P<0.01).Comparisonoftherapeuticeffectsmadeamongneedlingalongdifferentlinesandbetweenthoseappliedontheintactandaffectedsidesofthebodyshowedthattheywerealleffectiveinimprovingthesymptoms,buttherewasnosignificantdifference(P<0.05)

简介：Onehundredandseventeenacutecerebralinfarctionpatientswererandomlydivid-edintotwogroups:Scalpacupuncturegroup(GroupA)andpuremedicationgroup(GroupB).Thefunctionofthenervoussystem,brainelectricalactivitymappingandsomatosensoryevokedpotentialswereobservedbeforeandafterthetreatment.Itwasfoundthattheindexesinthetwogroupschangedsignificantly(P<0.05).ThecurativeeffectsinGroupAwerebetterthanthatinGroupB(P<0.001).Thecurativeeffectsofscalpacupunctureonacutecerebralinfarctionwereobjectivelyconfirmedbymeansofelectrophysiologicalstudies.

简介：Objective:ToobservethetherapeuticeffectofacupuncturetherapyplusChinesemedicinalherbsinthetreatmentof38casesofsenilepatientswithhemiplegia.Methods;Atotalof69senilestrokepatientswererandomlydividedintotreatmentgroup(n=38,acceptingacupunctureplusherbalmedicinetreatment)andcontrolgroup(n=31,acceptingherbalmedicinetreatmentonly).PrincipalacupointsusedwereBaihui(GV20),Jiquan(HT1),Jianyu(LI15),Quchi(LI11),Zhongwan(RN12),Siqiang(Extraacupoint)andZusanli(ST36),combinedwithotheracupointsaccordingtothesymptoms.Theseacupointswerepuncturedwithfiliformneedlesandstimulatedwithuniformreinforcing-reducingmethod,onceeverydayexceptSundays,with30sessionsbeingatherapeuticcourse.ChinesemedicinalherbsusedwereHuangqi(RadixAstragali,黄芪)30g,Dangshen(RadixCodonopsisPilosulae,党参)30g,Danshen(RadixSalviaeMiltiorrhizae,丹参)30g,Chishao(RadixPaeoniaeRubra,赤芍)30g,Chuanxiong(RhizomaLigusticiChuanxiong,川芎)10g,Dilong(Lumbricus,地龙)10g,Niuxi(RadixAchyranthisBidentatae,牛膝)15g,Jixueteng(CaulisSpatholobi,鸡血藤)30gandGancao(RadixGlycyrrhizae,甘草)6gwhichweredecoctedinwatertobetakenonedoseeveryday(inthemorningandevening),continuouslyfor60days,with30daysbeingatherapeuticcourse.Results:Aftertreatment,intreatmentandcontrolgroups,ofthe38and31cases,18(47.37%)and8(25.81%)experiencedremarkableimprovement,18(47.37%)and18(58.06%)wereeffective,and2(5.26%)and5(16.13%)hadnosignificantchanges,withthetotaleffectiveratesbeing94.74%and83.87%respectively.Simultaneously,indexesofbloodrheologyaswholebloodratiohighshearviscosity(WBRHSV),wholebloodratiolowshearviscosity(WBRLSV),plasmaratioviscosity(PRV),hematacrit(HCT)andfibrinogen(Fib)wereremarkablyreducedincomparisonwithpre-treatment,meaningimprovementofthemicrocirculation(P＜0.05-0.01).Conclusion:Theres

简介：ABSTRACTObjective:ToobservethetherapeuticeffectofacupunctureplusmoxibustionofYongquan(KI1)inimprovingstrokepatients'dyskinesiaandbloodrheology.Methods:78casesofstrokepatientsweretreatedbyacupunctureandmoxibustionofYongquan(KI1),oncedaily,with20daysbeingatherapeuticcourse.Indexesofwholebloodviscosity,plasmaviscosity,plateletaggregationrate,packedcellvolumeandfibrinogenweredetectedbeforeandaftertreatment.ChangesofthefunctionalactivitywereassessedusingBarthelmarkingmethod.Results:After2coursesofacupuncturetreatment,alltheabove-mentionedindexesandfunctionalactivitywereimprovedsignificantly(P<0.05～0.01).Conclusion:AcupunctureandmoxibustionofYongquan(KI1)hasanactiveeffectinimprovingstrokepatients'dyskinesiaandbloodrheology.

