Clinical observation on 30 cases of transient cerebral ischemia attack treated with acupuncture and medication
Randomized controlled trial published in Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan (2007)
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To probe the curative effect of acupuncture and medication on transient cerebral ischemia attack. METHOD: 30 patients with transient cerebral ischemia attack in the treatment group were acupunctured at Fengchi (GB 20), Wangu (GB 12) and Tianzhu (BL 10) and given orally leech capsules and centipede capsules. 30 patients with transient cerebral ischemia attack in the control group were given intravenous drip of compound Danshen injection and orally aspirin. At the end of two treatment courses, the curative effects were evaluated and the changes in blood rheology and in 3 indexes of blood coagulation were observed before and after treatment in the 2 groups. RESULTS: The total effective rate in the treatment group was 86.7% with obvious difference as compared to the control group (P < 0.05). There were remarkable differences in blood rheology and 3 indexes of blood coagulation before and after treatment in the treatment group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). There were remarkable differences after treatment between the 2 groups (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Acupuncture at Fengchi (GB 20), Wangu (GB 12) and Tianzhu (BL 10) and medication with leech capsules and centipede capsules are effective methods in treating transient cerebral ischemia attack.
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To probe the curative effect of acupuncture and medication on transient cerebral ischemia attack.
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This study compared acupuncture at Fengchi (GB 20), Wangu (GB 12), and Tianzhu (BL 10) points plus oral leech and centipede capsules against intravenous compound Danshen injection plus oral aspirin in 60 patients with transient cerebral ischemic attack, reporting an 86.7% total effective rate in the treatment group and significant improvements in blood rheology and coagulation indexes. For ASH's domain, the "leech capsules" represent an oral processed leech preparation related to but distinct from live hirudotherapy. However, the multi-modal combination therapy design precludes isolating the leech component's specific contribution, and the relevance is indirect and traditional—no live leech application or isolated leech secretome compounds are involved.
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