Case report: Tongdu Xingshen acupuncture for a patient with persistent vegetative state after herpes simplex virus encephalitis
IntroductionA persistent vegetative state (PVS) can be caused by traumatic or non-traumatic brain injury. PVS is a complex clinical condition with numerous complications. Nursing care, medical treatment, and comprehensive rehabilitation are necessary to improve the outcomes of PVS. However, the prog...
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| description | IntroductionA persistent vegetative state (PVS) can be caused by traumatic or non-traumatic brain injury. PVS is a complex clinical condition with numerous complications. Nursing care, medical treatment, and comprehensive rehabilitation are necessary to improve the outcomes of PVS. However, the prognosis remains unsatisfactory. Acupuncture therapy has been used as a rehabilitation strategy to treat patients with PVS in China, showing better results in the recovery of consciousness, intellectual capability, and motor function.Case descriptionWe present the case of a 4-month-long PVS after herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSVE) in a 3.5-year-old boy who underwent Tongdu Xingshen acupuncture integrated with Western medicine and rehabilitation. The patient regained consciousness post-treatment. His intelligence and motor function gradually recovered after seven treatment sessions.ConclusionTongdu Xingshen acupuncture is a potential complementary therapy to optimize clinical outcomes in PVS. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-040edc67289c418f965e6e1ab441a9742022-12-22T04:32:09ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952022-10-011310.3389/fneur.2022.896721896721Case report: Tongdu Xingshen acupuncture for a patient with persistent vegetative state after herpes simplex virus encephalitisBingxu Jin0Yuyuan Tang1Yunyun Wu2Zhenhuan Liu3Department of Rehabilitation, Panyu Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, ChinaClinical Research and Big Data Laboratory, South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Medical College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, ChinaMedical College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Children Rehabilitation, Nanhai Maternity and Children Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Foshan, ChinaIntroductionA persistent vegetative state (PVS) can be caused by traumatic or non-traumatic brain injury. PVS is a complex clinical condition with numerous complications. Nursing care, medical treatment, and comprehensive rehabilitation are necessary to improve the outcomes of PVS. However, the prognosis remains unsatisfactory. Acupuncture therapy has been used as a rehabilitation strategy to treat patients with PVS in China, showing better results in the recovery of consciousness, intellectual capability, and motor function.Case descriptionWe present the case of a 4-month-long PVS after herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSVE) in a 3.5-year-old boy who underwent Tongdu Xingshen acupuncture integrated with Western medicine and rehabilitation. The patient regained consciousness post-treatment. His intelligence and motor function gradually recovered after seven treatment sessions.ConclusionTongdu Xingshen acupuncture is a potential complementary therapy to optimize clinical outcomes in PVS.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.896721/fullpersistent vegetative state (PVS)herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSVE)acupuncturetraditional Chinese medicinecase report |
| spellingShingle | Bingxu Jin Yuyuan Tang Yunyun Wu Zhenhuan Liu Case report: Tongdu Xingshen acupuncture for a patient with persistent vegetative state after herpes simplex virus encephalitis Frontiers in Neurology persistent vegetative state (PVS) herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSVE) acupuncture traditional Chinese medicine case report |
| title | Case report: Tongdu Xingshen acupuncture for a patient with persistent vegetative state after herpes simplex virus encephalitis |
| title_full | Case report: Tongdu Xingshen acupuncture for a patient with persistent vegetative state after herpes simplex virus encephalitis |
| title_fullStr | Case report: Tongdu Xingshen acupuncture for a patient with persistent vegetative state after herpes simplex virus encephalitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case report: Tongdu Xingshen acupuncture for a patient with persistent vegetative state after herpes simplex virus encephalitis |
| title_short | Case report: Tongdu Xingshen acupuncture for a patient with persistent vegetative state after herpes simplex virus encephalitis |
| title_sort | case report tongdu xingshen acupuncture for a patient with persistent vegetative state after herpes simplex virus encephalitis |
| topic | persistent vegetative state (PVS) herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSVE) acupuncture traditional Chinese medicine case report |
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