Clinical Study on Early Acupuncture for Acute Ischemic Stroke

• Published in: Journal of acupuncture and tuina science Vol. 6; no. 4; pp. 222 - 226
• Main Author: 张玲 葛林宝 陈莲芳 吴耀持 肖元春（翻译）
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian 01-08-2008; Springer Nature B.V; Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200233, P. R. China%Yueyang Hospital of Integrative Chinese & Western Medicines Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, P. R. China%Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200021, P. R. China
• Subjects: Acupuncture; Clinical Study; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; 日常生活活动; 血液流变学; 针刺疗法; Activities of Daily Living; Stroke; R246.1; 日常生活活动; 针刺疗法; 血液流变学; 中风; Acupuncture Therapy; Hemorheology
• ISSN: 1672-3597; 1993-0399
• DOI: 10.1007/s11726-008-0222-x

Objective
To observe the clinical efficacy and safety of early acupuncture in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke.
Methods
In clinical randomized controlled trial, 90 subjects were divided into drug group and acupuncture group, 45 cases in each group. The neurological deficit score, Bathel index and some blood laboratory indexes were detected before and after treatment in both groups.
Results
In acute stage, there were striking differences in the neurological deficit score and activities of daily living (ADL) between before and after treatments in acupuncture group (
P
<0.01), and between acupuncture group and drug group (
P
<0.01); but there was no difference in blood lipid and rheology between two groups.
Conclusion
Acupuncture is rather safe in the early treatment of acute ischemic stroke, and improvement of disability and the patients’ quality of life.