Observation on the Curative Effect of Acupuncture on Child Tourette’s Syndrome
目的:讨论应用扶土抑木法针刺治疗儿童抽动秽语综合征的疗效.方法:将45例抽动秽语综合征患儿按随机数字表法分为针刺组(23例)和西药组(22例),针刺组选取中脘和四关穴,同时配合其他常规穴位针刺治疗,西药组口服氟哌啶醇常规治疗.结果:治疗组治愈率为65.2﹪,西药组治愈率31.8﹪,两组治愈率比较差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05).结论:扶土抑木法针刺治疗儿童抽动秽语综合征疗效确切.<br/> Objective: To investigate the efficacy of earth-reinforcing and wood-reducing acupuncture for child Tourette’s syndrome. Methods: Forty-five children with Tourette’s syndrome were randomly allocated, according to a random number table, into an acupuncture group (23 cases) and a Western medicine group (22 cases). Points Zhongwan (CV 12) and Siguan were selected in co-operation with acupuncture of other routine points in the acupuncture group. Haloperidol was orally administered for routine treatment in the Western medicine group.Results: The cure rate was 65.2﹪ in the acupuncture group and 31.8﹪ in the Western medicine group. There was a significant difference in cure rate between the two groups (P＜0.05).Conclusion: Earth-reinforcing and wood-reducing acupuncture has an exact curative effect on child Tourette’s syndrome.