title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of pulse magnetic acupuncture at scalp acupoints on acute cerebral infarction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To apply pulse magnetic acupuncture at scalp acupoints to treat acute cerebral infarction and to explore the mechanism.
  
  
  METHODS
  A pulse magnetic acupuncture group, a routine acupuncture group and a static magnetic acupuncture group were set up, 30 cases in each group. Their clinical therapeutic effects were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cured-markedly effective rate was 80.0% in the pulse magnetic acupuncture group and 70.3% in the routine acupuncture group with no significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05), which were significant difference with 36.6% in the static magnetic acupuncture group (P<0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pulse magnetic acupuncture and routine acupuncture at scalp acupoints have same therapeutic effect on acute cerebral infarction, which is superior to that of static magnetic acupuncture.
authors.affiliation: College of TCM, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. drcuihai@sohu.com
authors.forename: Hai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Hai-feng
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhan-min
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Zhi-shun
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D012535:Scalp; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy