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

Table 2

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

(a)

	Peak	Corrected	Coordinates
	𝑡 value	𝑃 value	𝑥	𝑦	𝑧
GPrC (Area4) L	4.59	0.0029	−46	−10	56
GFm (Area6) L	2.68	0.0217	−68	18	20
LPs (Area7) L	2.25	0.0291	−14	54	34
GFd (Area9) L	3.75	0.0036	−54	−50	22
Cerebellum R	3.14	0.0082	28	−40	−50

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	3.39	0.0058	10	−24	78
GFd (Area45) R	2.72	0.0147	50	28	4
thalamus R	3.11	0.0085	20	−10	12
GTs (Area22) R	2.95	0.0107	74	−26	4
GTm (Area21) R	2.80	0.0131	60	−2	−20
Cuneus (Area19) R	2.61	0.0173	24	−90	30
GTs (Area38) R	1.96	0.0441	50	16	−10
GFs (Area6) L	2.39	0.0238	−26	−8	70

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