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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Mei, Jun-hua
• Wang, Jun-il
• Luo, Li-jun
• Chen, Guo-hua
• Zhang, Zhong-wen
• Pan, Xiao-feng
• Wei, Dan
• Shao, Wei

Titel

Effects of Acupuncture on Neurofunction and Neuropsychological Factors of Chronic Alcoholic Peripheral Neuropathy Patients

Ist Teil von

• Zhongguo Zhong xi yi jie he za zhi, 2015-12, Vol.35 (12), p.1463

Ort / Verlag

China

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To observe the effects of acupuncture on neurofunction and neuropsychological factors of chronic alcoholic peripheral neuropathy (CAPN) patients. Totally 120 CAPN patients were assigned to the common treatment group, acupuncture group A, and acupuncture group B according to random digit table, 40 in each group. All patients recieved conventional drug therapy. Besides, patients in the acupuncture group A were additionally needled at Pishu (BL20), Weishu (BL21), Xuehai (SP10), Yinlingquan (SP9), Zusanli (ST36), Yanglingquan (GB34), Jiexi (ST41), Xuanzhong (GB39), Xiangu (ST43),Taixi (KI3), Quchi (LI11), Waiguan (SJ5), Hegu (LI4), and so on. On these bases patients in the acupuncture group B were needled at Sishencong (EX-HN1), Yintang (EX-HN3), Neiguan (PC6), Taichong (LR3), Sanyinjiao (SP6), and Taiyang (EX-HN5). Acupuncture was performed once a day, 14 times as a course; and then once on every other day, 14 times in total for 4 weeks. All treatment lasted for 8 successive weeks. Neuropathy Impairment Score in