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| Case of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| Hits 1672 Download times 851 Received:November 10, 2019 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1673-9043.2020.02.17 |
| Key Words
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;acupuncture;clinical |
| Author Name | Affiliation | E-mail | | GUAN Sumei | School of Acupuncture and Massage, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250014, China | | | DONG Mingxue | School of Acupuncture and Massage, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250014, China | | | WANG Mengmeng | School of Acupuncture and Massage, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250014, China | | | YANG Dianhui | Department of Acupuncture, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250011, China | jnyangdh@126.com |
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| Abstract
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| Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a common disease in which superior and inferior motor neurons are damaged at the same time. Common symptoms such as weakness of limbs,muscle atrophy,etc. It belongs to the category of "impotence syndrome" in traditional Chinese medicine. In this case,the active weakness of both upper and left lower limbs of the patients with muscular atrophy for more than 2 years,increased for six months,accompanied by increased muscle tension,hyperreflex and other symptoms,it was identified as liver and kidney deficiency. Acupuncture is the main clinical treatment,combined with intravenous injection,acupoint injection to replenish the liver and kidney,nourish blood and soften tendons,and the curative effect is remarkable. |
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