[Observation on clinical therapeutic effect of scalp acupuncture combined with body acupuncture on apoplectic hemiplegia].
OBJECTIVE
To search for the best method for increasing clinical therapeutic effect on apoplectic hemiplegia.


METHODS
One hundred and twenty cases of apoplectic hemiplegia were randomly divided into three groups in order of visiting. Group A (n = 33) were treated by scalp acupuncture combined with consciousness-restoring resuscitation method, group B (n = 60) by scalp acupuncture combined with traditional acupuncture, and group C (n = 27) by traditional acupuncture. The clinical therapeutic effects were evaluated according to the scores of manner, speech, motor function of limbs, and so on.


RESULTS
Three cases were basically cured, 20 were markedly effective, 7 were effective, with a total effective rate of 90.9% in the group A; and the corresponding figures were 7, 28, 21 cases and 93.3%, respectively in group B with no significant difference between the group A and B (P > 0.05); and 7 cases were markedly effective, 11 effective with a total effective rate of 66. 7% in the group C with a significant difference as compared with the group A and B (P < 0.05, P < 0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
Scalp acupuncture combined with consciousness-restoring resuscitation method and scalp acupuncture combined with traditional acupuncture have a similar therapeutic effect on apoplectic hemiplegia, which is superior to that of traditional acupuncture.
Sun
Hua
H
Department of TCM, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China.
Bao
Fei
F
Wang
Dao-hai
DH
Zhang
Yun-xiang
YX
Wang
Feng-qin
FQ
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012535:Scalp; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy*