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Acupuncture treatment of Jacksonian epilepsy--a report of 98 cases
1TCM Hospital of Pingyi County, Pingyi, Shandong 273300, China.
Objective:
To evaluate the effect of acupuncture treatment for controlling Jacksonian epilepsy.
Method:
Penetrating needling is adopted together with scalp acupuncture and strong/electric needling on body points.
Results:
Of the 98 cases treated for 5 courses, 52 cases were markedly effective, 22 effective, 10 poorly effective and 14 ineffective. The total effective rate was 85.7% (95% CI = 78.8%-92.6%).
Conclusion:
Acupuncture is quite effective for treating Jacksonian epilepsy.
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