Lateralisation of cerebral response to active acupuncture in patients with unilateral ischaemic stroke: An fMRI study

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 290-296

  Huang, Yong ^a   Chen, Jun Qi ^a   Lai, Xin Sheng ^b   Tang, Chun Zhi ^b   Yang, Jun Jun ^b   Chen, Hua ^a   Wu, Jun Xian ^c   Xiao, Hui Ling ^a   Qu, Shan Shan ^a   Zhang, Yi Dan ^a   Zhang, Zhang Jin ^d  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c SHANTOU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^d THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; STROKE; TOUCH; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; SKIN; STROKE; TOUCH;

ACUPUNCTURE; STROKE;

EID: 84883459588     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2012-010299     Document Type: Article

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