癫痫的耳针治疗研究现状与展望

Current research situation and prospect of auricular acupuncture for epilepsy

癫痫是一种脑部神经细胞突然、间歇性异样放电导致反复发作的短暂大脑功能失调的一组慢性疾病,治疗较为困难。耳甲区是中医耳穴内脏代表区,也是迷走神经耳支支配区,耳针作为一种独特的疗法,对本病的治疗有较好疗效。近年来,耳针抗癫痫的基础及临床研究取得了重大进展,并开发出了耳迷走神经经皮电针刺激仪(耳针仪)应用于临床试验研究,通过耳针抗癫痫的基础到临床研究,探究出了癫痫的相关发病机制和耳针的作用途径、临床疗效,为进一步推广耳针治疗癫痫和提高耳针治疗癫痫的临床疗效打下坚实的基础,为耳针仪的使用提供了可靠的实验证据支持,同时也积累了丰富的临床使用经验。

Epilepsy is a group of chronic diseases characterized by recurrent and transient brain dysfunction induced by abrupt and intermittent abnormal discharge of neurons in the brain,which is difficult to be cured.The auricular concha area is the zone of viscera in TCM auricular points,but also the innervating area of the auricular branch of the vagus nerve.Auricular acupuncture,as a special treatment,has superior therapeutic effect for epilepsy.In recent years,remarkable progress has been made in the theoretical basis and clinic application of auricular acupuncture for epilepsy,and the ear-vagus percutaneous electrical stimulation apparatus（auricular acupuncture apparatus）is developed for clinical trial researches.From the basic study to clinical research of auricular acupuncture for epilepsy,the epilepsy pathogenesis as well as the intervention pathway and clinical efficacy of auricular acupuncture are explored,which provide solid function for clinical treatment of auricular acupuncture and reliable experimental support and rich clinical experience for auricular acupuncture apparatus.