Lin Yao, Yan-Ze Liu, Meng-Yuan Li, Zi-Yang Zhang, Shuo Yu, Shu-Nan Sun, Ming Xu, Hai-Zhu Zheng, Shi-Qi Ma, Zhen Zhong, Hong-Feng Wang
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the cerebral metabolism in the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus-associated cognitive dysfunction (T2DACD) and explore the mechanism of electroacupuncture (EA) at the acupoints for Tiaozang Xingshen (adjusting zangfu function and rescuing the spirit) in treatment of T2DACD, using magnetic resonance spectroscopy. METHODS: Fifteen patients with T2DACD (observation group) and 22 healthy subjects (control group) were enrolled. In the observation group, the patients were treated with EA for Tiaozang Xingshen at Baihui (GV 20) and Shenting (GV 24), and bilateral Feishu (BL 13), Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Hegu (LI 4) and Taichong (LR 3)...
December 12, 2023: Zhongguo Zhen Jiu, Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion