[Clinical observation on catgut implantation at acupoint for treatment of general paroxysmal epilepsy].
OBJECTIVE
To search for an effective method for treatment of general paroxysmal epilepsy.


METHODS
One hundred cases were randomly divided into a treatment group of 50 cases treated with catgut implantation at Dazhui (GV 14), Jinsuo (GV 8), Fenglong (ST 40), etc., and a control group of 50 cases treated with oral administration of sodium valproate.


RESULTS
The scores for epilepsy after treatment significantly improved in the both groups (P<0.05); the total effective rate was 94.0% in the treatment group and 82.0% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Catgut implantation at acupoint has a definite therapeutic effect on general paroxysmal epilepsy with no adverse effect.
Zhuang
Li-xing
LX
Acupuncture Section, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong 510405, China. zhuanglixing@163.com
Zhang
Jing
J
Li
Yu-zhu
YZ
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000328:Adult; D002398:Catgut; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged