Acupuncture Treatment for Infantile convulsions

Acute Infantile Convulsions



External Pathogenic invasion

usually Wind/Heat, Flu-like attacks lead to convulsions, T- red with thin yellow coat, P- floating rapid

P/T – expel Wind/Heat, open orifices, relieve convulsions

Acupuncture – Du, hand Yangming, foot Jueyin, Du 14, LI 11, 12 Jing-well points (bleed), 4 gates

- headaches- taiyang

- vomit- Ren 12, PC 6

- lock law- ST 6, 7

Shock

complexion changes to pale-blue, then convulsions start

P/T – calm spirit and mind

Acupuncture – hand Shaoyin, Du 21, *Yintang, HT 7, *KI 1

- severe- Du 26 (if unconscious)

Phlegm-Heat

poor diet, nausea, constipation, leads to Phlegm-Heat and further to convulsions.

P/T – clear Heat, resolve Phlegm, open orifices

Acupuncture – Du, foot Yangming, Du 26, Ren 12, ST 40, HT 7, LR 3, Si Feng (3 edged needle)





Alternative Treatment Methods

auricular- sympathetic, Shenmen, brain, HT, subcortex. Stimulate every 10 minutes. Treatments should be long in duration.

injection- vit B1, in Gan Shu, BL 11, GB 2, SI 19, SJ 21

Tapping (child needle)- Hua Tou Jia Ji, Bai Hui, Yintang