Acupuncture stimulation of Taichong (Liv3) and Hegu (LI4) modulates the default mode network activity in Alzheimer's disease.

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Abstract

The acupuncture has been used in the therapy of Alzheimer disease (AD), however, its neural underpins are still unclear. The aim of this study is to examine the acupuncture effect on the default mode network (DMN) in AD by using resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (RS-fMRI).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen

Title: American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias

ISSN (Electronic): 1938-2731

ISSN (Print): 1533-3175

Publication date (Electronic): Dec 2014

Volume: 29

Issue: 8

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[1 ] Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Brain Informatics, Beijing, China.

[2 ] Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

[3 ] Siemens Healthcare, MR Collaboration NE Asia, Beijing, China.

[4 ] Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Brain Informatics, Beijing, China Key Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China cjr.likuncheng@vip.163.com.

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Publisher Item ID: 1533317514536600

DOI: 10.1177/1533317514536600

PubMed ID: 24906968

SO-VID: f7b27916-5e55-4b37-a546-e2baff8cd395

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Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease,acupuncture,functional MRI,resting state

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Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease, acupuncture, functional MRI, resting state

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