[A randomized controlled trial of acupuncture treatment of acute ischemic stroke].
OBJECTIVE
To explore effects of acupuncture on ability of daily living (ALD) and the incidence rate of disability and mortality of the patient of acute ischemic stroke.


METHODS
Forty patients with acute ischemic stroke were randomly assigned to an acupuncture group and a control group, 20 cases in each group. The treatment group were treated with acupuncture for 3-4 weeks, 5 times each week, and routine therapy. The control group were treated with routine therapy alone.


RESULTS
No statistically significant differences between the two groups in the score of neurological defection, and the incidence rate of disability and mortality at following survey of 3 and 6 months were found.


CONCLUSIONS
Acupuncture is safe and feasible for stroke at early stage.
Rao
Ping
P
Department of Neurology, The First People's Hospital, Chengdu 610016, China.) raopingljb@163.com
Zhou
Li
L
Mao
Min
M
Bai
Yang
Y
Wen
Tian-Ming
TM
Tang
Yu-Hong
YH
Guo
Wen-Li
WL
D026881:Acupuncture; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy