ENCEPHALOPATHY CONNECTOMIC COLLAPSE ATLAS | HIV-Associated Encephalopathy Acupuncture Point Mapping Atlas

ECCA-HIV-ACUPOINT-MAP-0010

HIV-Associated Encephalopathy Acupuncture Point Mapping Atlas

SCF Neural Mapping Schema: Module 10 of Encephalopathy Types

Clinical use classification: Adjunctive supportive neuromodulation only. HIV-associated encephalopathy requires comprehensive infectious disease, neurologic, immunologic, and neurocognitive management including antiretroviral therapy optimization, opportunistic infection evaluation, neuroimaging, CSF studies when indicated, immune-status monitoring, and multidisciplinary HIV care.

The SCF neural mapping method follows the layered model:

acupoint → peripheral nerve branch → dermatome/myotome → spinal or cranial entry → brainstem/hypothalamic/limbic/cortical node → autonomic, neuroimmune, mitochondrial, neurovascular, viral-inflammatory, or connectomic output.

Evidence tiers:

A = direct mechanistic/tracing evidence
B = indirect neuroimaging or physiology
C = anatomy-based inference

I. HIV-Associated Encephalopathy SCF Collapse Targets

ECCA-HIV Collapse Node	Therapeutic Mapping Objective
Chronic neuroinflammation	Reduce cytokine-glial amplification
HIV-associated microglial activation	Stabilize neuroimmune signaling
BBB permeability dysfunction	Support neurovascular integrity
Viral protein neurotoxicity	Reduce excitotoxic-connectomic stress
Mitochondrial dysfunction	Restore ATP-redox resilience
White-matter connectomic degradation	Improve network synchronization
Limbic-autonomic destabilization	Restore emotional-autonomic regulation
Dysautonomia	Reinforce cardiovagal synchronization
Gut-microbiome immune dysregulation	Support gut–immune–brain integration
Neurocognitive decline	Stabilize cognitive-connectomic coherence

