Chinese herbal medicine for patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease based on syndrome differentiation: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 766-776

  Yu, Lu ^a   Lin, Shui Miao ^a   Zhou, Ru Qian ^a   Tang, Wei Jun ^b   Huang, Pin Xian ^c   Dong, Ying ^c   Wang, Jian ^a   Yu, Zhi Hua ^a   Chen, Jiu Lin ^a   Wei, Li ^c   Xing, San Li ^a   Cao, Hui Juan ^c   Zhao, Hong Bin ^a  

^a Shanghai Geriatric Institute of Chinese Medicine   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Chinese herbal; Cognition disorders; Drugs; Randomized controlled trial; Resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

DONEPEZIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INDAN DERIVATIVE; NOOTROPIC AGENT; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHINESE MEDICINE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICINE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PARIETAL LOBE; POSTERIOR CINGULATE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WESTERN MEDICINE; DRUG EFFECTS;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; INDANS; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PIPERIDINES;

EID: 84864249545     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20120707     Document Type: Article

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