Electrophysiological measures during acupuncture-induced surgical analgesia.
Electrophysiological recordings (electroencephalograms, somatosensory-evoked potentials, cognitive-evoked potentials) were made in five patients during acupuncture-induced analgesia for removal of a thyroid tumor. The electrophysiological measures were unchanged during the operation. Acupuncture's modes of action in producing analgesia are not revealed in this study.
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Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine 92717.
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D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000698:Analgesia; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000503:physiopathology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*