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18984835

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-11-5
pubmed:abstractText
We study the effect of acupuncture on brain activation patterns in children with cerebral palsy using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). fMRI of the whole brain was performed in 11 children with cerebral palsy and 10 healthy children during stimulation of a common acupoint in Traditional Medicine [Liv3 (Taichong)] on the left foot. We use both twisting and nontwisting methods with a blocked paradigm on a 2.0 Tesla MRI scanner. Functional data were analyzed by using Statistical Parametric Mapping software (SPM 99). Both signal increase and decrease in various regions of the brain were found in both groups of children. However, the pattern was different for the 2 groups, especially with decreases in signal regions. We suggest that the observed differences between children with cerebral palsy and healthy children with the stimulation of acupoint Liv3 might be due to blockage of the liver meridian in children with cerebral palsy.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1708-8283
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1267-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-10-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of acupuncture on the brain in children with spastic cerebral palsy using functional neuroimaging (FMRI).
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Beijing Children's Hospital, The Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't