Acupuncture intervention in ischemic stroke: A randomized controlled prospective study

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 685-693

  Shen, Peng Fei ^a   Kong, Li ^a   Ni, Li Wei ^a   Guo, Hai Long ^b   Yang, Sha ^a   Zhang, Li Li ^a   Zhang, Zhi Long ^c   Guo, Jia Kui ^d   Xiong, Jie ^e   Zhen, Zhong ^f   Shi, Xue Min ^a  

^a FIRST TEACHING HOSPITAL OF TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b TianJin Binhai New Area Dagang Hospital   (China)

^c TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^d National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion   (China)

^e People's Armed Police Force   (China)

^f INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; BI; Cerebral Infarction; Clinical Trial; CSS; Ischemic Stroke; NIHSS; OHS; Quality of Life; Resuscitating Acupuncture; SS QOL

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHINESE STROKE SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXFORD HANDICAP SCALE; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; STROKE SPECIFIC QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE; SYNCOPE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE;

EID: 84864248978     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X12500516     Document Type: Article

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