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Results: a)There were no alterations in the EEG data due to artifices or interferences of the needles b)It was
possible to identify alterations on the needling phase of the group with headache complaints, correlated with the
improvement in the pain c)It was possible to identify alterations on the needling phase of the group without pain
complaint, correlated with a state of further relaxation d) It was possible to identify alterations compatible with general
improvement on the data for the follow up of a pacient subject to a 4 session course of auricular acupuncture
therapy.
Conclusion: EEG may be a reliable tool for the evaluation and follow up of acupuncture treatments, allied with
its low cost profile and wide range of use.
FRACTAL ANALISYS OF CALCIUM DEPOSITS APPLIED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF UROLITHOGENESIS
MODELS ACCORDING TO TCM THEORIES
Antonio Sant Ana
Hospital Estadual, Bauru – SP, Brazil
Introduction: The formation and growth of kidney stones may be viewed in terms of TCM theory as a combination
of cold and umidity in the kidneys. These proccesses actually follow some kinds of evolutive patterns both in time and
space which appear to be closely related to those explained by the fractal geometry approach. That might enable us
to assess the proccess of urolithogenesis under TCM theoretical basis associated to fractal analisys through an 'in
vitro' set of experimentation.
Material and method: Determinate and compare the fractal dimension (FD) of the clusters of both hidric and
coloidal solutions of calcium hidroxide within open sistems with temperature gradient as the strange attractor.
Results: Despite the different behavior shown by calcium clusters in hidric or coloidal solutions, it was possible
to make a correlation between their presentation with and without umidity (hidric as opposed to coloidal) through the
FD in each condition.
Conclusion: The calcium composites clusters found both in hidric and coloidal solutions and in the presence of
a strange attractor, show fractal dimensions (FD) compatible with those found in nature under the influence of chaotic
conditions of complex systems, among which we may find those likely to happen in the kidney, in the presence of
cold and umidity. This seems to indicate that fractal geometry may be a useful tool to try to give some numerical basis
for the study of TCM.
PATTERNS OF CALCIUM DEPOSITS AS PREVIEWED BY 'YIN' AND 'YANG' COMPLEMENTARITY
APPROACH
Antonio Sant Ana
Hospital Estadual, Bauru – SP, Brazil
Introduction: 'Yin' and 'Yang' theoretical approach of complementing energetical poles, is a well based concept
of the chinese cosmogony, but is subject to frequent misunderstanding when transfered to western cultural
interpretations and views. The aim of our work is to show the tangibility of 'Yin' and 'Yang', beyond its mere conceptual
condition. Its principles are widely applied in our day to day life, and even in the projects of crafts and equipaments
(e.g., haemodialysis equipament), but if we refer to it as 'Yin' or 'Yang' we will be immediately dismissed as being
theoretical or conceptual or, even worse, unscientific.
Material and method: Hidric solutions of calcium hidroxide within open sistems with temperature gradient (cold
and heat) or pH gradient (alkali and acid).
Results: Calcium composites ('Yang') undergo attraction to cold or alkali ('Yin') poles, and repulsion from warm
or acid ('Yang') poles.
Conclusion: The attraction and repulsion effects of the 'Yin' and 'Yang' constituents were predictable under the
chinese cosmogony approach, and should be more carefully taken when the ethiopathogenesis of diseases are
considered, e.g., urolithiasis, ankylosing sponditytes and 'frozen shoulder', among others, in which the calcium
deposition happens to be a well known pattern of evolution.
QOL AND ADL IN THE PATIENTS WITH MYASTHENIA GRAVIS UNDERWENT ACUPUNCTURE ADJUVANT
THERAPY: A CASE SERIES
Takashi Seki
Tohoku University Graduate School of Meicine
Myasthenia gravis (MG) produces weakness of voluntary muscles, resulting in diplopia, ptosis, and generalized
muscle weakness in most patients. Despite the frequent use of thymectomy and immunosuppressive treatments,
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