Acupuncture in combination with Madopa may improve cerebral glucose metabolism in Parkinson's disease. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Complementary acupuncture treatment increases cerebral metabolism in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Cardiovasc Hematol Agents Med Chem. 2007 Oct;5(4):295-9. PMID: 19922349
We used positron emission tomography (PET) and the 18-flourodeoxyglucose tracer to study cerebral effects of complementary acupuncture in Parkinson's disease. Five patients received scalp-acupuncture and Madopa, while the other five had Madopa only. PET scans before and after 5 weeks of complementary acupuncture treatment show increased glucose metabolisms in parietal, temporal, occipital lobes, the thalamus, and the cerebellum in the light-diseased hemisphere, and in parietal and occipital lobes of the severe-diseased hemisphere. No changes were observed in the Madopa-only group. Acupuncture in combination with Madopa may improve cerebral glucose metabolism in Parkinson's disease.