Author(s): ZONG Zhao-yi, DINGYong, YU Ya-bin, LIU Yan-bing, LIU Su-juan, 307 Hospital of PLA, China Rehabilitation Research Center
Pages: 865-867
Year: 2013 Issue:  10
Journal: Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Keyword:  Tomography; Emission computerized; Deoxyglucose; Point; Yongquan(KI1); Electroacupuncture;
Abstract: Objective To observe and analyze metabolic changes in injured brain tissue by use of electroacupuncture at point Yongquan(KI1) and PET/CT in patients with brain injury resulting from various causes, understand the effect of electroacupuncture at point Yongquan on injured brain tissue and further confirm the clinical significance of electroacupuncture at point Yongquan in restoring the function of injured brain tissue. Method Six patients with brain injury(all in a vegetative state), in whom the duration of the disease ranged from six months to one year, were enrolled. 18F-FDG(a radiopharmaceutical) was injected intravenously. PET/CT SUV in injured brain tissue and body function in the patients were observed before and after electroacupuncture. Result PET/CT SUV in injured brain tissue increased to a certain degree after electroacupuncture. Consciousness and function changed in part of the patients after a period of electroacupuncture. The corresponding brain tissues: putamen, cingulate gyrus, orbital gyri, cerebellar hemisphere and paracentral lobule were activated. Conclusion Electroacupuncture at point Yongquan has a certain awakening effect on patients with injured brain tissue. This technique helps to restore body function in patients with late-stage brain injury. The evaluation of its therapeutic effect can be validated using PET/CT.