Research Article: Efficacy of Scalp Acupuncture with the Long-Stay Method on Motor Dysfunction in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract:
Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is defined as the sudden loss of blood flow to an area of the brain with a resulting loss of neurologic function. Globally, more than million people have survived a stroke. About % of incident strokes are ischemic (. million), and the proportion of ischemic strokes in the United States is estimated to be higher, at –%., In China, among adults aged ? years, the estimated overall prevalence, incidence, and mortality rate of stroke in were .%, . per person-years, and . per person-years, respectively. The disease is commonly caused by ischemic necrosis or softening of limited brain tissues due to impaired blood supply to the brain and ischemia and hypoxia, which can occur in the ischemic central area. The rapid necrosis of neurons in the ischemic central area and changes such as those in the peripheral ischemic semi-dark zones usually affect the prognosis. Therefore, timely rescue of brain tissues in the ischemic semi-dark zone, regulation of cerebral blood flow, establishment of collateral circulation, and improvement of blood supply are important targets for treating the disease in the acute phase.
Introduction:
Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is defined as the sudden loss of blood flow to an area of the brain with a resulting loss of neurologic function. Globally, more than million people have survived a stroke. About % of incident strokes are ischemic (. million), and the proportion of ischemic strokes in the United States is estimated to be higher, at –%. , In China, among adults aged ? years, the estimated overall prevalence, incidence, and mortality rate of stroke in were .%, . per person-years, and . per person-years,…
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