Huang Yong, Chen Jing, Htut Win Moe, Lai Xinsheng, Wik Gustav
Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Int J Neurosci. 2007 Jul;117(7):1029-37. doi: 10.1080/00207450600936825.
Recent studies indicate beneficial effects of acupuncture in the rehabilitation of vascular dementia (VaD). This study used 18-flourodeoxyglucose PET measures to compare cerebral effects of conventional acupuncture for hemiplegia with that of additional VaD-specific needling. As compared to baseline, conventional acupuncture increased glucose metabolism in the temporal lobe of unaffected and in the lentiform nucleus of the affected hemisphere. Additional needling in VaD-specific points rendered higher metabolism bilaterally in the frontal lobes and the thalamus, and in the temporal lobe and the lentiform nucleus of the unaffected hemisphere. The findings further underpin acupuncture's role in stroke and VaD rehabilitation.
近期研究表明针灸对血管性痴呆（VaD）的康复具有有益作用。本研究采用18氟脱氧葡萄糖PET测量方法，比较传统偏瘫针灸与额外的VaD特异性针刺对大脑的影响。与基线相比，传统针灸增加了未受影响侧颞叶和受影响侧半球豆状核的葡萄糖代谢。在VaD特定穴位进行额外针刺使双侧额叶、丘脑以及未受影响侧半球的颞叶和豆状核的代谢更高。这些发现进一步证实了针灸在中风和VaD康复中的作用。
