Pilot study of efficacy of tongue and body acupuncture in children with visual impairment

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 462-473

  Wong, Virginia C N ^a   Sun, Jie Guang ^b   Yeung, David W C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG SANATORIUM AND HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENCEPHALITIS; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PILOT STUDY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; TONGUE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; INFANT; METABOLISM; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCINTISCANNING; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PILOT PROJECTS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TONGUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 33746080032     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738060210061201     Document Type: Article

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