Electrical needle therapy of uremic pruritus.
Six patients with intractable uremic pruritus were treated with a modified acupuncture technique, the electrical needle stimulation (ENS). Results were followed with a pruritic score scale based on severity, frequency and distribution of itching, together with sleeping hours and waking up at night. The results were encouraging: pruritus was drastically improved during or after ENS in several patients. A control treatment with superficial electrical stimulation was ineffective.
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011537:Pruritus / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012890:Sleep; D014511:Uremia / Q000150:complications*