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...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.Themini-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 （P0.01）.After the treatments,the MMSE and BI scores showed significant differences in all three groups （P0.01）.After the treatment,the MMSE and BI scores in the scalp acupuncture and body acupuncture groups showed statistical significances compared with the control group （P0.05）.There was also a statistical significance between the scalp acupuncture group and body acupuncture group （P0.05）.Conclusion：Scalp-acupuncture-based therapy can substantially improve MMSE and BI scores and thus obtain a more remarkable effect for vascular dementia.展开更多
基金supported by Shaanxi Provincial Science & Technology Research Development Project [2005K16-G6(5)]
文摘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.Themini-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 （P0.01）.After the treatments,the MMSE and BI scores showed significant differences in all three groups （P0.01）.After the treatment,the MMSE and BI scores in the scalp acupuncture and body acupuncture groups showed statistical significances compared with the control group （P0.05）.There was also a statistical significance between the scalp acupuncture group and body acupuncture group （P0.05）.Conclusion：Scalp-acupuncture-based therapy can substantially improve MMSE and BI scores and thus obtain a more remarkable effect for vascular dementia.
