Effects of acupuncture at fengchi point (GB 20) on cerebral blood flow.
Blood velocity in the vertebral artery and the basilar artery was observed before and after acupuncture at Fengchi point (GB 20) in 97 patients by transcranial Doppler ultrasonic detecting. The results showed that the blood velocity in patients with either high or low blood flow had significant changes after acupuncture (P < 0.001).
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Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing.
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D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy