Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect of acupuncture plus herbal medicine on vascular dementia (VD). Methods: Thirty cases of vascular dementia were treated by acupuncture plus Chinese herbal medicine for 2 months, in comparison with western medication (Nimodipine) in the control group, to observe the evaluation value of Hasegawa Dementia Scale (HDS) before and after the treatments between the two groups, the clinical therapeutic effect and changes of plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) before and after the treatments between the two groups. Results and Conclusion: There were significant differences in intelligence and therapeutic effect between the two groups (P＜0.01) before and after the treatment, but the therapeutic effect was better in the acupuncture plus medicine group than in the western medication group. Judging from content of atrial natriuretic peptide, there was no significant difference between VD patients and normal adults before the treatment (P＞0.05). Plasma ANP significantly increased in the acupuncture plus medicine group and western medicine group after the treatment (P＜0.01), more remarkably in the acupuncture plus medicine group (P＜0.01).

Objective: To investigate the factors influencing the therapeutic effect in acupuncture treatment of apoplectic pseudobulbar palsy (PBP). Methods: Sixty patients with apoplectic pseudobulbar palsy in pattern of obstruction of wind and phlegm in the meridians were randomly divided into the treatment group and control group, to observe the therapeutic effect. Results and Conclusion: The therapeutic effect was significantly better in the treatment group than in the control group (P＜0.05). It has been found in the study that with increase in the occurrence of cerebral apoplexy, the incidence rate of severe dysphagia increased and dysphagia took place progressively earlier, indicating the importance of early treatment and prevention of cerebral apoplexy.