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Methods\/Results: Body and ear acupuncture was used both as supporting and integrative therapy to reduce the phases of restlessness and screaming and, simultaneously, the use of hypnotic drugs, as well as to improve the baby\u2019s thriving. Conclusions: Our case has proved that standardised ear and body acupuncture applied by trained acupuncturist paediatricians is a helpful non-pharmacological treatment tool. While acupuncture is typically used in the outpatient setting, it can equally be used in the inpatient setting, as exemplified by the positive outcome of the presented case.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicines5020055","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,6,13]],"date-time":"2018-06-13T10:45:35Z","timestamp":1528886735000},"page":"55","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Use of Acupuncture in an Infant with Restlessness and Agitation"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"5","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1938-9023","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Katharina","family":"Murg","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz 8036, Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wolfgang","family":"Raith","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz 8036, Austria"},{"name":"Research Group for Paediatric Traditional Chinese Medicine, TCM Research Centre Graz, Medical University of Graz, Graz 8036, Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Berndt","family":"Urlesberger","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz 8036, Austria"},{"name":"Research Group for Paediatric Traditional Chinese Medicine, TCM Research Centre Graz, Medical University of Graz, Graz 8036, Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,6,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"w13794","article-title":"Complementary and alternative medicine in paediatrics: A systematic overview\/synthesis of Cochrane Collaboration reviews","volume":"143","author":"Meyer","year":"2013","journal-title":"Swiss Med. 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