title: [Effects of early acupuncture combined with exercise therapy on the consciousness-regaining treatment of coma patients in neurosurgery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To seek consciousness regaining methods at early stage for coma patients in neurosurgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients whose Galsgows Coma Scale (GCS) < 8 including cerebral contusion, cerebral hemorrhage and brain tumor were randomly divided into an observation group (218 cases) and a control group (237 cases). Conventional medicine and/or surgery were used in two groups. After vital signs became stable, Xingnao Kaiqiao needling method was applied at Shuigou (GV 26), Baihui (GV 20), Neiguan (PC 6), etc. and combined with exercise therapy in observation group, while no rehabilitation therapy was used in control group. The therapeutic effect between two groups was compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After 30 days' treatment, the conscious rate of observation group (80.7%, 176/218) was higher than that of control group (46.8%,111/237), and there was statistics significance between them (P < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early acupuncture combined with exercise therapy can improve the conscious rate of coma patients in neurosurgery, thereby decrease their mortality and disability rate.
authors: Neurosurgery Department, Lingshan People's Hospital, Qinzhou 535400, Guangxi Province, China. hs6508080@163.com
authors: Ben-Fang
authors: BF
authors: Cao
authors: Cheng
authors: C
authors: Zhang
authors: Wen-Hai
authors: WH
authors: Liang
authors: Li
authors: L
authors: Chen
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003128:Coma / Q000628:therapy*; D003243:Consciousness; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged