Evaluating the effectiveness of electro-acupuncture as a treatment for childhood autism using single photon emission computed tomography

Zheng-qin Zhao; Shao-wei Jia; Shu Hu; Wen Sun

doi:10.1007/s11655-014-1680-2

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Evaluating the effectiveness of electro-acupuncture as a treatment for childhood autism using single photon emission computed tomography

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- Evaluating the effectiveness of electro-acupuncture as a treatment for childhood autism using single photon emission computed tomography
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine Vol. 20, Issue 1, Pages: 19-23(2014)
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  Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital,Guangdong Province,Shenzhen,China
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  Supported by the Science and Technology Research Project of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (No. 00-01LP11) and Shenzhen Science and Technology Project (Health and Medicine Class, No. 201102015)
- DOI：10.1007/s11655-014-1680-2
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- Published：2014，
  
  Published Online：29 December 2013，
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Zhao, Zq., Jia, Sw., Hu, S. et al. Evaluating the effectiveness of electro-acupuncture as a treatment for childhood autism using single photon emission computed tomography., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 20, 19–23 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-014-1680-2

Zheng-qin Zhao, Shao-wei Jia, Shu Hu, et al. Evaluating the effectiveness of electro-acupuncture as a treatment for childhood autism using single photon emission computed tomography. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 20(1):19-23(2014)
Zhao, Zq., Jia, Sw., Hu, S. et al. Evaluating the effectiveness of electro-acupuncture as a treatment for childhood autism using single photon emission computed tomography., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 20, 19–23 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-014-1680-2 DOI：

Zheng-qin Zhao, Shao-wei Jia, Shu Hu, et al. Evaluating the effectiveness of electro-acupuncture as a treatment for childhood autism using single photon emission computed tomography. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 20(1):19-23(2014) DOI： 10.1007/s11655-014-1680-2.

摘要

To explore the effectiveness of electro-acupuncture (EA) in the treatment of childhood autism (CA) and evaluate its effectiveness using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). A total of 55 CA patients (4.52±2.73 years) were enrolled in this study. All patients received EA treatments and were examined by SPECT before and after treatments. Following treatment

the intracerebral multiple focal radioactivity distribution defect areas of CA patients were observed to be partially filled. Specifically

significant differences in the ratios of regional cerebral blood flow and global cerebral blood flow before (Fb) and after (Fe) EA treatment in different lesions were observed (in the left prefrontal cortex

t=5.01

P<0.01; in the right prefrontal cortex

t=2.32

P<0.05; in the left temporal lobe

t=4.54

P<0.01; in the right temporal lobe

t=2.90

P<0.05; in the left Broca’s area

t=5.82

P<0.01). After EA treatment

the patients exhibited symptomatic relief. EA is useful to treat CA and SPECT can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of this treatment.

Abstract

the intracerebral multiple focal radioactivity distribution defect areas of CA patients were observed to be partially filled. Specifically

t=5.01

P<0.01; in the right prefrontal cortex

t=2.32

P<0.05; in the left temporal lobe

t=4.54

P<0.01; in the right temporal lobe

t=2.90

P<0.05; in the left Broca’s area

t=5.82

P<0.01). After EA treatment

the patients exhibited symptomatic relief. EA is useful to treat CA and SPECT can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of this treatment.

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electro-acupuncturesingle photon emission computed tomographychildhood autism

Keywords

electro-acupuncturesingle photon emission computed tomographychildhood autism

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