Objective To probe into the optimum therapy for hemiplegia induced by neurosurgical operation. Methods 50 cases were randomized into treatment group （25 cases） and control group （25 cases）. In control group, the routine western drugs in internal medicine were applied; in treatment group, on the basis of the treatment in control group, acupuncture was supplemented 3 days after the operation. Acupoints were Neiguan （内关 PC 6）, Shuigou （水沟 GV26）, QSchi （ 曲池LI 11）, Hégü （合谷 LI 4）, Sanyinjiao （三阴交 SP 6）, Jiquan （极泉 HT 1）, Weizhong （委中BL 40）, etc. The scalp acupuncture was applied in combination. Such treatment was given for 30 days （once per day）. The functional evaluation was conducted based on neurological functional defect scale （NDS） before and after treatment. Results Acupuncture improved re markably NDS, the total effective rate was 76.0% in treatment group and was 42.4% in control group, indicating significant difference by statistical management （P〈0.05）. Conclusion The therapeutic effect in treatment group is superior to that in control group. The coordinative action is achieved in the combination of acupuncture with western medicine for hemiplegia after neurosurgical operation and the therapeutic effect is much improved.
1 CLINICAL DATA All of 46 cases are outpatients of Dermatology Department of our hospital, 31 cases were male, 15 cases female, aged in the range from 34 to 45 yearsl the duration of illness, half a month to 2 years. The symptoms of the inclusive cases were： itching at local parts, rash-like after scratch, the lichen-like skin appeared days after days. Besides that, skin itching caused by other various reasons were included. The affected parts of all selected itching cases were confined to the back and bilateral sides of neck, chelidon, popliteal fossa, the inner side of thighbone, the end of rumpbone, wrist, and ankle.
