[Regulating the governor Vessel and Conception Vessel for treatment of pseudobulbar palsy after stroke].
OBJECTIVE
To compare the therapeutic effect of method for regulating the Governor Vessel and Conception Vessel as well as routine needling method.


METHODS
Sixty-four cases of pseudobulbar palsy after stroke were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 32 cases in each group. The observation group was treated with regulating the Governor Vessel and Conception Vessel, Tiantu (CV 22) through to Danzhong (CV 17), Shanglianquan (Extra), Baihui (GV 20) through to Naohu (GV 17), Fengfu (GV 16) were selected; the control group was treated with routine needling method with acupoints Yamen (GV 15), Lianquan (CV 23), Tongli (HT 5), Guanchong (TE 1). Scores of Watian drinking water test were observed before and after treatment, and therapeutic effects of two groups were compared.


RESULTS
The effective rate of 87.5% (28/32) in the observation group was superior to that of 65.6% (21/32) in the control group (P < 0.05). Scores of Watian drinking water test in both groups were significantly decreased after treatment (both P < 0.01), and the degree of the decrease in the observation group was superior to that of control group (P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
Regulating the Governor Vessel and Conception Vessel has a significant therapeutic effect for treatment of pseudobulbar palsy after stroke, and superior to that of routine needling.
Peng
Chang-lin
CL
Department of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui College of TCM, Hefei 230031, China. pcl8670@163.com
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020828:Pseudobulbar Palsy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome