Composite acupuncture treatment of mental retardation in children

Tian, L.; Yuan, S.; Ba, E.; Chen, H.; Zhou, Z.

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 15(1): 34-37

1995


ISSN/ISBN: 0255-2922
PMID: 7783459
Document Number: 450796
128 children of mental retardation were diagnosed in accordance with the diagnostic standards proposed by WHO in 1985. The patients were treated compositely with acupuncture, auriculo-acupoint pellet pressure and herbal plasters on acupoints, bringing about improved mental developments in intelligence quotient (IQ) and social adaptation behaviour (SAB), as evidenced by recognized intelligence tests for children.

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