KMID : 0387420100210030045
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Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry 2010 Volume.21 No. 3 p.45 ~ p.64
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The Effect of Auricular Acupuncture at the Shinmun on the Electroencephalogram(EEG) in patients with dementia
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Kim Mi-Ra
Lee Go-Eun Lee Sang-Eon Park In-Sook Park Jang-Ho No Dong-Jin Kim Ji-Young Park Bo-Ra Lyu Yeoung-Su Kang Hyung-Won
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of auricular acupuncture at the Shinmun on patients with dementia by using power spectrum analysis. Electroencephalogram(EEG) power spectrum show site-specific and state-related differences in various frequency bands.
Methods: Study was carried out in 38 subjects.(31 patients with dementia and 7 normal people, 27 females and 11 males ; mean age=75.9 years old). To know the effect of auricular acupuncture at the Shinmun in patients with dementia, we measured electroencephalogram(EEG) of normal people and patients with dementia about ¡¯before¡¯, ¡¯after¡¯ and ¡¯after 15 minutes¡¯ giving auricular acupuncture at the Shinmun, and compared the brain wave(, , , ) of EEG 30 channels.
Results: In the case of patients with dementia, in the power values of (alpha) band at F4, FP2, FCZ, F8, FC4 channels (p<0.05) during the Shinmun-auricular acupuncture treatment increased significantly. In (beta) band, the power values at T8 channel(p<0.05) during the Shinmun-auricular acupuncture treatment increased significantly. In (delta) band, the power values at F7, FP1, FZ, FP2, FCZ, C4, FC4, CP4, T8, P7, P3, O1, OZ, O2, P4, P8 channels(p<0.05) during the Shinmun-auricular acupuncture treatment decreased significantly. In (theta) band, the power values at O1, OZ, O2channel(p<0.05) during the Shinmun-auricular acupuncture treatment decreased significantly.
Conclusions: Through these results, we concluded that auricular acupuncture at the Shinmun on patients with dementia could have effect the functional mechanism of the cerebral cortex.
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KEYWORD
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Shinmun, Auricular acupuncture, Electroencephalogram(EEG), Power spectrum, Dementia
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