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Objective: To observe the clinical effect on treatment of Tourette's syndrome with combination of acupuncture and Chinese herbs.Method: Sixty cases were randomly divided into acupuncture-Chinese group and western drug group, which have been treated with acupuncture plus modified Tranquilizing Liver-wind Decoction and orally taken holoperidol respectively.Result: Therapeutic effect comparison between the two groups showed a significant difference (P<0.05).Conclusion: Combination of scalp acupuncture and Chinese berbs has good effect in treating Tourette's syndrome, with better result than western drug.
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Author: CHI Xu (1977-), female, master
Translator: HAN Chou-ping
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Xu, C., Ze, J., Shu-zi, C. et al. Clinical study on treatment of Tourette's syndrome with acupuncture-Chinese herbs combination. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 1, 15–16 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02845419
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02845419