Abstract | BACKGROUND: Acupuncture has been applied to aid in the recovery of post- stroke patients, but its mechanism is unclear. This study aims to analyze the relationship between acupuncture and glucose metabolism in cerebral functional regions in post- stroke patients using (18)FDG PET-CT techniques. Forty-three ischemic stroke patients were randomly divided into 5 groups: the Waiguan (TE5) needling group, the TE5 sham needling group, the sham point needling group, the sham point sham needling group and the non- needling group. Cerebral functional images of all patients were then acquired using PET-CT scans and processed by SPM2 software. RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
Needling at TE5 had a regulating effect on cerebral functional areas shown by PET-CT, and this may relate to its impact on the recovery of post- stroke patients.
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Authors | Yong Huang, Chunzhi Tang, Shuxia Wang, Yangjia Lu, Wei Shen, Junjun Yang, Junqi Chen, Renyong Lin, Shaoyang Cui, Huiling Xiao, Shanshan Qu, Xinsheng Lai, Baoci Shan |
Journal | BMC neuroscience
(BMC Neurosci)
Vol. 13
Pg. 75
(Jun 27 2012)
ISSN: 1471-2202 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 22738270
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
- Glucose
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Topics |
- Acupuncture Points
- Acupuncture Therapy
(methods)
- Brain Mapping
- Cerebral Cortex
(diagnostic imaging)
- Female
- Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
- Glucose
(metabolism)
- Humans
- Linear Models
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Positron-Emission Tomography
- Single-Blind Method
- Stroke
(diagnostic imaging, therapy)
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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