Electroacupuncture of Scalp Motor Area to Improve Post-Stroke Wrist Dyskinesia

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. a previous history of stroke or other brain disease;
• •2. with severe mental retardation and/or severe aphasia that interferes with communication;
• •3. with severe cardiac, pulmonary, and renal impairment in an unstable condition;
• •4. inability to autonomously perform wrist flexion and extension movements on the hemiplegic side;
• •5. neurological or musculoskeletal diseases affecting the recovery of limb function before the onset of the disease, with pre-existing abnormalities in bilateral wrist movements;
• •6. allergy to adhesive tape, solid gel, etc.; bleeding tendency, acute suppurative inflammation, combined ulcers, infections, scars and tumors at acupuncture points and nearby areas; installation of pacemakers;
• •7. transient ischemic attack, rebleeding after infarction, bilateral cerebral infarction, brain stem infarction, excessive cerebral hemorrhage or cranial defect;
• •8. history of needle fainting or fear of needling.