II. ECCA-HIV Acupoint Neuro-Circuit Atlas

ID	Point	Meridian	Region	Peripheral Nerves	Dermatome	Segment	Central Nodes	Output Circuit	Circuit Network	Evidence
ECCA-HIV-01	GV20	Governing Vessel	Vertex scalp	Greater occipital + trigeminal convergence	CN V / C2	Cranial-upper cervical	DMN, salience network, PFC	Cortical synchronization	Connectomic-cognitive	B
ECCA-HIV-02	GV24	Governing Vessel	Frontal scalp	Supraorbital nerve	CN V1	Cranial	Frontal cortex, hypothalamic interface	Executive-network stabilization	Frontal-limbic	C
ECCA-HIV-03	EX-HN1 (Sishencong)	Extra points	Peri-vertex scalp	Occipital/trigeminal convergence	C2/CN V	Cranial-upper cervical	DMN-salience integration	Cognitive coherence support	Connectomic-cognitive	C
ECCA-HIV-04	Yintang	Extra point	Glabella	Supratrochlear branches	CN V1	Cranial	Limbic-autonomic circuits	Anxiety/agitation modulation	Limbic-autonomic	C
ECCA-HIV-05	GV26	Governing Vessel	Philtrum	Infraorbital branch	CN V2	Cranial	Brainstem arousal nuclei	Consciousness/arousal support	Brainstem-arousal	C
ECCA-HIV-06	GB20	Gallbladder	Suboccipital	Greater occipital nerve	C2–C3	Upper cervical	Brainstem-cerebellar interface	Cervico-brainstem regulation	Cervico-brainstem	C
ECCA-HIV-07	BL10	Bladder	Posterior neck	Cervical dorsal rami	C2–C3	Upper cervical	Brainstem autonomic nuclei	Cervico-autonomic stabilization	Cervico-autonomic	C
ECCA-HIV-08	DU16	Governing Vessel	Occipital base	Suboccipital nerves	C1–C2	Upper cervical	Medullary autonomic nuclei	Respiratory-arousal stabilization	Brainstem-autonomic	C
ECCA-HIV-09	ST36	Stomach	Anterolateral leg	Deep peroneal/fascial convergence	L4–L5	Lumbosacral	NTS, DMV, adrenal pathways	Vagal-adrenal anti-inflammatory reflex	Neuroimmune-metabolic	A
ECCA-HIV-10	ST25	Stomach	Abdomen	Thoracoabdominal afferents	T10–T11	Thoracic	Enteric-spinal autonomic nodes	Gut-immune-autonomic regulation	Gut-brain-visceral	A
ECCA-HIV-11	LI11	Large Intestine	Lateral elbow	Radial nerve territory	C5–C6	Cervical	Hypothalamic-inflammatory circuits	Cytokine modulation	Neuroimmune	B
ECCA-HIV-12	LI4	Large Intestine	Dorsal hand	Radial/median overlap	C6–C7	Cervical	PAG, ACC, insula	Descending analgesia/stress modulation	Nociceptive-limbic	B
ECCA-HIV-13	PC6	Pericardium	Volar forearm	Median nerve	C6–T1	Cervical-thoracic	NTS, PVN, vagal nuclei	Cardiovagal stabilization	Cardiovagal-autonomic	A/B
ECCA-HIV-14	HT7	Heart	Ulnar wrist	Ulnar nerve territory	C8–T1	Cervical-thoracic	Limbic-autonomic circuits	Sleep/anxiety-autonomic regulation	Limbic-autonomic	B
ECCA-HIV-15	SP6	Spleen	Medial lower leg	Tibial nerve	L4–S2	Lumbosacral	Endocrine-autonomic networks	Hormonal-fluid regulation	Endocrine-metabolic	B/C
ECCA-HIV-16	KI3	Kidney	Medial ankle	Tibial/saphenous overlap	L4–S1	Lumbosacral	Hypothalamic-autonomic systems	ATP-fatigue-fluid support	Renal-endocrine	C
ECCA-HIV-17	LV3	Liver	Dorsal foot	Deep peroneal/tibial overlap	L5–S1	Lumbosacral	Limbic-hypothalamic nodes	Stress-autonomic modulation	Limbic-autonomic	B/C
ECCA-HIV-18	GB34	Gallbladder	Lateral leg	Common peroneal territory	L4–S1	Lumbosacral	Basal ganglia-sensorimotor circuits	Motor coordination support	Sensorimotor-basal ganglia	B/C
ECCA-HIV-19	BL40	Bladder	Popliteal fossa	Tibial/common fibular region	L5–S2	Lumbosacral	Segmental motor circuits	Lower-extremity motor regulation	Sensorimotor	B/C
ECCA-HIV-20	CV17	Conception Vessel	Sternum	Intercostal anterior branches	T2–T5	Thoracic	Cardiopulmonary brainstem centers	Respiratory-cardiovascular synchronization	Cardiopulmonary-autonomic	C
ECCA-HIV-21	BL15	Bladder	Upper thoracic back	Thoracic dorsal rami	T5–T6	Thoracic	Cardiovagal autonomic nodes	Cardiovascular-autonomic support	Cardiovagal-visceral	C
ECCA-HIV-22	BL20	Bladder	Mid-thoracic back	Thoracic dorsal rami	T9–T11	Thoracic	Gut-brain sympathetic interface	Metabolic-gut regulation	Gut-immune-autonomic	C
ECCA-HIV-23	CV12	Conception Vessel	Epigastrium	Intercostal branches	T7–T9	Thoracic	Brainstem visceral nuclei	Gastric-visceral modulation	Visceral-autonomic	C
ECCA-HIV-24	SI3	Small Intestine	Ulnar hand	Ulnar nerve territory	C8–T1	Cervical-thoracic	Cervical-spinal sensorimotor circuits	Cervico-fascial integration	Cervico-sensorimotor	C
ECCA-HIV-25	BL62	Bladder	Lateral ankle	Sural/superficial fibular branches	S1–S2	Lumbosacral	Brainstem-spinal locomotor networks	Gait-postural regulation	Sensorimotor-gait	C
ECCA-HIV-26	Taiyang	Extra point	Temporal region	Auriculotemporal + zygomaticotemporal branches	CN V2/V3	Cranial	Temporal-limbic circuits	Headache/cortical irritability modulation	Temporal-limbic	C

