摘要
Brain injury due to intrauterine growth restriction(IUGR) is a thorny clinical problem that often leads to permanent neurological deficits such as cerebral palsy.Few practical therapies can treat an IUGR-associated brain injury.We employed acupuncture to treat a 6-month-old male patient with severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy(HIE) due to IUGR,as confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging(MRI).Three courses of acupuncture treatment significantly improved some of the patient’s clinical characteristics,such as his insensitive responsiveness and motor deficits,with remarkably reversed HIE features on MRI at 1-year of age.This case suggests that acupuncture is a potential treatment option for an IUGRassociated brain injury and warrants further investigation.
基金
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China:Mechanisms Studies of γ-frequency Auricular Electroacupuncture Facilitates APP/PS1 Mice Cognition via P2X7R/NLRP3/Caspase-1 Pathway(No.82104980)
Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Incubating Program:Mechanisms Studies of Auricular Electroacupuncture on Hypothalamic P2Y1R in the Regulating Body Weight of ob/ob Mice(No.PZ2022005)
Youth Grant of Beijing Shijitan Hospital:Mechanisms Studies of Auricular Electroacupuncture on Hypothalamic P2Y1R in the Regulating Body Weight of db/db Mice(No.2021-q01)。
