Effect of Acupuncture on the Auditory Evoked Brain Stem Potential in Parkinson's Disease

Effect of Acupuncture on the Auditory Evoked Brain Stem Potential in Parkinson's Disease

Under the auditory evoked brain stem potential (ABP) examination, the latent period of V wave and the intermittent periods of III-V peak and I-V peak were significantly shortened in Parkinson's disease patients of the treatment group (N=29) after acupuncture treatment. The difference of cumulat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of traditional Chinese medicine 2002-03, Vol.22 (1), p.15-17
Hauptverfasser: Wang, Lingling, He, Chong, Liu, Yueguang, Zhu, Lili
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Sprache:eng
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Acupuncture Therapy
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Diseases of the nervous system
Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Parkinson Disease - physiopathology
Parkinson Disease - therapy
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
Tropical medicine
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Zusammenfassung:Under the auditory evoked brain stem potential (ABP) examination, the latent period of V wave and the intermittent periods of III-V peak and I-V peak were significantly shortened in Parkinson's disease patients of the treatment group (N=29) after acupuncture treatment. The difference of cumulative scores in Webster's scale was also decreased in correlation analysis. The increase of dopamine in the brain and the excitability of the dopamine neurons may contribute to the therapeutic effects, in TCM terms, of subduing the pathogenic wind and tranquilizing the mind.……
ISSN:0255-2922