ECCA-PV-ACUPOINT-MAP-0003

Post-Viral / Long COVID Encephalopathy Acupuncture Point Mapping Atlas

SCF Neural Mapping Schema: Module 3 of Encephalopathy Types

Clinical use classification: Adjunctive supportive neuromodulation only. Post-viral and Long COVID encephalopathy require full medical evaluation for neuroinflammatory, autonomic, cardiovascular, pulmonary, endocrine, mitochondrial, thromboinflammatory, and neuropsychiatric complications.

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, immune, endocrine, neurovascular, mitochondrial, or connectomic output.

Evidence tiers:

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

I. Post-Viral / Long COVID Encephalopathy SCF Collapse Targets

ECCA-PV Collapse Node	Therapeutic Mapping Objective
Persistent neuroinflammation	Reduce cytokine-connectomic amplification
Microglial hyperactivation	Stabilize neuroimmune signaling
Dysautonomia / vagal suppression	Restore autonomic synchronization
Brain fog / cortical slowing	Improve connectomic coherence
Mitochondrial dysfunction	Restore ATP-redox stability
Endothelial / BBB dysfunction	Support neurovascular integrity
Sleep–wake dysregulation	Restore chronobiological coherence
Neuropsychiatric destabilization	Modulate limbic-autonomic circuits
Exercise intolerance / PEM	Reduce autonomic-metabolic collapse
Viral persistence signaling	Modulate immune-network drift

II. ECCA-PV Acupoint Neuro-Circuit Atlas

ID	Point	Meridian	Region	Peripheral Nerves	Dermatome	Segment	Central Nodes	Output Circuit	Circuit Network	Evidence
ECCA-PV-01	GV20	Governing Vessel	Vertex scalp	Greater occipital + trigeminal convergence	CN V / C2	Cranial-upper cervical	DMN, PFC, salience network	Cortical synchronization	Connectomic-limbic	B
ECCA-PV-02	GV24	Governing Vessel	Frontal scalp	Supraorbital nerve	CN V1	Cranial	Frontal cortex, hypothalamic interface	Executive network stabilization	Frontal-limbic	C
ECCA-PV-03	Yintang	Extra point	Glabella	Supratrochlear branches	CN V1	Cranial	Limbic-autonomic circuits	Anxiety/sleep/autonomic calming	Limbic-autonomic	C
ECCA-PV-04	GV26	Governing Vessel	Philtrum	Infraorbital branch	CN V2	Cranial	Brainstem arousal systems	Consciousness/arousal modulation	Brainstem-arousal	C
ECCA-PV-05	ST36	Stomach	Anterolateral leg	Deep peroneal/fascial convergence	L4–L5	Lumbosacral	NTS, DMV, adrenal pathways	Vagal-adrenal anti-inflammatory reflex	Neuroimmune-metabolic	A
ECCA-PV-06	PC6	Pericardium	Volar forearm	Median nerve	C6–T1	Cervical-thoracic	NTS, PVN, vagal nuclei	Cardiovagal-autonomic regulation	Cardiovagal-autonomic	A/B
ECCA-PV-07	HT7	Heart	Ulnar wrist	Ulnar nerve territory	C8–T1	Cervical-thoracic	Limbic-autonomic circuits	Sleep/anxiety regulation	Limbic-autonomic	B
ECCA-PV-08	LI4	Large Intestine	Dorsal hand	Radial/median overlap	C6–C7	Cervical	PAG, ACC, insula	Descending analgesia/stress modulation	Nociceptive-limbic	B
ECCA-PV-09	LI11	Large Intestine	Lateral elbow	Radial nerve	C5–C6	Cervical	Hypothalamic-inflammatory circuits	Cytokine modulation	Neuroimmune	B
ECCA-PV-10	SP6	Spleen	Medial lower leg	Tibial nerve	L4–S2	Lumbosacral	Endocrine-autonomic interface	Hormonal-fluid-autonomic support	Endocrine-visceral	B/C
ECCA-PV-11	LV3	Liver	Dorsal foot	Deep peroneal/tibial overlap	L5–S1	Lumbosacral	Limbic-hypothalamic nodes	Stress-autonomic modulation	Limbic-autonomic	B/C
ECCA-PV-12	KI3	Kidney	Medial ankle	Tibial/saphenous overlap	L4–S1	Lumbosacral	Hypothalamic-autonomic systems	Fatigue/fluid-endocrine support	Renal-endocrine	C
ECCA-PV-13	CV17	Conception Vessel	Sternum	Intercostal anterior branches	T2–T5	Thoracic	Cardiopulmonary brainstem centers	Respiratory-autonomic synchronization	Cardiopulmonary-autonomic	C
ECCA-PV-14	LU7	Lung	Radial forearm	Superficial radial nerve	C5–C7	Cervical	Respiratory-autonomic circuits	Pulmonary-vagal modulation	Respiratory-autonomic	B/C
ECCA-PV-15	BL13	Bladder	Upper thoracic back	Thoracic dorsal rami	T3–T5	Thoracic	Sympathetic respiratory interface	Pulmonary autonomic regulation	Pulmonary-visceral	C
ECCA-PV-16	BL15	Bladder	Upper thoracic back	Thoracic dorsal rami	T5–T6	Thoracic	Cardiovagal autonomic circuits	Cardiovascular-autonomic regulation	Cardiovagal-visceral	C
ECCA-PV-17	BL20	Bladder	Mid-thoracic back	Thoracic dorsal rami	T9–T11	Thoracic	Gut-brain sympathetic interface	Metabolic-gut regulation	Gut-immune-autonomic	C
ECCA-PV-18	ST25	Stomach	Abdomen	Thoracoabdominal afferents	T10–T11	Thoracic	Enteric-spinal autonomic nodes	Gut–brain axis modulation	Gut-brain-visceral	A
ECCA-PV-19	CV12	Conception Vessel	Epigastrium	Intercostal branches	T7–T9	Thoracic	Brainstem visceral nuclei	Gastric-visceral stabilization	Visceral-autonomic	C
ECCA-PV-20	GB20	Gallbladder	Suboccipital	Greater occipital nerve	C2–C3	Upper cervical	Brainstem-cerebellar interface	Headache/vertigo/autonomic regulation	Cervico-brainstem	C
ECCA-PV-21	BL10	Bladder	Posterior neck	Cervical dorsal rami	C2–C3	Upper cervical	Brainstem autonomic centers	Cervico-autonomic stabilization	Cervico-autonomic	C
ECCA-PV-22	DU16	Governing Vessel	Occipital base	Suboccipital nerves	C1–C2	Upper cervical	Medullary autonomic nuclei	Respiratory/arousal support	Brainstem-autonomic	C
ECCA-PV-23	GB34	Gallbladder	Lateral leg	Common peroneal territory	L4–S1	Lumbosacral	Sensorimotor-basal ganglia networks	Motor-fatigue regulation	Sensorimotor-metabolic	B/C
ECCA-PV-24	BL40	Bladder	Popliteal fossa	Tibial/common fibular region	L5–S2	Lumbosacral	Segmental sensorimotor circuits	Lower-extremity fatigue support	Sensorimotor	B/C
ECCA-PV-25	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

