Effect of Wushen Points in the Treatment of Cerebral Palsy and Its Influence on Cerebral Hemodynamics

OBJECTIVE To observe the clinical effect of Wushen points in the treatment of cerebral palsy (CP) and its influence on cerebral hemodynamics. METHODS 170 CP children combined with dysnoesia were randomly divided into the traditional acupuncture group and the Wushen points group， 85 cases in each group. The traditional acupuncture group was given the traditional acupuncture， and the Wushen points group was also treated with bai hui (GV 20) and si shen cong (EX-HN1) on the basis of the traditional acupuncture， both group were treated for three months. The theodor seuss geisel child development quotient (DQ)， middle cerebral artery systolic peak flow velocity (Vs)， mean blood flow velocity (Vm)， blood vessels pulsation index (PI) and vascular resistance index (RI) were observed， and clinical efficacy of children in different age groups were compared before and after the treatment. RESULTS Comparing the total effective rates between groups at the same age， the Wushen points group was obviously higher that of the traditional acupuncture group (P<0.05). The total effective rate of children in the lower age group was higher than that of the children of the high age group comparing within the group (P<0.05). The improvement of the DQ value， Vs， Vm， PI and RI index in the Wushen points group was better than those of the traditional acupuncture group (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Wushen points can effectively improve the cerebral hemodynamic index of CP children and the mental level CP children in different ages.