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Functional Connectivity Modulation by Acupuncture in Patients with Bell’s Palsy
Joint Authors
Xu, Chunsheng
Li, Chuanfu
Bian, Yunpeng
He, Xiaoxuan
Hu, Sheng
Kan, Hongxing
Xue, Qiuju
Qiu, Bensheng
Yang, Jun
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-05-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Bell’s palsy (BP), an acute unilateral facial paralysis, is frequently treated with acupuncture in many countries.
However, the mechanism of treatment is not clear so far.
In order to explore the potential mechanism, 22 healthy volunteers and 17 BP patients with different clinical duration were recruited.
The resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging scans were conducted before and after acupuncture at LI4 (Hegu), respectively.
By comparing BP-induced functional connectivity (FC) changes with acupuncture-induced FC changes in the patients, the abnormal increased FC that could be reduced by acupuncture was selected.
The FC strength of the selected FC at various stages was analyzed subsequently.
Our results show that FC modulation of acupuncture is specific and consistent with the tendency of recovery.
Therefore, we propose that FC modulation by acupuncture may be beneficial to recovery from the disease.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bian, Yunpeng& He, Xiaoxuan& Hu, Sheng& Li, Chuanfu& Xu, Chunsheng& Kan, Hongxing…[et al.]. 2016. Functional Connectivity Modulation by Acupuncture in Patients with Bell’s Palsy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104242
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bian, Yunpeng…[et al.]. Functional Connectivity Modulation by Acupuncture in Patients with Bell’s Palsy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104242
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bian, Yunpeng& He, Xiaoxuan& Hu, Sheng& Li, Chuanfu& Xu, Chunsheng& Kan, Hongxing…[et al.]. Functional Connectivity Modulation by Acupuncture in Patients with Bell’s Palsy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104242
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1104242