title: Clinical observation on 30 cases of transient cerebral ischemia attack treated with acupuncture and medication.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To probe the curative effect of acupuncture and medication on transient cerebral ischemia attack.
  
  
  METHODS
  30 patients with transient cerebral ischemia attack in the treatment group were acupunctured at Fengchi (GB 20), Wangu (GB 12) and Tianzhu (BL 10) and given orally leech capsules and centipede capsules. 30 patients with transient cerebral ischemia attack in the control group were given intravenous drip of compound Danshen injection and orally aspirin. At the end of two treatment courses, the curative effects were evaluated and the changes in blood rheology and in 3 indexes of blood coagulation were observed before and after treatment in the 2 groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate in the treatment group was 86.7% with obvious difference as compared to the control group (P < 0.05). There were remarkable differences in blood rheology and 3 indexes of blood coagulation before and after treatment in the treatment group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). There were remarkable differences after treatment between the 2 groups (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture at Fengchi (GB 20), Wangu (GB 12) and Tianzhu (BL 10) and medication with leech capsules and centipede capsules are effective methods in treating transient cerebral ischemia attack.
authors: Acupuncture Department of the Second Hospital Affiliated to Guiyang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550002, China.
authors: Lingmei
authors: L
authors: Feng
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Zhang
authors: Cai
authors: C
authors: Wei
authors: Yan
authors: Y
authors: Sun
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004333:Drug Administration Routes; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D027561:Salvia miltiorrhiza
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; C028972:dan-shen root extract; D001241:Aspirin