Clinical Observation on 30 Cases of Vascular Dementia Treated by Acupuncture plus Kidney-Reinforcing Herbal Preparation / 针灸推拿医学(英文版)
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
; (6): 283-286, 2006.
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ABSTRACT
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 andConclusion:
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).
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Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
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2006
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