A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of the Triple Stimulation Technique in the Assessment of Electroacupuncture for Motor Function Recovery in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

Table 5

Comparison of adverse events, electrocardiogram, liver function, and kidney function between two groups or between pretreatment and posttreatment.

Group	𝑛	Pretreatment		Posttreatment
		ALT	SCr	Adverse events*	ECG*	ALT	SCr
EA	31	23.43±5.06	73.61±15.07	1	2	24.08±4.65	74.38±14.77
WCM	30	23.32±4.48	73.61±16.01	0	1	25.12±5.88	73.82±13.88

ALT: alanine aminotransferase; EA: electroacupuncture; ECG: electrocardiogram; SCr: serum creatinine; WCM: western conventional medication. *One patient at 2 times in the EA group showed dizziness and limb weakness after the TST test which lasted about half an hour and relieved itself. **Two cases had abnormal ECG with occasional atrial premature beats or the first degree atrioventricular block in EA group, and 1 patient had abnormal ECG with sinus arrhythmia in WCM group, all with no requirement for clinical care.