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Article: Pilot study of efficacy of tongue and body acupuncture in children with visual impairment

TitlePilot study of efficacy of tongue and body acupuncture in children with visual impairment
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Issue Date2006
PublisherSage Publications, Inc.. The Journal's web site is located at http://jcn.sagepub.com
Citation
Journal Of Child Neurology, 2006, v. 21 n. 6, p. 462-473 How to Cite?
AbstractWe studied the efficacy of tongue and body acupuncture in affecting visual recovery in children with central and peripheral visual disorders. Twelve children (five boys, seven girls) (age range 18 months to 14.5 years) with visual disorder with static functional visual ability for at least 12 months were recruited for the study. The causes of cortical visual impairment (10) included severe perinatal asphyxia (4), postencephalitis (1), traumatic brain injury (1), hydrocephalus (1), and increased intracranial pressure (3). Peripheral causes (2) were due to congenital optic atrophy. We used the following assessment tools: clinical visual improvement, defined as improvement of vision by one grade in one or both eyes with measurement of visual acuity; the functional visual outcome scale of 0 to 5, with positive outcome defined as improvement in one level on a functional scale; visual evoked potential, with positive improvement defined as 10% improvement in P100 latency of one or both eyes; [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) of the brain, with positive improvement defined as a 10% increase in glucose metabolism in one or both occipital lobes; and the Clinical Global Impression Scale (parental report). Tongue and body acupuncture consisted of 60 sessions, with 5 sessions per week. Four children showed clinical or functional improvement (33%). Of nine children with abnormal visual evoked potentials, five had improvement (56%). Of seven children who underwent PET, six had improvement in glucose metabolism in the visual cortex (86%). Seven parents (58%) reported improvement (three children had 75% improvement; four children had 25% improvement). There was a significant correlation between the interval of onset of visual impairment and starting treatment with clinical or functional outcome, with a longer interval resulting in a better outcome (P = .0282). However, there was no correlation between cause, severity, or clinical or functional visual outcome with improvement in the visual evoked potential or PET. We demonstrated that tongue and body acupuncture can improve the visual status of children with visual disorders, both peripheral and central in origin. As children with chronic visual impairment also showed some visual recovery, more studies should be done to assess the full potential of acupuncture as an adjunct to Western medicine in neuroplasticity.
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dc.contributor.authorWong, VCNen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSun, JGen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYeung, DWCen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-12T03:51:30Z-
dc.date.available2011-12-12T03:51:30Z-
dc.date.issued2006en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Child Neurology, 2006, v. 21 n. 6, p. 462-473en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0883-0738en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/143524-
dc.description.abstractWe studied the efficacy of tongue and body acupuncture in affecting visual recovery in children with central and peripheral visual disorders. Twelve children (five boys, seven girls) (age range 18 months to 14.5 years) with visual disorder with static functional visual ability for at least 12 months were recruited for the study. The causes of cortical visual impairment (10) included severe perinatal asphyxia (4), postencephalitis (1), traumatic brain injury (1), hydrocephalus (1), and increased intracranial pressure (3). Peripheral causes (2) were due to congenital optic atrophy. We used the following assessment tools: clinical visual improvement, defined as improvement of vision by one grade in one or both eyes with measurement of visual acuity; the functional visual outcome scale of 0 to 5, with positive outcome defined as improvement in one level on a functional scale; visual evoked potential, with positive improvement defined as 10% improvement in P100 latency of one or both eyes; [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) of the brain, with positive improvement defined as a 10% increase in glucose metabolism in one or both occipital lobes; and the Clinical Global Impression Scale (parental report). Tongue and body acupuncture consisted of 60 sessions, with 5 sessions per week. Four children showed clinical or functional improvement (33%). Of nine children with abnormal visual evoked potentials, five had improvement (56%). Of seven children who underwent PET, six had improvement in glucose metabolism in the visual cortex (86%). Seven parents (58%) reported improvement (three children had 75% improvement; four children had 25% improvement). There was a significant correlation between the interval of onset of visual impairment and starting treatment with clinical or functional outcome, with a longer interval resulting in a better outcome (P = .0282). However, there was no correlation between cause, severity, or clinical or functional visual outcome with improvement in the visual evoked potential or PET. We demonstrated that tongue and body acupuncture can improve the visual status of children with visual disorders, both peripheral and central in origin. As children with chronic visual impairment also showed some visual recovery, more studies should be done to assess the full potential of acupuncture as an adjunct to Western medicine in neuroplasticity.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherSage Publications, Inc.. The Journal's web site is located at http://jcn.sagepub.comen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Child Neurologyen_HK
dc.subject.mesh*Acupuncture Therapyen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshFluorodeoxyglucose F18/diagnostic useen_US
dc.subject.meshGlucose/metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshOccipital Lobe/metabolism/radionuclide imagingen_US
dc.subject.meshPilot Projectsen_US
dc.subject.meshPositron-Emission Tomographyen_US
dc.subject.meshRadiopharmaceuticals/diagnostic useen_US
dc.subject.meshTongueen_US
dc.subject.meshTreatment Outcomeen_US
dc.subject.meshVision Disorders/metabolism/radionuclide imaging/*therapyen_US
dc.titlePilot study of efficacy of tongue and body acupuncture in children with visual impairmenten_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailWong, VCN:vcnwong@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.authorityWong, VCN=rp00334en_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1177/08830738060210061201-
dc.identifier.pmid16948929en_HK
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dc.identifier.volume21en_HK
dc.identifier.issue6en_HK
dc.identifier.spage462en_HK
dc.identifier.epage473en_HK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000239469500005-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Statesen_HK
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dc.identifier.scopusauthoridSun, JG=15056903700en_HK
dc.identifier.scopusauthoridYeung, DWC=7103391359en_HK
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