Retrospective Study of Contemporary Documents about Acupuncture Treating Supranuclear Paralysis

Objective: To summarize the name of disease,etiology,pathogenesis,treatment principle,the law of selecting points and method of evaluation.Methods: Contemporary cocuments were collected which were about acupuncture treating supranuclear paralysis from databases from its establishment to April 2012.The name of disease,etiology,pathogenesis,treatment principle,the law of selecting points and method of evaluation were summarized.And the acupoint selection,channel tropism,using frequency were analyzed.Results: 276 papers met the standard,a total of acupoint was 151,the total frequency was 1683.There were 14 acupoints whose frequency were beyond 30.Among the 14 acupoints,9 acupoints belonged to fourteen channels,11 acupoints belonged to neighboring point selection.Conclusion: It was suitable to name it similar to cardiac spasm.Etiology and pathogenesis were that internalinjuryof the seven emotions resulted in the Liver,spleen,kidney deficiency,and Phlegm obstructed tongue,throat,brain collaterals,all which result in the disease.treating both manifestation and root cause of disease should be taken as principle.Acupoints of fourteen meridians and neighboring points should be the primary acupoints.