title: Effects of CT-localized scalp round-needling on the blood rheology, NO and NOS of patients with multiple infarctional dementia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: College of Acupuncture and Chinese Tuina, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lun
authors.forename: Wenhui
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D009569:Nitric Oxide; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase