摘要
目的观察头穴久留针治疗血管性痴呆(vascular dementia,VD)的临床疗效。方法将60例VD患者随机分为治疗组和对照组,每组各30例,治疗组运用头穴久留针法针刺治疗,对照组采用常规针刺法治疗,治疗8周后观察并比较两组患者简明精神状态量表(mini mental state examination,MMSE)评分、Blessed痴呆量表(Blessed dementia scale,BDS)评分、Barthel指数(Barthel index,BI)及临床疗效。结果治疗组临床疗效显著优于对照组(P<0.05);两组治疗后MMSE、BDS评分及BI均较治疗前显著升高(P<0.01),但治疗组治疗前后MMSE、BDS、BI差值均显著大于对照组(P<0.01)。结论头穴久留针法治疗血管性痴呆疗效确切,优于常规针刺疗法。
Objective To observe the clinical effect of long-term scalp acupuncture in the treatment of vascular dementia （VD）. Methods Sixty VD patients were randomly divided into treatment group （n=30） and control group （n=30）. The treatment group received long-term scalp acupuncture, while the control group received routine acupuncture. After 8 weeks of treatment, Mini-Mental State Examination （MMSE） score, Blessed Dementia Scale （BDS） score, Barthel Index （BI）, and clinical outcome were assessed and compared between the two groups. Results The treatment group had a significantly better clinical OUt come than the control group （P〈0.05）. Both groups showed significant increases in MMSE score, BDS score, and BI after treatment （P〈0.01）, but the treatment group had significantly higher increases in the three parameters than the control group （P〈0.01）. Conclusion I.ong term scalp acupuncture has good clinical effect in the treatment of VD and is superior to routine acupuncture.
出处
《安徽中医药大学学报》
CAS
2014年第2期56-58,共3页
Journal of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine
关键词
血管性痴呆
头穴久留针
针刺
vascular dementia
long-term scalp acupuncture
acupuncture
