Objective： To explore a treatment method for vascular dementia. Methods： Sixty patients were randomly allocated into two groups. The observation group was treated with long-term needle-retaining method of scalp acup...Objective： To explore a treatment method for vascular dementia. Methods： Sixty patients were randomly allocated into two groups. The observation group was treated with long-term needle-retaining method of scalp acupuncture and the control group was treated by medications. Evaluation was made respectively before and after the treatment by means of Hasegawa dementia scale （HDS）, neurological function deficit （NFD） score and main symptom （MS） score. Results： There were statistically significant differences in HDS, NFD score and MS score in both groups （P〈0.01） before and after the treatment. There were statistically significant differences in HDS, NFD score and MS score between the two groups （P〈0.05） before and after the treatment. The total effective rate was 86.8% in the observation group and 80.0% in the control group. There was a statistically significant difference in the effects between the two groups （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： This long-term needle-retaining method of scalp acupuncture is precisely effective for vascular dementia.展开更多
Objective:To observe the efficacy of long-retaining scalp acupuncture plus interactive training in improving upper-extremity dysfunction in cerebral stroke patients.Methods:Ninety-five patients with upper-extremity dy...Objective:To observe the efficacy of long-retaining scalp acupuncture plus interactive training in improving upper-extremity dysfunction in cerebral stroke patients.Methods:Ninety-five patients with upper-extremity dysfunction after cerebral stroke were randomized into two groups,with 48 cases in the treatment group and 47 cases in the control group.Conventional internal medicine treatment was offered to both groups.In both groups,Anterior Oblique Line of Vertex-temporal(MS 6,the middle 2/5)and Posterior Oblique Line of Vertex-temporal(MS 7,the middle 2/5)were selected from the same side of the brain lesion(the side apposing to the hemiplegic limb)for scalp acupuncture treatment.In the treatment group,the scalp acupuncture needles were retained for 7 h,in combination with interactive training,while the needles were also retained for 7 h in the control group but without interactive training.Prior to treatment and at 2-week and 4-week treatment,the two groups were scored using the functional test for the hemiplegic upper extremity-Hong Kong(FTHUE-HK)and simplified Fugl-Meyer assessment-upper extremity(FMA-UE).Results:The total effective rate was 97.9%in the treatment group,higher than 74.5%in the control group(P<0.01).The FTHUE-HK score was higher at 2-week and 4-week treatment than before treatment in both groups,presenting statistically significant intra-group differences(all P<0.001);the FTHUE-HK score was higher at 4-week treatment than at 2-week treatment in both groups,presenting statistically significant intra-group differences(both P<0.001).At 2-week and 4-week treatment,the FTHUE-HK score was higher in the treatment group than in the control group,showing significant between-group differences(both P<0.05).During the whole treatment process,the treatment group had higher FTHUE-HK scores compared with the control group,but there was no statistical significance comparing the change of the score between the two groups at 2-week treatment(P>0.05),while the between-group difference in the change of the score was statistically significant at 4-week treatment(P<0.05).The FMA-UE score was higher at 2-week and 4-weeks treatment than before treatment in both groups,presenting statistically significant intra-group differences(all P<0.001);the FMA-UE score was higher at 4-week treatment than at 2-week treatment in both groups,presenting statistically significant intra-group differences(both P<0.001).At 2-week and 4-week treatment,the FMA-UE was higher in the treatment group than in the control group,and the between-group differences were statistically significant(both P<0.01).The FMA-UE score rose gradually with the increase of treatment session,and there was statistical significance comparing the change of the score between the two groups at 2-week and 4-week treatment,respectively(both P<0.05).Conclusion:Long-retaining scalp acupuncture plus interactive training results in more significant efficacy than long-retaining scalp acupuncture alone in improving the upper-limb dysfunction after cerebral stroke and the advantage becomes more notable after 2-week consecutive treatment.展开更多
文摘Objective： To explore a treatment method for vascular dementia. Methods： Sixty patients were randomly allocated into two groups. The observation group was treated with long-term needle-retaining method of scalp acupuncture and the control group was treated by medications. Evaluation was made respectively before and after the treatment by means of Hasegawa dementia scale （HDS）, neurological function deficit （NFD） score and main symptom （MS） score. Results： There were statistically significant differences in HDS, NFD score and MS score in both groups （P〈0.01） before and after the treatment. There were statistically significant differences in HDS, NFD score and MS score between the two groups （P〈0.05） before and after the treatment. The total effective rate was 86.8% in the observation group and 80.0% in the control group. There was a statistically significant difference in the effects between the two groups （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： This long-term needle-retaining method of scalp acupuncture is precisely effective for vascular dementia.
文摘Objective:To observe the efficacy of long-retaining scalp acupuncture plus interactive training in improving upper-extremity dysfunction in cerebral stroke patients.Methods:Ninety-five patients with upper-extremity dysfunction after cerebral stroke were randomized into two groups,with 48 cases in the treatment group and 47 cases in the control group.Conventional internal medicine treatment was offered to both groups.In both groups,Anterior Oblique Line of Vertex-temporal(MS 6,the middle 2/5)and Posterior Oblique Line of Vertex-temporal(MS 7,the middle 2/5)were selected from the same side of the brain lesion(the side apposing to the hemiplegic limb)for scalp acupuncture treatment.In the treatment group,the scalp acupuncture needles were retained for 7 h,in combination with interactive training,while the needles were also retained for 7 h in the control group but without interactive training.Prior to treatment and at 2-week and 4-week treatment,the two groups were scored using the functional test for the hemiplegic upper extremity-Hong Kong(FTHUE-HK)and simplified Fugl-Meyer assessment-upper extremity(FMA-UE).Results:The total effective rate was 97.9%in the treatment group,higher than 74.5%in the control group(P<0.01).The FTHUE-HK score was higher at 2-week and 4-week treatment than before treatment in both groups,presenting statistically significant intra-group differences(all P<0.001);the FTHUE-HK score was higher at 4-week treatment than at 2-week treatment in both groups,presenting statistically significant intra-group differences(both P<0.001).At 2-week and 4-week treatment,the FTHUE-HK score was higher in the treatment group than in the control group,showing significant between-group differences(both P<0.05).During the whole treatment process,the treatment group had higher FTHUE-HK scores compared with the control group,but there was no statistical significance comparing the change of the score between the two groups at 2-week treatment(P>0.05),while the between-group difference in the change of the score was statistically significant at 4-week treatment(P<0.05).The FMA-UE score was higher at 2-week and 4-weeks treatment than before treatment in both groups,presenting statistically significant intra-group differences(all P<0.001);the FMA-UE score was higher at 4-week treatment than at 2-week treatment in both groups,presenting statistically significant intra-group differences(both P<0.001).At 2-week and 4-week treatment,the FMA-UE was higher in the treatment group than in the control group,and the between-group differences were statistically significant(both P<0.01).The FMA-UE score rose gradually with the increase of treatment session,and there was statistical significance comparing the change of the score between the two groups at 2-week and 4-week treatment,respectively(both P<0.05).Conclusion:Long-retaining scalp acupuncture plus interactive training results in more significant efficacy than long-retaining scalp acupuncture alone in improving the upper-limb dysfunction after cerebral stroke and the advantage becomes more notable after 2-week consecutive treatment.
