Electroacupuncture reduces hemiplegia following acute middle cerebral artery infarction with alteration of serum NSE, S-100B and endothelin

Current Neurovascular Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 216-221

  Zhang, Hong ^a   Kang, Tao ^a   Li, Li ^a   Zhang, Junjian ^a  

^a ZHONGNAN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Acute middle cerebral artery infarction; Electroacupuncture; Motor functions; Rehabilitation; Serum biochemical markers

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; PROTEIN S100B;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84880297072     PISSN: 15672026     EISSN: 18755739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/15672026113109990005     Document Type: Article

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