Electroacupuncture on the head points for improving gnosia in patients with vascular dementia
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Title
Electroacupuncture on the head points for improving gnosia in patients with vascular dementia
Date
2009
volume
29(1)
pages
29-34
Research Type
RCT
Keywords
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on the head points for improving gnosia in patients with vascular dementia (VD). METHODS: 90 VD patients were randomly divided into a drug group, an EA group and an EA plus drug group. Scoring with the MMSE scale and detecting the relevant potentials were done before treatment and after a 6-week treatment. RESULTS: Gnosia was improved after treatment in all the three groups with no significant difference by the intergroup comparison. CONCLUSION: The above three therapies can all improve gnosia, reduce the psychological stress, strengthen attention and shorten the awaiting time for recognition; and EA plus Nimodipine seems to be the best in the curative effect
has health condition studied
Mental Disorders
plan
>1/WK
has study population number
90
has duration
6 Weeks