Study on the compensation of brain function in children with cerebral palsy by acupuncture combined with nerve growth factor

Liu ZhenhuanQi YanchaoPan Pei GuangMa MeimeiQian XuguangFu WenjieZhang Hongyan

Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation Center, Nanhai Women's and Children's Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

Abstract: Objective: To explore the compensatory effect of acupuncture on brain function in the rehabilitation of cerebral palsy. Methods: 100 children with cerebral palsy were randomly divided into a treatment group (50 cases) and a control group (50 cases), and the treatment group was treated with scalp acupuncture (motor area, foot movement area, balance area), body acupuncture (point extraction arm (?), Fengchi, Huantiao, Yanglingquan, etc.) and nerve growth factor injection at Zusanli acupoint, combined with rehabilitation training. The control group only with rehabilitation training. The clinical efficacy of the two groups and the recovery of head CT and SPECT lesions were observed. Results: the total effective rate of the treatment group was 84%, significantly higher than 52% of the total effective rate of the control group. after treatment, the developmental quotient (DQ) treatment group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.01). the improvement rate of brain dysplasia, brain atrophy and the recovery rate of brain SPECT brain neuron metabolism function in the treatment group were higher than that of the control group (P<0.01).

Key words:Acupuncture;Cerebral palsy;SPECT;Compensation of brain function;

The 15th National Symposium on Acupuncture and Moxibustion of Clinical Branch of Chinese Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion

Meeting time: 2007-08

Venue: Xianyang, Shaanxi, China

• Album: Medical and Health Technology
• Topics: Traditional Chinese Medicine; Pediatrics; Neurology
• Classification number: R246.4;R742.3

Study on compensation of brain function in children with cerebral palsy by acupuncture combined with nerve growth factor