III. Primary Therapeutic Circuit Stack for HIV-Associated Encephalopathy

SCF Role	Point Cluster	Primary Objective
Connectomic Stabilizers	GV20, GV24, Sishencong	Cognitive-network stabilization
Neuroimmune Modulators	ST36, LI11	Chronic glial-cytokine suppression
Gut–Immune Regulators	ST25, BL20, CV12	Gut-microbiome immune modulation
Cardiovagal Regulators	PC6, CV17, BL15	Dysautonomia stabilization
Limbic–Autonomic Regulators	HT7, Yintang, LV3	Anxiety/depression/autonomic regulation
Brainstem–Cervical Stabilizers	GB20, BL10, DU16, SI3	Brainstem-autonomic integration
Sensorimotor Recovery	GB34, BL40, BL62	Gait and motor-network support
Metabolic–Mitochondrial Support	KI3, SP6	ATP-redox stabilization

IV. Evidence-Controlled Interpretation

Highest-confidence SCF anchors include:

ST36 → vagal-adrenal anti-inflammatory circuitry
ST25 → gut-brain sympathetic modulation
PC6 → cardiovagal autonomic circuitry

Moderate evidence supports:

GV20
HT7
LI4
LI11
GB34

Additional mappings are SCF neuroconnectomic inference models integrating:

HIV-associated neuroinflammation
viral protein neurotoxicity
white-matter connectomics
microbiome–immune–brain synchronization
mitochondrial-connectomic stabilization

V. Clinical Deployment Logic

Clinical State	SCF Mapping Priority	Candidate Point Emphasis
Neurocognitive decline	Connectomic stabilization	GV20, GV24, Sishencong
Chronic neuroinflammation	Cytokine modulation	ST36, LI11
Dysautonomia	Cardiovagal stabilization	PC6, CV17
Anxiety/depression overlap	Limbic-autonomic regulation	HT7, Yintang
Motor slowing / gait dysfunction	Sensorimotor support	GB34, BL40, BL62
GI dysbiosis / immune instability	Gut–immune modulation	ST25, BL20
Fatigue / mitochondrial decline	ATP-redox support	KI3, SP6
Headache / cervical dysregulation	Brainstem-cervical regulation	GB20, BL10

VI. Safety and Exclusion Notes

This atlas is not a substitute for:

antiretroviral therapy
opportunistic infection treatment
neuroinfectious disease evaluation
CSF analysis
MRI/EEG monitoring
psychiatric management
rehabilitation medicine

Urgent escalation is required for:

rapidly progressive neurologic decline
seizures
altered consciousness
focal deficits
meningitic signs
severe autonomic instability

Acupuncture mapping integration should occur only:

with infectious disease oversight
after immune-status review
with platelet/coagulation assessment where indicated
under multidisciplinary HIV-neurology supervision

MASTER DOCUMENT REGISTRY INDEX

SCF-ECCA-HIV-ACU-0010 — HIV-Associated Encephalopathy Acupoint Neuro-Circuit Mapping Atlas
SCF-ECCA-0001 — Encephalopathy Connectomic Collapse Atlas
SCF-ACU-NEURO-ATLAS-0001-M10 — SCF Acupoint Neuro-Circuit Atlas Module 10
SCF-361-POINT-NEURAL-MAPPING-0002 — SCF Neural Mapping Schema
SCF-PATH-PROT-0001 — SCF Pathophysiology Protocol