Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation in children with autism and its impact on plasma levels of arginine-vasopressin and oxytocin: A prospective single-blinded controlled study

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1136-1146

  Zhang, Rong ^a   Jia, Mei Xiang ^b   Zhang, Ji Sui ^c   Xu, Xin Jie ^a   Shou, Xiao Jing ^a   Zhang, Xiu Ting ^d   Li, Li ^e   Li, Ning ^e   Han, Song Ping ^f   Han, Ji Sheng ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY SIXTH HOSPITAL   (China)

^c CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Beijing Tongkang Rehabilitation Center   (China)

^e Wucailu Rehabilitation and Research Center   (China)

^f HANS International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Arginine vasopressin (AVP); Autism; Oxytocin (OXT); Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS)

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; OXYTOCIN;

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CHILDHOOD AUTISM RATING SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FOOD CHOICE QUESTIONNAIRE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SLEEP STATUS QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ADAPTIVE DEVELOPMENT QUOTIENT SCALE; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL ACUPOINT STIMULATION;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; AUTISTIC DISORDER; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; OXYTOCIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SLEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862786831     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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