title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture therapy for promoting consciousness of patients with coma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the promoting consciousness effect of electroacupuncture therapy on the patients with long-term coma caused by severe craniocerebral trauma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-nine cases with coma more than 3 weeks and Glasgow Coma Scales (GCS) of 8 or less were divided into an observation group (n=15) and a control group (n=14). They were treated with the same western medicine. In addition to ordinary treatment, the observation group was treated with electroacupuncture at Baihui (GV 20), Shuigou (GV 26), Yongquan (KI 1) etc. for 30 min and the needles were retained for 30 min, once each day.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average awake time and awake rate were 40.1 days and 73.3% (11/15) respectively in the observation group, which were higher than 51.8 days and 28.6% (4/14) in the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Electroacupuncture therapy combine with western medicine is more effective in improving consciousness of patients in coma caused by severe craniocerebral trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Guilin Women and Children's Hospital of Guangxi Province, Guilin 541000, China. ping1668@126.com
authors.forename: Jian-ping
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhi-lin
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Min-shan
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Bao-ping
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003128:Coma / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003243:Consciousness; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult