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KMID : 0615720100270030083
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2010 Volume.27 No. 3 p.83 ~ p.92
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The Use of Transcranial Doppler(TCD) in Korean Medicine: A Review
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Shin Kyung-Min
Kim Eun-Jung
Lee Seung-Deok
Kim Kap-Sung
Jung Chan-Yung
Byun-Hyuk
Lee Jae-Dong
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Abstract
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Objectives : The aim of this study is to research the trend of the TCD-related studies in Korean medicine and to establish the hereafter direction for the study on celebral blood flow.
Methods : We reviewed the domestic papers searched by search engine of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society and Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine etc.
Results : We have searched 42 articles in 14 journals. 1. There were 2 or more articles every year. In 2004 there were 5 articles. 2. 11 studies were associated with the usefulness of TCD as a diagnostic tool for CVA. 3. 8 studies were associated with the effect of acupuncture on cerebral blood flow. 5 studies were about acupuncture, 2 studies were about electro-acupuncture, and 1 study was about pharmacopuncture.
Conclusions : These results suggest that acupuncture could have a specific effect on cerebral blood flow. But we need more studies about the effect of various acupuncture point on cerebral blood flow.
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KEYWORD
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Transcranial Doppler, TCD, acupuncture, celebral blood flow, review
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