Electroacupuncture for Decorticate Rigidity of the Upper Limbs in a Patient with Anoxic Brain Damage

<table>MAS score changes. MAS: Modified Ashworth’s Scale; <svg height="11.175" id="M1" style="vertical-align:-0.0pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 13.5875 11.175" width="13.5875" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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l-110 215q-26 51 -44 63t-72 17l6 28h250l-6 -28l-27 -4q-30 -5 -35 -10t3 -27q17 -43 95 -190q70 78 154 185q15 21 10 29.5t-33 12.5l-30 4l5 28h236z" id="x1D44B"></path></g>
</svg>: numbers of sessions; <svg height="11.175" id="M2" style="vertical-align:-0.0pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 11.6625 11.175" width="11.6625" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg>: MAS score.</table>

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Figure 2: Electroacupuncture for Decorticate Rigidity of the Upper Limbs in a Patient with Anoxic Brain Damage 