Influence of Nape Cluster Acupuncture on Peripheral Plasma ET Content in Patients with Acute Cerebral Infarction

目的:探讨项丛刺疗法治疗急性脑梗死的机理。方法:选取80例急性期脑梗死患者,随机分为 A、B 两组,B 组采用急性期常规治疗,A 组在 B 组治疗基础上加用项丛刺治疗,每日2次,15次为1疗程,观察神经功能缺损评分减少情况及血浆 ET 含量的变化。结果:两组治疗后神经功能缺损评分及血浆 ET 含量与治疗前相比较,均有显著性差异(P<0.05);但 A 组与 B 组治疗后比较有显著性差异(P<0.05),即 A 组疗效优于 B 组。结论:项丛刺疗法治疗急性脑梗死有效,能显著降低血浆 ET 含量,使神经功能缺损评分减少,同时证明在脑梗死急性期配合项丛刺疗法,效果明显优于单纯药物治疗。

Objective：To investigate the mechanism of nape cluster acupuncture in the treatment of acute cerebral infarction. Methods： Eighty patients with acute cerebral infarction were selected and randomly allocated to group A and B. Group B was given routine treatment for acute phase and Group A was added with the nape cluster acupuncture based upon the treatment for Group B. The treatment was given twice daily, with 15 d as a course of the treatments, to observe the decreasing situation in the score of the nerve function defects and changes in plasma ET content. Results： There were significant differences in the score of the nerve function defects and plasma ET content before and after treatments in two groups （P〈 0.05）, but there was significant difference between Group A and Group B after treatment （P〈 0.05）, indicating the curative effect was better in Group A than in Group B.Conclusion： Nape cluster acupuncture can be used to effectively treat acute cerebral infarction and obviously decrease plasma ET content and reduce the score of the nerve function defects. The findings also proves that the therapeutic effect was obviously better than single medication, if nape cluster acupuncture was combined in the treatment of the acute cerebral infarction.