头针治疗对脑梗死所致血管性痴呆的随机对照临床试验

目的：探讨头针对脑梗死（cerebral infarction,CI）所致血管性痴呆（vascular dementia,VaD）患者智能障碍的影响。方法：将108例CI所致VaD患者随机分为头针治疗组和西药治疗组进行观察,对比分析治疗前后患者简易智力状态检查（Mini-Mental State Examination,MMSE）、Blesse痴呆量表（Blesse Dementia Scale,BDS）、长谷川痴呆量表（Hasegawa Dementia Scale,HDS）、日常生活能力量表（Ability of Daily Life,ADL）评分的变化。结果：92例患者完成观察,治疗后两组患者MMSE、BDS、HDS得分均明显上升,ADL得分明显下降（P〈0.05）,但两组治疗前后HDS、ADL、BDS、MMSE量表评分差值及治疗后总有效率比较,差异无统计学意义（P〉0.05）。结论：头针能在一定程度上改善CI所致VaD患者的临床智能状况。

Therapeutic effects of scalp-acupuncture in patients with vascular dementia induced by cerebral infarction: a randomized controlled trial

Objective: To investigate the effects of scalp-acupuncture on intelligence in patients with vascular dementia (VaD). Methods: A total of 108 VaD patients were randomly divided into two groups: scalp-acupuncture group and Western medicine group. The scores of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Blesse Dementia Scale (BDS), Hasegawa Dementia Scale (HDS), Abilities of Daily Life (ADL) before and after treatment in the two groups were detected. Results: A total of 92 patients completed the treatment. The scores of MMSE, BDS and HDS in the two groups were significantly increased, and the ADL scores significantly declined (P<0.05). There was no difference in the scores of MMSE, BDS, HDS and ADL between the two groups before and after the treatment. There was no difference in the total effectiveness between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion: Scalp-acupuncture therapy could improve the clinical intelligence level of VaD patients.