Effects of CT-localized scalp round-needling on the blood rheology, NO and NOS of patients with multiple infarctional dementia.
OBJECTIVE
To observe the short-term therapeutic effects of CT-localized scalp round-needling on the blood rheology, nitric oxide (NO) and nitric oxide synthetase (NOS) of patients with multiple infarctional dementia.


METHODS
89 cases of multiple infarctional dementia were randomly divided into an electro-round-needling group (57 cases), and a western medication group (32 cases). The therapeutic effects, including the effects on the blood rheology, NO and NOS, were observed.


RESULTS
After receiving same courses of treatment, both the electro-round-needling group and the western medication group showed significant differences in the various kinds of indexes (P < 0.05-0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
The CT-localized scalp round-needling is an effective therapy for multiple infarctional dementia.
Lun
Xin
X
College of Acupuncture and Chinese Tuina, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China.
Yang
Wenhui
W
Fu
Bing
B
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000368:Aged; D015161:Dementia, Multi-Infarct / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000097:blood*; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000097:blood*; D012212:Rheology; D012535:Scalp / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D009569:Nitric Oxide; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase