title: [Clinical observation on catgut implantation at acupoint for treatment of general paroxysmal epilepsy].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture Section, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong 510405, China. zhuanglixing@163.com
authors.forename: Li-xing
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yu-zhu
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000328:Adult; D002398:Catgut; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged