Open AccessElectro-acupuncture Improved the Outcome of the Patient with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Report.
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.46940/sjtemac.02.1007
Subject(s) - medicine , glasgow coma scale , acupuncture , anesthesia , traumatic brain injury , stupor , coma (optics) , hematoma , glasgow outcome scale , level of consciousness , consciousness disorders , surgery , consciousness , psychology , psychiatry , neuroscience , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , optics , vomiting
This case report demonstrated that electro-acupuncture treatment has improved the outcome of an adolescent with severe traumatic brain injury due to a traffic accident. The patient had a bilateral frontal hematoma, subdural hematoma, subarachnoid hemorrhage, stem hematoma and diffuse parenchymal swelling with the initial Glasgow Coma Scale score of E1V1M1. Daily electro-acupuncture therapy was prescribed with strong stimulation at GV 26 (Shuigou), PC6 (Neiguan) and EX-UE11(Shixuan) when the vital signs of the patient became stable. The patient had a full recovery of the consciousness in 30 days. The follow-up observation found that he has also restored the motor and speech functions. This result suggested a potential role of electro-acupuncture in the treatment of consciousness disturbance for patient with traumatic brain injury.