VOLUME 17 - 2, 1997


Forum on Special Topics
The Ways and Methods for Improving the Therapeutic Effect of Acupuncture in Treatment of Apoplectic Hemiplegia
     Lu Shoukang.................... 83

Clinical Observation
A Clinical Study on the Effect of Reinforcement of Kidney on Senile Brain Functions
     Wang Xuemei and Xie Zhufan.................... 92
Treatment of Idiopathic Epistaxis with Chinese Herbal and Western Therapeutic Modalities
     Ye Ming.................... 96
30 Cases of Intractable Renal Edema Treated by Removing Blood Stasis and Promoting Diuresis
     Ren Chunrong and Zhu Pijiang.................... 99
TCM Treatment of Senile Dementia — A Report of 2 Cases
     Huang Defen.................... 103
Dr. Zhou Shizhang's Experience in Treating Aphthae
     Ju Jianwei and Lian Yieqin.................... 106
Clinical and Experimental Studies on Acupuncture Treatment of Apoplexy at the Convalescent Stage by Consciousness-Restoring Method
     Li Fang, Zhang Cunsheng and Han Jingxian, et al..................... 109
Clinical Observations on 278 Cases of Cervical Spondylopathy Treated with Electroacupuncture and Massotherapy
     Luo Zhongda and Luo Jinghong.................... 116
Substitution of Acupuncture for HCG in Ovulation Induction
     Cai Xuefen.................... 119
Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia with Acupuncture at Renying Point — A Report of 7 Cases
     Lü Xiaotao, Liu Hua and Shi Xipeng, et al..................... 122
Clinical Application of Contralateral Acupuncture Technique
     Lu Fan.................... 124
Clinical Observation on Therapeutic Effects of Guzhizaisheng Wan for Treatment of Aseptic Necrosis of the Head of Femur
     Wang Lulin.................... 127
Does Psychological Testing Help to Predict the Response to Acupuncture or Massage/Relaxation Therapy in Patients Presenting to A General Neurology Clinic with Headache?
     Kevan R. Wylie M.R.C. Psych., Christine Jackson and Pamela M. Crawford M.R.C.P..................... 130

Basic Investigation
Effect of Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae on Extracellular Adenosine and Evaluation of Its Protective Effecacy in Ischemic Reperfusion Rat — Microdialysis, HPLC and Histopathologic Studies
     Kuang Peigen, Tao Yi and Shi Jing.................... 140

Review
Advances in TCM Treatment of Paralysis Agitans
     Zhang Yunling and Lü Jiakun.................... 148

Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
     Yang Xiujuan and Yin Xiukun.................... 154

Teaching Round
Acupuncture Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia
     Hu Jinsheng.................... 156