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Discovery of Acupoints and Combinations with Potential to Treat Vascular Dementia: A Data Mining Analysis.
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- Chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment and non-pharmacological interventions targeting the nervous system: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of acupuncture on monoaminergic neurotransmitters in animal models of vascular dementia: a preclinical systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Combinations of scalp acupuncture location for the treatment of post-stroke hemiparesis: A systematic review andFrontiers in neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
- Bibliometric analysis: Research trends of acupuncture treatment to cognitive impairment in recent 15 years.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- The neuroprotective and neural circuit mechanisms of acupoint stimulation for cognitive impairment.Chinese medicine · 2023Review
- Analysis of Acupoint Selection and Combinations in Acupuncture Treatment of Piriformis Syndrome: A Protocol for Data Mining.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
- Neural control of cerebral blood flow: scientific basis of scalp acupuncture in treating brain diseases.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Analysis of Acupoints Combination for Cancer-Related Anorexia Based on Association Rule Mining.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- Combination of Acupoints for Alzheimer's Disease: An Association Rule Analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- Combination of Acupoints in Treating Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: An Apriori Algorithm-Based Association Rule Analysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020Article
- Effects of Acupuncture on Alzheimer's Disease: Evidence from Neuroimaging Studies.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2019Review
- Moxibustion Exerts a Neuroprotective Effect through Antiferroptosis in Parkinson's Disease.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2019Article
- Acupuncture Rescues Cognitive Impairment and Upregulates Dopamine-BioMed research international · 2018Article
- Comprehensive evaluation of gene expression signatures in response to electroacupuncture stimulation at Zusanli (ST36) acupoint by transcriptomic analysis.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
The prevalence of vascular dementia (VaD) is high among the elderly. Acupuncture, a popular therapeutic method in China, can improve memory, orientation, calculation, and self-managing ability in VaD patients. However, in clinical acupuncture and acupuncture research, the selection of acupoints to treat VaD remains challenging. This study aimed to discover acupoints and acupoint combinations with potential for VaD based on data mining. After database searching and screening for articles on clinical trials evaluating the effects of acupuncture on VaD, 238 acupuncture prescriptions were included for further analysis. Baihui (GV 20), Sishencong (EX-HN 1), Fengchi (GB 20), Shuigou (GV 26), and Shenting (GV 24) appeared most frequently in the modern literature and are potential acupoints for VaD. Combinations between Baihui (GV 20), Sishencong (EX-HN 1), Fengchi (GB 20), Shenting (GV 24), Shuigou (GV 26), and Zusanli (ST 36) were most frequent and represent potential combinations for VaD treatment. These results provide a reference for the selection and combination of acupoints to treat VaD in clinical acupuncture and acupuncture research.
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