Consciousness disorder after traumatic brain injury
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group (Patients with consciousness disorders after traumatic brain injury):acupuncture
control group (Healthy individuals):acupuncture
Sponsors
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) The new brain trauma was diagnosed by head imaging and met the evaluation criteria of consciousness disorder. 2) After 3 days of surgical treatment, there are still conscious disorders, and the score of Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is less than 13. It is estimated that the ICU stay will be no less than 14 days. At present, the condition is stable, with no serious infection and stable vital signs. 3) Consciousness was clear before injury, and there was no primary disturbance of consciousness and serious cerebrovascular disease. 4) the age is 18 ~ 60 years old. 5) No skull defect. 6) The family members signed the informed consent form and volunteered to participate in the study. 7) No acupuncture treatment was performed in the last 2 weeks. 8) No contraindications to acupuncture: needle sickness, hemophilia, severe skin infection, etc.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Do not meet the standards of brain trauma and disturbance of consciousness, with unstable vital signs, severe infection and death risk. 2) Intracranial infection (the patient still has fever and abnormal cerebrospinal fluid within one week), and there is the possibility of reoperation. 3) Multiple injuries accompanied by limb fractures or skin and skull defects. 4) Patients with severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases before onset. 5) Patients and their families do not agree to participate in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oxygen and hemoglobin concentration;Brain functional connection strength; | — |
Countries
CHINA
Contacts
Public ContactZhu Zhiwen
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed