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Volume 7, Issue 4 (Suppl) J Neurol Neurophysiol
ISSN:2155-9562 JNN, an open access journal
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Neurology Congress 2016
September 21-23, 2016
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September 21-23, 2016 Amsterdam, Netherlands
8th European Neurology Congress
To assess the effectiveness of acupuncture in acute ischemic stroke patients using three neurologic function
test and heart rate variability: A pilot cohort study
Chaonan Yang
China Medical University, China
Stroke cause impairment, and also cause care burden and social cost. Patient seeking other therapy for regain their limbs weakness or
spasticity, like acupuncture. Although acupuncture in post-stroke patient can relieve some function, but there is still controversial
in conclusion. In acupuncture group, patients received three times a week, 2 weeks with total 6 times body acupuncture (7 sets
acupoints) treatment. Data was collected by evaluation 3 neurologic deficit score or activity functional score (NIHSS, BI, mRS) before
and 4, 8, 12 weeks after the intervention. HRV data were collected before and after each acupuncture interventions in acupuncture
group. We enrolled 56 subjects. The results (1) In the measurement of 3 neurologic score (NIHSS, BI, mRS), there were no significant
in NIHSS score in baseline, and has significant improvement in NIHSS score in control group since the 2nd day, and keep significant
in the 3rd day, 7th day, 14th day and the 21th day, than back to no significant improvement in NIHSS score comparing acupuncture and
control groups in the 28th day, the 56th day and the 84 th day. There were no significant improvements in BI and mRS scores comparing
acupuncture and control group in all comparing days. We noted the worsening of NIHSS score within 3 days in acupuncture group,
and returned to no difference with control group in 4 weeks later, it is a indirect evidence that a trend of improving neurologic deficit
(NIHSS score) after acupuncture treatment compare to control group.
Biography
Chaonan Yang has completed his Master's degree from Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taiwan, ROC. He is currently the
attending physician of neurology, in China medical University Hospital, Taipei branch.
Chaonan Yang, J Neurol Neurophysiol 2016, 7:4 (Suppl)