title: [Clinically controlled study on phased integral needling method for treatment of cerebral infarction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare clinical therapeutic effects of phased integral acupuncture and routine acupuncture on patients with cerebral infarction.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and thirteen cases were randomly divided into a treatment group (n = 63) treated by phased integral acupuncture and a control group (n = 50) treated by routine acupuncture. Their clinical therapeutic effects were compared after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The treatment group in the decreases of both the diagnostic score for TCM diseases of stroke and the score for neurological function defect, and the therapeutic effect was superior to the control group with significant differences (all P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The phased integral acupuncture is an effective therapy with a therapeutic effect better than that of the routine acupuncture for treatment of hemiplegia due to cerebral infarction.
authors.affiliation: The Second Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of TCM, Guangdong 510120, China. guozeyao@sina.com.cn
authors.forename: Yuan-Qi
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Li-Yu
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wen-Bin
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Ai-Hua
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: Xuan-Ming
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: Wei-Xiong
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Li-
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D002544:Cerebral Infarction; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D012107:Research Design; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy