Effects of comprehensive and integrated therapy on recovery of facial nerve damage after stroke / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

To investigate the effects of comprehensive and integrated therapy on the recovery of facial nerve function,60 patients with post-stroke facial nerve injury were divided into two groupsGroup A (control group) was administered a simple conventional medication,and Group B underwent acupuncture by total considered therapy and was administered a simple conventional medication.Thirty patients were enrolled in each group.The Portmann modified clinical symptom score,intracranial hemodynamics,and electrophysiological parameters were analyzed before and after treatment.Thirty days later,the clinical symptom score in Group B increased significantly compared with that in the control group ( Group B,17.0 ±2.5 ; Group A,13.0 ±2.0; P ＜0.01 ).Group B showed significant improvements in middle cerebral artery blood flow [ Group B,(90 ± 17 ) cm/s; Group A,( 52 ± 15 ) cm/s ; P ＜ 0.01 ],facial nerve conductivity [Group B,latency of the ipsilateral orbicularis muscle,(3.35 ± 0.67) ms; Group A (3.95 ±0.58) ms;P ＜ 0.01 ].These results indicate that the total considered therapy improved the recovery of post-stroke facial nerve function and that this improvement was related to the increase in intracranial blood supply.