Treatment of Vascular Dementia by Acupuncture: A Review
- Author:
Qinfeng HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Dementia,Vascular;
Acupuncturemoxibustion;
Review Literature
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2003;1(1):15-16
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Related to treatment of senile dementia, 53 articles conformed the statistical demand were analyzed, finding commonly used methods are acupuncture, moxibustion, acupoint-injection, electro-acupuncture, ocular-acupuncture, scalp-acupuncture, digitalacupuncture and acupuncture plus other therapies, key treatment principle is opening orifice and invigorating brain, frequent selected acupoints are Baihui (GV 20),Zusanli(ST 36), Fengchi (GB 20), Fenglong (ST 40), Neiguan (PC 6), Shuigou (GV 26), etc; and the total effective rate is 89.62%.
