[Clinical observation on effect of acupuncture on nervous functions of the patient after operation of. hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage].
OBJECTIVE
To probe the best therapy for the patient after operation of hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage.


METHODS
One hundred cases were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 50 cases in each group. The control group were treated by routine western medicine (Mannitol, Nifedipine and Caftriaxone sodium and so On), and the treatment group by the medication of the control group plus acupuncture 9 days after operation. Acupuncture was given at Neiguan (PC 6), Shuigou (GV 26), Sanyinjiso (SP 6), Jiquan (HT 1) and Weizhong (BL 40) and so on, combined with scalp acupuncture, with "restoring consciousness and inducing consciousness" needling method, for 10 days. The nervous function defect was assessed by Chinese Stroke Scale and the criteria for assessment of therapeutic effects.


RESULTS
Acupuncture could improve significantly nervous function defect. The total effective rate was 86.000 in the treatment group and 14.0% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
The therapeutic effect of the treatment group is better than that of the control group. Acupuncture combined with western medicine has cooperation for treatment of hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage with a better therapeutic effect.
Li
Tao
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First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin College of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China. litaons0070@sohu.com
Zhao
Jian-guo
JG
Tian
Gui-jie
GJ
Zhang
Lan
L
Liu
Shu-jun
SJ
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020299:Intracranial Hemorrhage, Hypertensive / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009420:Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*