中医外治法治疗癫痫的研究进展及思考

Research Progress and Thinking of External Treatment of Epilepsy with Traditional Chinese Medicine

癫痫为目前临床中的多发病及常见病,是最常见的脑部疾病之一,临床以抽搐、感觉行为异常、意识丧失等为主要表现。本病任何年龄阶段均可发病,其中以青少年及儿童为主。癫痫因其发病病因复杂,临床症状多样,故在临床中有反复发作性、难治性等特点,严重影响患者的生命质量及身心健康。中医外治法是指采用针刺、艾灸、穴位埋线等方法进行治疗,具有绿色、不良反应少及疗效显著等优势,现已被广泛应用于癫痫的治疗中。

Epilepsy(EP)is one of the most common brain diseases,and its clinical manifestations include convulsion,abnormal sensation and behavior,and loss of consciousness.The disease can occur at any age,mainly in adolescents and children.Because of its complicated etiology and various clinical symptoms,EP has the characteristics of repeated attack and refractory treatment in the clinic,seriously affecting the quality of life and physical and mental health of patients.External treatment with traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)is performed by acupuncture,moxibustion,and catgut embedding at acupoints,which has the advantages of environment protection,fewer side effects,and remarkable effects,and it has been widely used in the treatment of EP.