Background: Functional brain imaging changes have been proven as potential pathophysiological targets in early-stage Alzheimer’s Disease. Current longitudinal neuroimaging studies of Alzheimer’s Disease treated by acupuncture, which is one of the growingly acknowledged non-pharmacological interventions, have neither adopted comprehensive acupuncture protocols, nor explored the changes after a complete treatment duration. Thus, …
Read More »MRI shows how the acupuncture point Shuaigu (GB 8) works for migraine sufferers
Objective: To investigate the changes in the functional connectivity in the right insula between migraine without aura and healthy controls by using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI), and to observe the instant alteration of functional connectivity in migraine without aura during electroacupuncture stimulation at Shuaigu (GB 8). Methods: A total of …
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