title: 108 cases of hemiplegia caused by stroke: the relationship between CT scan results, clinical findings and the effect of acupuncture treatment.
abstract: The location of the pathological focus on the film of CT scan was related to the degree of paralysis, and to the result of acupuncture in hemiplegia patients. In retrospective analysis of the clinical data, we found some inter-linking relationships. In general, early treatment (first 3 weeks) with acupuncture produces better result (improvement in 90.9% of the patients treated) than the treatment initiated three weeks after stroke (improvement in 71.4% of the patients treated).
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture Dept., Hua Shan Hospital, Shanghai Medical University, Peoples Republic of China.
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed