Author: Litscher Gerhard
Publisher: Maney Publishing
ISSN: 1743-1328
Source: Neurological Research, Vol.24, Iss.4, 2002-06, pp. : 377-380
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Abstract
The purpose of this randomized, placebo-controlled, cross-over study was to investigate mean blood flow velocity (vm) of the ophthalmic (OA) and the middle cerebral (MCA) artery during traditional Chinese acupuncture (TCA), ear acupuncture (EA), Korean hand acupuncture (KHA) and placebo needling (PN) by simultaneous and continuous transcranial Doppler sonographic monitoring. We examined 20 healthy volunteers 19-45 years old (mean age ± SD, 26.2 + 6.0 years). Vm in OA was significantly increased during needling vision-related acupoints of TCA (
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