Moxibustion, an Alternative Therapy, Ameliorated Disturbed Circadian Rhythm of Plasma Arginine Vasopressin and Urine Output in Multiple System Atrophy

Moxibustion, an Alternative Therapy, Ameliorated Disturbed Circadian Rhythm of Plasma Arginine Vasopressin and Urine Output in Multiple System Atrophy

Previously no alternative therapy approach has been made to ameliorate disturbed circadian arginin vasopressin rhythm (C-AVP-R) in multiple system atrophy (MSA). A 65-year-old man with MSA showed loss of C-AVP-R and nocturnal polyuria. We performed moxibustion at specific acupuncture points on the b...

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Veröffentlicht in:Internal Medicine 2007, Vol.46(13), pp.1015-1018
Hauptverfasser: Sakakibara, Ryuji, Murakami, Eiko, Katagiri, Akira, Hayakawa, Sei, Uchiyama, Tomoyuki, Yamamoto, Tatsuya, Hattori, Takamichi
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Sprache:eng
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arginin vasopressin
Arginine Vasopressin - blood
Arginine Vasopressin - metabolism
Circadian Rhythm
Complementary Therapies - methods
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Japan
Male
moxibustion
Moxibustion - methods
multiple system atrophy
Multiple System Atrophy - diagnosis
Multiple System Atrophy - therapy
Nocturnal Enuresis - diagnosis
Nocturnal Enuresis - therapy
nocturnal polyuria
Polyuria - diagnosis
Polyuria - therapy
Risk Assessment
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:Previously no alternative therapy approach has been made to ameliorate disturbed circadian arginin vasopressin rhythm (C-AVP-R) in multiple system atrophy (MSA). A 65-year-old man with MSA showed loss of C-AVP-R and nocturnal polyuria. We performed moxibustion at specific acupuncture points on the bladder and inside the feet, once a day, 3 times a week, for 6 months. After the treatment, his C-AVP-R appeared to be normal, and the nocturnal urine output decreased to 75% (p
ISSN:0918-2918
1349-7235
DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.46.6450