[Observation on electroacupuncture combined with routine western medicine therapy for promoting consciousness of the patient with coma caused by craniocerebral trauma].
OBJECTIVE
To observe the promoting consciousness effect of electroacupuncture combined with routine western medicine therapy on the patient with coma caused by craniocerebral trauma.


METHODS
Thirty-two cases were randomly divided into an acupuncture-medication group treated with electroacupuncture at Neiguan (PC 6) and Quze (PC 3) and routine western medicine, and a control group treated with routine western medicine, 16 cases in each group. Glasgow (GCS) scores were assessed after treatment for 7 sessions and 30 sessions respectively and the promoting consciousness rate was observed.


RESULTS
After treatment of 7 sessions, GCS score was 6.88 +/- 1.63 in the acupuncture-medication group and 5.25-1.65 in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05); after treatment of 7 sessions, the promoting consciousness rate was 25.0% in the acupuncture-medication group and 0 in the western medicine group, and after treatment for 30 sessions, the promoting conscious ness rate was 81. 3% in the acupuncture-medication group and 43.8% in the western medicine group with a signifi cant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Electroacupuncture at Neiguan (PC 6) and Quze (PC 3) combined with western medicine has a good promoting consciousness effect in the patient with coma caused by craniocerebral trauma, which is better than that of simple western medicine.
Fu
Ying-ying
YY
Department of Physiotherapy, No. 452 Hospital of PLA, Chengdu 610061, China. martina0322@sina.com
Cao
Suo-qi
SQ
Zhuang
Jin-xue
JX
Hu
Lang
L
Chen
Deng-kui
DK
Gu
Feng-jun
FJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003128:Coma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult