ABSTRACT
In summer 1998, motor sequelae of 15 children patients suffering from J.encephalitis were treated after the acute period in the Pediatric Department of Vietnam Traditional medical Institute, during 6-8 weeks, by the method of short needle acupuncture according to and traditional medical theory. The result shows that acupuncture short needle is possible to promote clearly the motor functional recovery.
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Child , Acupuncture , EncephalitisABSTRACT
During the 1997-2000, 62 children patients with Japanese encephalitis were treated at the Pediatric Department, Vietnam Institute of Traditional Medicine for motor sequelae. The age range was from 8 months to 15 years, and 27 of them were girls. All of them had motor disorders as follows:-52 cases with tetraplegia.-43 cases with severe and complete paralysis (according to Henry degree)- 57 cases with spastic paralysis, and 5 cases with flaccid paralysis.-34 cases with extrapyramidal contracture, and 32 cases with marked axial dystonia