Objective To observe the effect of combined treatment of apoplectic upper-limb dyscinesia with scalp-acupuncture

body-acupuncture and abdominal-acupuncture in stroke patients.Methods A total of 222 stroke patients were randomized into treatment group(n=133)and control group(n=89)according to the random number table method.For patients of treatment group

scalp-point used was Motor Area(MS 6);body acupoints were Hegu(LI 4)

Quchi(LI 11)

Shousanli(LI 10)

etc;and abdominal acupoints Zhongwan(CV 12)

Qihai(CV 6)

etc.For patients in control group

only the same body acupoints were used.Acupuncture treatment was given once daily for 5 weeks.The therapeutic effects were evaluated by Fugl-Meyer motor function assessment(FMA)and Barthel-index(BI)scores.Results In comparison with pre-treatment

FMA score and BI score increased significantly 5 weeks

1 and 3 months in treatment group

1 and 3 months in control group(P<0.01).Comparison between two groups showed that both FMA score and BI score of treatment group were markedly higher than those of control group 5 weeks

1 and 3 months after the treatment(P<0.01).Conclusion Alternative administration of scalp-acupuncture

body-acupuncture and abdominal acupuncture can effectively improve stroke patients' upper-limb motor function

and its effect is obviously better than that of simple body acupuncture.