title: [Clinical application of acupunctural anesthesia with new combination principle of acupoints in supratentorial craniocerebral operation of tumor in vital functional area or deep site of brain].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To summarize the experience in applying acupunctural anesthesia (AA) with new combination principle (NCP) of acupoints in supratentorial craniocerebral operation of tumor in functional area or deep site of brain.
  
  
  METHODS
  With the acupoints selection of AA changed from the previous combination principle of near segmental and peri-operational region to the NCP of near-remote along corresponding meridian, craniotomy was carried out under AA in 23 patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Operation was performed successfully in all the patients, 82.6% of them with the effectiveness reaching I A grade. In those operated on the vital functional area, such as central anterior/posterior gyrus and language center, the accidental functional injury could be well prevented.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  AA with NCP of acupoints has satisfactory effect in supratentorial craniocerebral operation of functional area or deep site of brain, it is especially valuable in monitoring the effect of operation on function of around normal cerebral area to avoid accident injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou. zjm135@vip.sina.com
authors.forename: Jian-min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiang-dong
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Shiting
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lü
authors.forename: Ziming
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jianli
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shuyou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peng
mesh_terms: D015667:Acupuncture Analgesia / Q000379:methods; D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015173:Supratentorial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*