简介：Objective:Toobservetheeffectofacupunctureoncerebralglucosemetabolisminstrokepatients.Methods:Changesofcerebralglucosemetabolismbeforeandafteracupuncturestimulationwereobservedinsixcasesofstrokepatientsbyusingpositronemissiontomography(PET)scanner.Electroacupuncture(EA,4Hz,continuouswavesanddurationof20min)wasappliedtoBaihui(百会GV20)andrightQubin(曲鬓GB7).18Fluorinedeoxyglucose(18FDG),adeveloper(radioactiveformofglucose)forshowingthelevelsofthebrainfunctionalactivitywasgiventothepatientsintravenously.SPMsoftwarewasusedtodealwiththedataofeachpixelpointbyunilateralt-test(Ts:P=0.05),then,theregionsshowingincrease/decreaseoftheglucosemetabolismwereobtained.Results:Afteracupuncturestimulation,significantincreaseofglucosemetabolismwasfoundtobeinthefirstsomaticmotorcorticalregion(MI),supplementarymotorarea(SMA),premotorarea(PMC),andthesuperiorparietallobule(LPs)onthehealthysideofthebrain;whilethedecreaseofglucosemetabolismfoundinMI,PMCandLPsonthefocusside.Inadditiontothecerebralregionsrelatedtothemotorfunction,changesofglucosemetabolismwerealsofoundintheparietallobuleandbasalganglionarea,centralparietalgyrus,superiorparietalgyrus,putamen,cerebellum,etc..Conclusion:AcupunctureofQubin(GB7)andBaihui(GV20)canactivatemotor-relatedcerebralstructuresinthebilateralcerebralhemisphereandinduceexcitementreactionofthepotentiallycorrelativemotorareasoastocompensateorassisttheinjuredmotorareatoplayaroleinimprovingmotorfunctioninstrokepatients.

简介：Inthisstudy,61casesofischemicstrokepatientsarerandomlydividedintosurroundingneedlinggroup(n＝31)andscalp-acupuncturegroup(n＝30).TheischemicfocusofthebrainisdeterminedbyCTexamina-tion.Forpatientsofthesurroundingneedlinggroup,Gauge-29-30stainlesssteelfiliformneedlesareinsertedintothesurroundingscalpofthefocalprojectionregiononebyone,withtheneedle-tipstowardthecenterofthefocalprojec-tionarea,andcombinedwithotherbodyacupointsaccordingtosyndromedifferentiation.Forpatientsofscalp-acupuncturegroup,MotorArea(MS6)andSensoryArea(MS7)ofthecontralateralsideofthefocusareused.Thetreatmentisperformedoncedailyinbothgroups,with30sessionsbeingatherapeuticcourse.Afteronecourseoftreatment,insurroundingneedlingandscalp-acupuncturegroups,20and11casesarecuredbasically,10and15haveamarkedimprovement,1and4areeffective,thetherapeuticeffectoftheformergroupissignificantlysuperiortothatofscalp-acupuncturegroup.Aftertreatment,plasmaepinephrine(E)andnorepinephrine(NE)levelsofthetwogroupsdecreaseconsiderablycomparedwithpre-treatmentofeachgroup(P＜0.01),andtheeffectsofsurroundingneedlingonEandNEaremoreevidentlythanthoseofscalp-acupuncture(P＜0.05).ResultssuggestthatthetherapeuticeffectofacupuncturemayberelatedtothedeclineofplasmaEandNElevels.

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