The optimal acupoint for acupuncture stimulation as a complementary therapy in pediatric epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue , 2014, Pages 387-389

  Liu, Tao Tao ^a   Guo, Qing Qing ^b   An, Ke ^c   Zhang, Yi ^a   Tian, Xue Bi ^a   Li, Rong Chun ^b   Xiang, Hong Bing ^a   Wang, Peng ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LETTER; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 84893017117     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.10.015     Document Type: Letter

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