Clinical efficacy observation of scalp-acupuncture-based therapy for vascular dementia
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Clinical efficacy observation of scalp-acupuncture-based therapy for vascular dementia
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci (2012), Xiu-ying, Teng
Abstract
Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of scalp-acupuncture-based therapy for vascular dementia. Methods: Eighty patients with vascular dementia were randomly allocated into 3 groups by the visiting order, 27 cases in the scalp acupuncture group were treated with needling scalp stimulation areas; 25 cases in the body acupuncture group were treated with body acupoints; 28 cases in the control group were given Duxil for oral administration. The mini-mental state examination (MMSE) and Barthel index (BI) were used to evaluate the differences between before and after treatments. Results: The total effective rate in the scalp acupuncture group was 92%, versus 89% in the body acupuncture group and 83% in the control group, showing a statistical significance (P<0.01). After the treatments, the MMSE and BI scores showed significant differences in all three groups (P<0.01). After the treatment, the MMSE and BI scores in the scalp acupuncture and body acupuncture groups showed statistical significances compared with the control group (P<0.05). There was also a statistical significance between the scalp acupuncture group and body acupuncture group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Scalp-acupuncture-based therapy can substantially improve MMSE and BI scores and thus obtain a more remarkable effect for vascular dementia.
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci
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English
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issn
1672-3597
issue
1
page end
37
page start
34
volume
10