title: The change in cerebral glucose metabolism after electroacupuncture: a possible marker to predict the therapeutic effect of deep brain stimulation for refractory anorexia nervosa.
abstract: Some reports have demonstrated that deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a promising treatment for patients who suffer from intractable anorexia nervosa. However, the nature of DBS may not be viewed as a standard clinical treatment option for anorexia nervosa because of the unpredictable outcome before DBS. Just like DBS in the brain, electroacupuncture at acupoints is also efficient in treating refractory anorexia nervosa. Some neuroimaging studies using functional magnetic resonance imaging, single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), and positron emission tomography (PET) had revealed that both DBS and electroacupuncture at acupoints with electrical stimulation are related to the changes in cerebral glucose metabolism. Therefore, we hypothesize that the changes in cerebral glucose metabolism after electroacupuncture might be useful to predict the therapeutic effect of deep brain stimulation for refractory anorexia nervosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030, Hubei, PR China.
authors.forename: Tao-Tao
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou 510120, PR China.
authors.forename: Qing-Xiong
authors.initials: QX
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030, Hubei, PR China.
authors.forename: Hong-Bing
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Xiang
keywords: Cerebral glucose metabolism; anorexia nervosa; deep brain stimulation; electroacupuncture