III. Primary Therapeutic Circuit Stack for Post-Viral / Long COVID Encephalopathy

SCF Role	Point Cluster	Primary Objective
Connectomic Stabilizers	GV20, GV24, Sishencong, GV26	Brain fog / cortical synchronization
Neuroimmune Modulators	ST36, LI11, LI4	Cytokine-glial modulation
Cardiovagal Regulators	PC6, HT7, CV17, BL15	Dysautonomia/POTS-like stabilization
Respiratory–Autonomic Regulators	LU7, BL13, DU16	Respiratory-autonomic integration
Gut–Brain Axis Regulators	ST25, CV12, BL20	Microbiome-visceral-autonomic support
Fatigue / Mitochondrial Support	KI3, SP6, GB34	ATP-redox-autonomic support
Cervico-Brainstem Stabilizers	GB20, BL10	Headache/brainstem-autonomic support

IV. Evidence-Controlled Interpretation

Highest-confidence SCF anchors include:

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

Moderate evidence supports:

GV20
HT7
LI4
LI11
LU7
SP6

Additional mappings are SCF neuroconnectomic inference models integrating:

autonomic physiology
neurovascular anatomy
dermatome convergence
inflammatory-connectomic synchronization

V. Clinical Deployment Logic

Clinical State	SCF Mapping Priority	Candidate Point Emphasis
Brain fog / cognitive slowing	Connectomic synchronization	GV20, GV24, Sishencong
Dysautonomia / POTS-like symptoms	Cardiovagal stabilization	PC6, CV17, HT7
Chronic fatigue / PEM	Metabolic-autonomic support	ST36, KI3, SP6
Neuroinflammatory drift	Cytokine modulation	ST36, LI11
Headache / dizziness	Cervico-brainstem stabilization	GB20, BL10
Sleep disruption	Limbic-autonomic regulation	HT7, Yintang
GI dysbiosis / visceral instability	Gut–brain axis support	ST25, CV12, BL20
Respiratory dysregulation	Pulmonary-autonomic modulation	LU7, BL13, DU16

VI. Safety and Exclusion Notes

This atlas is not a replacement for:

neurologic evaluation
cardiology assessment
autonomic testing
pulmonary workup
thromboinflammatory screening
infectious disease management
rehabilitation medicine

Exercise intolerance and PEM require pacing-based management; excessive stimulation protocols may worsen symptoms in susceptible individuals.

Acupuncture mapping should only be integrated:

after medical screening
with autonomic monitoring where indicated
with orthostatic intolerance precautions

MASTER DOCUMENT REGISTRY INDEX

SCF-ECCA-PV-ACU-0003 — Post-Viral / Long COVID Encephalopathy Acupoint Neuro-Circuit Mapping Atlas
SCF-ECCA-0001 — Encephalopathy Connectomic Collapse Atlas
SCF-ACU-NEURO-ATLAS-0001-M3 — SCF Acupoint Neuro-Circuit Atlas Module 3
SCF-361-POINT-NEURAL-MAPPING-0002 — SCF Neural Mapping Schema
SCF-PATH-PROT-0001 — SCF Pathophysiology Protocol