title: [Clinical observation on abdominal acupuncture plus Madopa for treatment of Parkinson's disease].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To find out an effective therapy for Parkinson's disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty cases were randomly divided into an abdominal acupuncture group and a control group, 30 cases in each group. The abdominal acupuncture group were treated with Madopa and abdominal acupuncture at Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Qi-hai (CV 6) and Guanyuan (CV 4), etc. ; and the control group were treated with Madopa.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After treatment of 3 courses, the effective rate was 90.0% in the abdominal acupuncture group and 83.3% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Abdominal acupuncture combined with Madopa can elevate therapeutic effect of Madopa and reduce adverse effects of Madopa for the patient of primary Parkinson's disease.
authors.affiliation: Traditional Therapy Center, Guangdong Provincial TCM Hospital, Guangzhou 510120, China.
authors.forename: Xiu-hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kui
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001545:Benserazide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; C005177:benserazide, levodopa drug combination; D007980:Levodopa; D001545:Benserazide