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.
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*