Complementary Acupuncture Treatment Increases Cerebral Metabolism in Patients with Parkinson\'s Disease.
Author: Huang Y, Jiang X, Zhuo Y, Tang A, Wik G.
Affiliation:
School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Conference/Journal: Int J Neurosci.
Date published: 2009
Other:
Volume ID: 119 , Issue ID: 8 , Pages: 1190-1197 , Word Count: 94
We used positron emission tomography (PET) and the 18-flourodeoxyglucose tracer to study cerebral effects of complementary acupuncture in Parkinson\'s disease. Five patients received scalp-acupuncture and Madopa, while the other five had Madopa only. PET scans before and after 5 weeks of complementary acupuncture treatment show increased glucose metabolisms in parietal, temporal, occipital lobes, the thalamus, and the cerebellum in the light-diseased hemisphere, and in parietal and occipital lobes of the severe-diseased hemisphere. No changes were observed in the Madopa-only group. Acupuncture in combination with Madopa may improve cerebral glucose metabolism in Parkinson\'s disease.
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