Effects of Electroacupuncture at Head Points on the Function of Cerebral Motor Areas in Stroke Patients: A PET Study

Table 1

(a) Talairach coordinates and 𝑡 value of peak activation of activated fields that showed increased cerebral glucose metabolism of the patients after electro-acupuncture, (b) Talairach coordinates and 𝑡 value of peak activation of activated fields that showed decreased cerebral glucose metabolism of the patients after electro-acupuncture.

(a)

	Peak	Corrected	Coordinates
	𝑡 value	𝑃 value	𝑥	𝑦	𝑧
GPrC (Area4) L	3.10	0.0087	−8	−26	70
GFd (Area6) L	2.99	0.0101	−16	−12	58
LPs (Area7)L	2.79	0.0134	−32	−42	50
GFm (Area6) L	3.20	0.0075	−36	2	36
GFd (Area6) R	3.05	0.0092	10	−14	56
GTm (Area37) L	5.91	<10^−4	−44	−68	8
GTs (Area22) L	3.75	0.0036	−54	−48	18
Cerebellum L	3.51	0.0049	−8	−66	−10
Putamen L	3.01	0.0097	−12	16	−4

𝑃<0.05, and the coordinates indicated the location of maximally significant activity.

(b)

	Peak	Corrected	Coordinates
	𝑡 value	𝑃 value	𝑥	𝑦	𝑧
GPrC (Area4) R	3.89	0.0030	32	−16	76
GFm (Area6) R	3.36	0.0060	26	16	68
LPs (Area7) R	2.23	0.0302	2	−60	68
GFd (Area9) R	4.17	0.0021	6	62	26
GFm (Area10) R	2. 51	0.0200	48	54	4
GTm (Area21) R	5.38	<10^−4	60	0	−26
GFm (Area6) L	2.39	0.0236	−34	10	60

𝑃<0.05, and the coordinates indicated the location of maximally significant activity.