Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture on complicated facial paralysis in the African patient of HIV/AIDS / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
;
(12): 673-674, 2008.
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em Chinês
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare therapeutic effects of acupuncture on complicated facial paralysis in the patient with HIV/AIDS and in the patient with no HIV/AIDS.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The observation group of 31 cases of facial paralysis with positive HIV/AIDS and the control group of 30 cases of facial paralysis with negative HIV/AIDS were treated with acupuncture at Yifeng (TE 17), Xiaguan (ST 7), Jiache (ST 6), Taiyang (EX-HN 5), Dicang (ST 4), Yuyao (EX-HN 4), Cuanzhu (BL 2), Yingxiang (LI 20), etc. and with individual treatment according to different periods of disease. The difference of therapeutic effects between the two groups were observed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The effective rate was 83.9% in the observation group and 96.7% in the control group, with no significant difference between the two groups; while the cured rate was 9.7% in the observation group and 73.3% in the control group with a very significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture with individual treatment has a satisfactory therapeutic effect on complicated facial paralysis in the patient of HIV/AIDS.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Terapêutica
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Terapia por Acupuntura
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Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida
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Paralisia Facial
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Medicina Tradicional Chinesa
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Chinês
Revista:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
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