Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
Stroke patient group:Receive acupuncture treatment for awakening the brain and opening the orifices or control acupuncture treatment in random order
Healthy subject group:Receive acupuncture treatment for awakening the brain and opening the orifices or control acupuncture treatment in random order
Sponsors
First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
35 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria of stroke group: a. 35-70 years old, right-handed; b. Brain infarction was diagnosed by CT or MRI as a dead person, the first onset, right basal ganglia infarction, accompanied by left motor dysfunction, the onset of 2 weeks to 6 months, the condition is basically stable, unconsciousness and obvious language disorders; c. No previous family genetic history of mental and nervous system; d. Have not taken any excitatory drugs in recent 2 months; e. Sign the informed consent form. Inclusion criteria of control group (healthy brain): a. Age matched with sex and stroke group, right handed; b. The brain is healthy after CT or MRI examination, which may be accompanied by diseases of other systems of the body except cerebrovascular diseases, such as heart disease, digestive system diseases, etc; c. No previous family genetic history of mental and nervous system; d. Have not taken any excitatory drugs in recent 2 months; e. Sign informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria of stroke group: a. Cerebrovascular disease is in progress or vital signs are unstable; b. Patients with aphasia, severe dementia, psychosis or post-stroke depression; c. Have a history of other neurological diseases, such as multiple sclerosis (MS); d. Severe heart, lung, liver and kidney function injury; e. There is metal in the body, after the heart is installed with pacemaker, stent and bypass surgery, claustrophobia or other people who cannot be examined by magnetic resonance imaging; f. Intolerant of acupuncture; g. Pregnant and lactating women; h. Currently, he is participating in other clinical researchers. Exclusion criteria of control group (healthy brain): a. Unstable vital signs; b. Have a history of nervous system diseases; c. Patients with aphasia, severe dementia and psychosis; d. Severe heart, lung, liver and kidney function injury; e. There is metal in the body, after the heart is installed with pacemaker, stent and bypass surgery, claustrophobia or other people who cannot be examined by magnetic resonance imaging; f. Intolerant of acupuncture; g. Pregnant and lactating women; h. Currently, he is participating in other clinical researchers.
Design outcomes
Primary
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Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactChang Yinghui
First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed