History and Mechanism for Treatment of Intracerebral Hemorrhage with Scalp Acupuncture
Joint Authors
Liu, Zhe
Guan, Ling
Xie, Cheng-long
Lin, Xian-Ming
Wang, Yan
Zheng, Guo-qing
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is an important public health problem with high rates of mortality, morbidity, and disability, but no clinically proven treatment strategy is available to date.
Scalp acupuncture (SA) refers to a therapy for treating diseases by needling and stimulating the specific areas of the scalp.
The evidence from clinical studies suggested that SA therapy may produce significant benefits for patients with acute ICH.
However, the therapeutic mechanisms are yet not well addressed.
Therefore, in this paper, we provide a comprehensive overview on the history and mechanisms of SA therapy on acute ICH.
Although SA has been practiced for thousands of years in China and could date back to 5 BC, SA therapy for acute ICH develops only in the recent 30 years.
The possible mechanisms associated with the therapeutic effects of SA on ICH include the influence on hematoma, brain edema, and blood brain barrier, the products released from haematoma, the immune and inflammatory reaction, focal perihemorrhagic hypoperfusion and hemorheology, neuroelectrophysiology, and so on.
At last, the existence of instant effect of SA on acute ICH and its possible mechanisms are presented.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Liu, Zhe& Guan, Ling& Wang, Yan& Xie, Cheng-long& Lin, Xian-Ming& Zheng, Guo-qing. 2012. History and Mechanism for Treatment of Intracerebral Hemorrhage with Scalp Acupuncture. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Liu, Zhe…[et al.]. History and Mechanism for Treatment of Intracerebral Hemorrhage with Scalp Acupuncture. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Liu, Zhe& Guan, Ling& Wang, Yan& Xie, Cheng-long& Lin, Xian-Ming& Zheng, Guo-qing. History and Mechanism for Treatment of Intracerebral Hemorrhage with Scalp Acupuncture. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028606
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1028606