title: [Multicentral randomized controlled study on effects of acupuncture at Zusanli (ST 36) and Xuanzhong (GB 39) on cerebrovascular function in the patient of ischemic stroke].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore effect of acupuncture at Zusanli (ST 36) and Xuanzhong (GB 39) on cerebrovascular function in the patient of ischemic stroke.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three central, single blind, randomized controlled trial method was adopted, and 160 cases were randomly divided into an acupuncture group and a control group, 80 cases in each group. The two groups were treated by routine treatment for ischemic stroke with acupuncture at Zusanli (ST 36) and Xuanzhong (GB 39) added in the acupuncture group. Changes of TCD cerebrovascular blood flow indexes before and after treatment were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After treatment, TCD indexes significantly improved in the acupuncture group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01) with a significant difference as compared with that in the control group (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture at Zusanli (ST 36) and Xuanzhong (GB 39) can significantly improve cerebral vasomotoricity, cerebral blood flow auto-regulative function, cerebral hemisphere collateral circulation comprehental function in the patient of ischemic stroke.
authors.affiliation: Hubei Higher Training School of TCM, Jingzhou 434020, China. wenxiao111@163.com
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hong-Wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Wei-Ping
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Qi-Shan
authors.initials: QS
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Xing-Qin
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Shi-Hong
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wen-Hua
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hui-Ling
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Mei-Tang
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Dai
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial