Clinical Observation of Acupuncture in Treating Pseudobulbar Palsy

• Published in: Journal of acupuncture and tuina science Vol. 8; no. 6; pp. 344 - 348
• Main Author: 陆军伟 孙建华
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian 01-12-2010; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acupuncture; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Special Topic Study; 假性延髓麻痹; 并发症; 针刺疗法; Pseudobulbar Palsy; 并发症; Stroke; Complications; 假性延髓麻痹; 针刺疗法; 中风; Acupuncture Therapy; R246.6
• ISSN: 1672-3597; 1993-0399
• DOI: 10.1007/s11726-010-0446-4

Objective
To observe the clinical efficacy of needling nape acupoints in the treatment of pseudobulbar palsy.
Methods
One hundred and twenty cases of pseudobulbar palsy were randomized into two groups, a treatment group in which 60 cases were treated by needling nape acupoints and a control group in which 60 cases were treated by needling tongue acupoints; after one-month treatment, the clinical symptoms and signs were observed.
Results
The cure rate and total effective rate were respectively 41.7% and 90.0% in the treatment group, and respectively 26.7% and 81.7% in the control group, with differences in the cure rate and total effective rate between the two groups (
P
<0.01).
Conclusion
Needling nape acupoints is quite effective to treat pseudobulbar palsy in the relief of clinical symptoms and signs.