title: [Clinical observation on acupoint injection of VitB12 for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To probe a better method for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. Methods One hundred and four cases of trigeminal neuralgia were randomly divided into a treatment group (n=57) and a control group (n=47). The treatment group were treated witb acupoint injection of 2000 microg of VitB12, with Xiaguan (ST 7) selected as main point, and the control group witb oral administration of Carbamazepine. The therapeutic effect were analyzed after 3 tberapeutic courses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Tbe cured and markedly effective rate and the effective rate were 82.5% and 98.2% in the treatment group, and 57.4% and 8O.9% in the control group, with a very significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.01). After treatment, there was a very significant difference in the cumulative score of pain between the two groups (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupoint injection of VitB12 has a better therapeutic effect than that of oral administration of Carbamazepine.
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture & Moxibustion Section, Xuzhou City Hospital of TCM, Jiangsu 221003, China.
authors.forename: Chang-shan
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: De-qing
authors.initials: DQ
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Zheng-yong
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000628:therapy*; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D014805:Vitamin B 12