AIM: To observe effect of acupuncture method of 'restoring consciousness and inducing resuscitation' on treating disturbance of consciousness in patients with acute stroke on the basis of Glasgow Scale. METHODS: Totally 91 cases with acute stroke and disturbance of con sciousness were selected from Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion and Cerebral Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Tianjin Brain Central Hospital from January 2004 to October 2005. All cases were randomly divided into acupuncture group (n = 46) and control group (n = 45). All patients received treatment within 48-hour onset. Acupuncture group: cases were treated with general drugs plus acupuncture method of 'restoring consciousness and inducing resuscitation' on the basis of treating criteria of acute cerebral infarction and cerebral hemorrhage; control group: routine treatment was as the same as that in acupuncture group. According to Glasgow Scale, disturbance of consciousness was better if the scores were >= 14. Patients in both groups were scored again 10 and 20 days after administration respectively, and levels of consciousness were compared (Glasgow scores >= 14). RESULTS: (1) After 10-day treatment, Glasgow scores were significant difference between acupuncture group and control group (Chi2 = 4.07, p < 0.05). (2) After 20-day treatment, Glasgow scores were significant difference between acupuncture group and control group (conscious rate: 73.91% and 53.33%; Chi2 = 4.17, p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Acupuncture method of 'restoring consciousness and inducing resuscitation' can promote and coordinate the recovery of disturbance of consciousness in patients with acute stroke.

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