title: [Impacts of acupuncture at Jing-well points on the differentiated meridians and temple-three-needle therapy on P300 of patients with early vascular cognitive impairment].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the efficacy on post-stroke mild cognitive impairment (MCI) treated with acupuncture at Jing-well points on the differentiated meridians and temple-three-needle therapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-three of stroke patients were randomized into an acupuncture group (37 cases) and a conventional treatment group (36 cases). Twenty healthy aged people in physical examination were collected as a control group. In the acupuncture group, on the basis of the conventional treatment of internal medication, the acupuncture at Jing-well points on the differentiated meridians and temple-three-needle therapy were applied. In the conventional treatment group, no any therapy was used except the conventional treatment of internal medication. In the control group, no any intervention was adopted. Neuroscan Nuamps electroencephalogram recording analysis system was used to determine the event-related potentials P300, and the amplitude and mini mental state examination (MMSE) score was observed before and after treatment in both groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After treatment, in the acupuncture group, P300 latent stage was shortened, and the amplitude and the score of MMSE were increased (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). In the conventional treatment group, above indices were not changed obviously as compared with that before treatment (all P > 0.05). Compared with the conventional treatment group, the differences in P300 latent stage, amplitude and MMSE score were remarkable in the acupuncture group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The acupuncture at Jing-well points on the differentiated meridians and temple-three-needle therapy improves the cognitive function of the patients with MCI.
authors.affiliation: Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of TCM, Hefei 230038, China.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Rong-Lin
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.forename: Kang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D018913:Event-Related Potentials, P300; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016740:Meridians; D008875:Middle Aged