Initial study on effect of acupuncture in funtional recovery in children’s J. encephalitis

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.

Motor disorder among pediatric patients with Japanese encephalitis after acute stage

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