Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 1996 ; 21(2): 4-7.

[Normalization of acupuncture anesthesia used in operation of neoplasm in functional area or deep site of brain]

Jiang C.

Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical University.

From October 1990 to December 1995, the national cooperative neurosurgical acupuncture research group had already accumulated 100 clinical cases, consisting of 20 cases in deep site of brain, 80 cases in the functional region. By the same manipulative procedures and scaling criteria, the indication, choice of acupoints, stimulus parameters and adjuvants were studied. Practically, the results was not only reliable, but repetitive highly, 98% the cases belonged to grade I (success). We suggest that acupuncture anesthesia should be used as one of the usual methods of anesthesia. In this paper, the relative specification of acupuncture, the mechanism of methods for operation were discussed. In the meantime, the advantages and the remaining problems of acupuncture anesthesia in craniocerebral operations were also mentioned.