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The Effect of Acupuncture on the Motor Function and White Matter Microstructure in Ischemic Stroke Patients
Joint Authors
Li, Yongxin
Wang, Ya
Wu, Ping
Huang, Wenhua
Zhang, Heye
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Evidence shows that ischemic stroke can induce brain structural reorganization.
Acupuncture is advised as an adjunct to mainstream rehabilitation after stroke.
However, the effectiveness of acupuncture is inconsistent among previous studies.
Fourteen ischemic patients were collected and divided into two groups: conventional treatment group (CG) and acupuncture treatment group (AG).
The results of a Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) and diffusion tensor imaging were collected before and after treatment.
The AG exhibited a higher improvement in FMA than the CG.
Repeated measures analysis of variance on diffusion data only found a significant main effect for scanning time point in all diffusion indices.
In each group, a postpair t-test revealed that diffusion indices values were changed significantly after treatment intervention in the body of the corpus callosum and bilateral corticospinal tracts, the inferior longitudinal fasciculus, the inferior frontooccipital fasciculus, the superior longitudinal fasciculus, the forceps minor, the cingulum gyrus, and the thalamic radiation.
However, there was no significant difference in the diffusion indices between the two groups.
In conclusion, acupuncture had a better behavioral score than traditional medicine treatment.
However, acupuncture did not significantly change WM in the AG compared to the CG as expected within one month after the intervention.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Li, Yongxin& Wang, Ya& Zhang, Heye& Wu, Ping& Huang, Wenhua. 2015. The Effect of Acupuncture on the Motor Function and White Matter Microstructure in Ischemic Stroke Patients. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061196
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Li, Yongxin…[et al.]. The Effect of Acupuncture on the Motor Function and White Matter Microstructure in Ischemic Stroke Patients. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061196
American Medical Association (AMA)
Li, Yongxin& Wang, Ya& Zhang, Heye& Wu, Ping& Huang, Wenhua. The Effect of Acupuncture on the Motor Function and White Matter Microstructure in Ischemic Stroke Patients. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061196
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1061196