title: [Acupuncture in the treatment of neuralgic syndromes of the facial region. Methodological studies and evaluation of the clinical results].
abstract: The A. present their experiences in the therapy of 274 facial neuralgias treated by acupuncture at the department of Oral Surgery of the University of Turin Medical School, between September 1973 and June 1976. The problems of a precise diagnosis and a research on the methods of treatment and statistical evaluation of the clinical results are presented with particular interest to the relation between acupuncture treatment and drug therapy.
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005156:Facial Neuralgia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000700:Analgesics; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: L'agopuntura nel trattamento di alcune sindromi nevralgiche del distretto facciale. Ricerca di una metodologia e valutazione dei risultati clinici.