A proposed neurologic pathway for scalp acupuncture: trigeminal nerve-meninges-cerebrospinal fluid-contactinc neurons-brain
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A proposed neurologic pathway for scalp acupuncture: trigeminal nerve-meninges-cerebrospinal fluid-contactinc neurons-brain
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Med Acupunct (2017), Wang, Shuya.
Abstract
Scalp acupuncture is a somatic stimulation therapy that produces prominent clinical effects when used to treat cerebral diseases. However, this acupuncture's therapeutic mechanisms have not yet been well-addressed. Scalp acupoints are innervated by the trigeminal nerve, which is coincident with the intracranial sensory afferents as well as with meningeal vessels. In recent years, cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons have been found and proved to tramsit allergic substances between brain the parenchyma and meninges, representing a possible network between scalp acupuncture and the brain. The aim of the current study was to observe the connections between scalp acupoints and the meninges and to establish a possible mechanism for scalp acupuncture.
Alternative Title
Med Acupunct
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Date Created
12/1/2018
Language
English
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Type
Journal Article
issn
1933-6586
issue
5
page end
326
page start
322
volume
29