Table 2 Time-course effects of EA intervention on rCBF levels in both the cerebral infarction ipsilateral and contralateral to the lesion site

Pre-operation

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

0

0.30 ± 0.17

0.76 ± 0.30

0.29 ± 0.16

0.80 ± 0.17

1

0.34 ± 0.13

0.85 ± 0.33

0.49 ± 0.15^※

0.83 ± 0.20

2

0.35 ± 0.11

0.93 ± 0.23

0.52 ± 0.25^※

0.82 ± 0.33

3

0.47 ± 0.16

1.07 ± 0.41

0.61 ± 0.34^※

0.96 ± 0.39

6

0.70 ± 0.23

1.15 ± 0.49

0.67 ± 0.19

1.31 ± 0.62

9

0.70 ± 0.25

1.01 ± 0.33

0.69 ± 0.32

1.22 ± 0.40

12

0.68 ± 0.32

1.15 ± 0.33

0.82 ± 0.25^※

1.20 ± 0.47

15

0.73 ± 0.30

0.95 ± 0.28

0.66 ± 0.25

1.15 ± 0.49

18

0.75 ± 0.27

0.91 ± 0.52

0.75 ± 0.22

1.08 ± 0.51

21

0.58 ± 0.20

0.98 ± 0.28

0.68 ± 0.14

1.24 ± 0.41^※

24

0.65 ± 0.31

0.69 ± 0.36

0.61 ± 0.27

1.08 ± 0.74^※