Liu Yi-cheng, Zhang Hong-xing, Chen Guo-hua, Wu Wen-li, Hu Jing-jing, Wan Wen-jun, Ma Chao-yang
Department of Radiology, Integration of Traditional and Western Medicine Hospital of Wuhan, Wuhan, Hubei Province 430022, China.
Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao. 2008 Aug;6(8):806-9. doi: 10.3736/jcim20080807.
To investigate the effects of scalp-acupuncture on intelligence in patients with vascular dementia (VaD).
A total of 108 VaD patients were randomly divided into two groups: scalp-acupuncture group and Western medicine group. The scores of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Blesse Dementia Scale (BDS), Hasegawa Dementia Scale (HDS), Abilities of Daily Life (ADL) before and after treatment in the two groups were detected.
A total of 92 patients completed the treatment. The scores of MMSE, BDS and HDS in the two groups were significantly increased, and the ADL scores significantly declined (P<0.05). There was no difference in the scores of MMSE, BDS, HDS and ADL between the two groups before and after the treatment. There was no difference in the total effectiveness between the two groups (P>0.05).
Scalp-acupuncture therapy could improve the clinical intelligence level of VaD patients.
探讨头皮针治疗血管性痴呆（VaD）患者智能的效果。
将108例VaD患者随机分为两组：头皮针组和西药组。检测两组治疗前后简易精神状态检查表（MMSE）、Blessed痴呆量表（BDS）、长谷川痴呆量表（HDS）、日常生活能力（ADL）评分。
共92例患者完成治疗。两组MMSE、BDS及HDS评分均显著升高，ADL评分显著下降（P<0.05）。两组治疗前后MMSE、BDS、HDS及ADL评分比较，差异无统计学意义。两组总有效率比较，差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）。
头皮针疗法可提高VaD患者的临床智能水平。
