title: [A randomized controlled trial of acupuncture treatment of acute ischemic stroke].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, The First People's Hospital, Chengdu 610016, China.) raopingljb@163.com
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Tian-Ming
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Yu-Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Wen-Li
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy