Table 2.
Effect of electroacupuncture at the right TE3 on peak latency and interpeak amplitude of late latency response (LLR) recordings.
| Baseline | D3 | D5 | D8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak latency (ms) | ||||
| P0 | ||||
| EA | 15.933 ± 1.808 | 19.889 ± 1.372∗ | 18.133 ± 0.970∗ | 15.600 ± 0.781 |
| Control | 14.867 ± 0.825 | 13.689 ± 1.006 | 14.556 ± 1.633 | 15.644 ± 0.953 |
| Na | ||||
| EA | 23.022 ± 2.244 | 25.511 ± 1.550 | 23.156 ± 1.076 | 22.311 ± 1.439 |
| Control | 20.444 ± 1.104 | 19.889 ± 0.996 | 20.667 ± 1.225 | 21.978 ± 1.129 |
| Pa | ||||
| EA | 38.667 ± 3.953 | 37.578 ± 3.176 | 35.044 ± 4.742 | 33.533 ± 3.816 |
| Control | 37.533 ± 2.934 | 33.533 ± 3.732 | 37.378 ± 4.356 | 38.844 ± 3.948 |
| Nb | ||||
| EA | 56.111 ± 3.056 | 51.978 ± 5.424 | 45.378 ± 5.995∗∗ | 42.711 ± 2.739∗∗∗ |
| Control | 55.311 ± 4.975 | 52.311 ± 4.042 | 53.222 ± 7.502 | 50.356 ± 7.124 |
| Pb | ||||
| EA | 64.711 ± 1.806 | 60.422 ± 6.579 | 56.400 ± 5.334∗ | 50.578 ± 4.065∗∗∗∗ |
| Control | 69.556 ± 5.895 | 61.556 ± 5.270 | 62.889 ± 6.410 | 57.300 ± 7.161∗ |
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| Peak latency shift (ms) | ||||
| P0 | ||||
| EA | 0.000 ± 0.000 | 3.956 ± 2.975## | 2.200 ± 1.889# | −0.333 ± 1.949 |
| Control | 0.000 ± 0.000 | −1.178 ± 1.358 | −0.311 ± 1.078 | 0.778 ± 1.146 |
| Na | ||||
| EA | 0.000 ± 0.000 | 2.489 ± 2.965 | 0.133 ± 2.912 | −0.711 ± 1.895 |
| Control | 0.000 ± 0.000 | −0.556 ± 1.374 | 0.222 ± 1.185 | 1.533 ± 1.685 |
| Pa | ||||
| EA | 0.000 ± 0.000 | −1.089 ± 6.018 | −3.622 ± 6.686 | −5.133 ± 6.993 |
| Control | 0.000 ± 0.000 | −4.000 ± 4.496 | −0.156 ± 6.300 | 1.311 ± 4.390 |
| Nb | ||||
| EA | 0.000 ± 0.000 | −4.133 ± 4.862 | −10.733 ± 6.357 | −13.400 ± 4.688 |
| Control | 0.000 ± 0.000 | −3.000 ± 6.736 | −2.089 ± 9.983 | −4.956 ± 10.780 |
| Pb | ||||
| EA | 0.000 ± 0.000 | −4.289 ± 6.479 | −8.311 ± 5.969 | −14.133 ± 4.598 |
| Control | 0.000 ± 0.000 | −8.000 ± 8.367 | −6.667 ± 8.345 | −13.300 ± 10.613 |
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| Interpeak amplitude (uV) | ||||
| P0–Na | ||||
| EA | 0.779 ± 0.302 | 0.744 ± 0.683 | 1.252 ± 0.569 | 0.815 ± 0.596 |
| Control | 0.829 ± 0.098 | 0.508 ± 0.045 | 1.285 ± 0.221 | 0.708 ± 0.393 |
| Na–Pa | ||||
| EA | 1.765 ± 0.312 | 2.348 ± 0.680 | 2.460 ± 0.440∗ | 1.408 ± 0.409∗ |
| Control | 1.367 ± 0.081 | 1.145 ± 0.257 | 1.310 ± 0.793 | 1.135 ± 0.274 |
| Pa–Nb | ||||
| EA | 0.733 ± 0.259 | 0.776 ± 0.225 | 1.076 ± 0.242 | 1.345 ± 0.947 |
| Control | 0.463 ± 0.133 | 0.365 ± 0.239 | 0.558 ± 0.328 | 0.700 ± 0.456 |
| Nb–Pb | ||||
| EA | 0.959 ± 0.175 | 1.074 ± 0.336 | 1.580 ± 0.648 | 1.235 ± 0.803 |
| Control | 0.968 ± 0.275 | 0.883 ± 0.205 | 0.790 ± 0.396 | 1.148 ± 0.287 |
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD); EA: electroacupuncture group; control: control group; D5: fifth day after baseline recordings; D8: eighth day after baseline recordings; P0: wave P0 of LLR; Na: wave Na of LLR; Pa: wave Pa of LLR; Nb: wave Nb of LLR; Pb: wave Pb of LLR; shift: the value of D3, D5, or D8 minus the baseline value; ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, ∗∗∗p < 0.001 compared with baseline; ∗∗∗∗p < 0.0001 compared with baseline; #p < 0.05, ##p < 0.01 compared with control.