title: Effect of acupuncture on the auditory evoked brain stem potential in Parkinson's disease.
abstract: Under the auditory evoked brain stem potential (ABP) examination, the latent period of V wave and the intermittent periods of III-V peak and I-V peak were significantly shortened in Parkinson's disease patients of the treatment group (N = 29) after acupuncture treatment. The difference of cumulative scores in Webster's scale was also decreased in correlation analysis. The increase of dopamine in the brain and the excitability of the dopamine neurons may contribute to the therapeutic effects, in TCM terms, of subduing the pathogenic wind and tranquilizing the mind.
authors.affiliation: Second Clinical College, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029.
authors.forename: Lingling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Yueguang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lili
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*