[Data Mining-revealed Characteristics of Clinical Application of Scalp Acupuncture].

作者：Qiong Wang, Hai-Jiao Xing, Na Bao, Lingjuan Kong, Yejuan Jia, Ke Yang, Yan-Hui Sun, Jianling Wang, Jing Shi, Xiaofeng Li, Jing Xu, Xuanping Zhang, Xin Zhang, Chun‐Sheng Jia, Ren-Ling Li · 发表于：PubMed · 年份：2018 · DOI：10.13702/j.1000-0607.170518 · 被引用次数：4 · 研究领域：Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies、Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies、Medical Research and Treatments

OBJECTIVE: To explore the regularity and characteristics of clinical application of scalp acupuncture therapy for different types of clinical conditions so as to provide a reference for clinical practice. METHODS: In the present study, "head acupuncture" and"scalp acupuncture" were used as the keywords to search papers and academic dissertations having definite standards for diagnosis and therapeutic effect assessment and published in journals and academic conferences collected in database China National Knowledge Internet(CNKI) from January 1 of 1959 to December 31 of 2016, followed by constructing a database after sorting, screening, recording, extracting, and statistical analysis by using a computer. Then, the data mining was conducted for summarizing the indications of disease categories, involved medical departments, needle-insertion methods, needle manipulation techniques, academic schools, and clinical efficacy of scalp acupuncture therapy. RESULTS: As a result, a total of 587 papers met our including criteria were analyzed. The scalp acupuncture therapy was widely employed in the treatment of various clinical conditions of different departments, with the application frequency being the internal medicine (438 times), surgery (75 times), pediatrics (44 times), etc. Of the indicated 102 types of clinical problems, 55 belong to the internal medicine, constituting of 53.92%, particularly the cerebral apoplexy and its sequelae with the top application frequency being 102 an...