Acupuncture and hyperbaric oxygen treatment effects of severe brain injury.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 12 Acupuncture and hyperbaric oxygen treatment effects of severe brain injury [Keywords:] in severe traumatic brain injury, acupuncture, hyperbaric oxygen In recent years, the incidence of head injury increases every year, high mortality, multiple complications, often leaving varying degrees of motor, sensory, cognitive, language and spirit, and many other psychological dysfunction, and longer duration for patients daily life and create difficulties for reintegration, adding to the burden of the family and society. I used acupuncture and hyperbaric oxygen treatment of 37 patients, severe head injury, received a satisfactory effect, are reported below. 1 Clinical data The group of 80 patients were in the Integrated Medicine Hospital in December 2006 -2007 in May admitted patients diagnosed by CT and MRI, found in the diagnosis of severe traumatic brain injury [1]. Among them, 55 cases of male and 25 females, the oldest 81 years old, minimum of 14 years (mean 47.5 + -5.2 years). All patients had a clear history of head injury, of which 59 cases of traffic accidents, falls injuries in 11 cases, traumatic injury 10 patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage confirmed by CT in 14 cases, 16 cases of basal skull fracture, brain contusion in 20 cases, 30 cases of intracranial hemorrhage .80 patients had onset of primary coma, dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms, including 28 cases underwent craniotomy-related, 52 cases of dehydration to be routine, corticosteroids, nerve nutrition, medication, and other conventional hemostatic therapy. is basically stable vital signs are different levels of emotion left, language and physical dysfunction. adopt international standards Angola Swagger score (GCS), in which 46 patients with moderate traumatic brain injury (GCS score of 9 to 12 points), 34 patients with severe traumatic brain injury ( GCS score 3 to 8 points). 80 cases were randomly divided into 2 groups arranged in the t