Acupuncture treatment of Jacksonian epilepsy--a report of 98 cases.

Authors
Category Primary study
JournalJournal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan
Year 2006
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of acupuncture treatment for controlling Jacksonian epilepsy. METHOD: Penetrating needling is adopted together with scalp acupuncture and strong/electric needling on body points. RESULTS: Of the 98 cases treated for 5 courses, 52 cases were markedly effective, 22 effective, 10 poorly effective and 14 ineffective. The total effective rate was 85.7% (95% CI = 78.8%-92.6%). CONCLUSION: Acupuncture is quite effective for treating Jacksonian epilepsy.
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First added on: May 12, 2022