title: Composite acupuncture treatment of mental retardation in children.
abstract: 128 children of mental retardation were diagnosed in accordance with the diagnostic standards proposed by WHO in 1985. The patients were treated compositely with acupuncture, auriculo-acupoint pellet pressure and herbal plasters on acupoints, bringing about improved mental developments in intelligence quotient (IQ) and social adaptation behaviour (SAB), as evidenced by recognized intelligence tests for children.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Acupuncture, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ba
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004431:Ear, External; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011312:Pressure