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| Effect of puzzle opening acupuncture combined with Eight Section Brocade exercise on neurological and cognitive function in patients with cognitive impairment after stroke |
| XIONG Jia1 PENG Tianzhong2 ZHOU Cheng1▲ |
1.Department of Neurology,Nanchang Hongdu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Jiangxi Province,Nanchang 330006,China;
2.Department of Rehabilitation Medicine,Nanchang Hongdu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Jiangxi Province,Nanchang 330006,China |
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Abstract Objective To analyze the effect of the combination of puzzle opening acupuncture and Eight Section Brocade exercise on the neurological and cognitive functions of patients with cognitive impairment after stroke.Methods A total of 80 patients with post-stroke cognitive impairment admitted to Nanchang Hongdu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January to September 2023 were selected as the research subjects.According to the random number table method,the control group and the study group were divided into 40 cases each.The control group underwent Eight Section Brocade exercise,while the study group received puzzle opening acupuncture treatment on the basis of the control group.The neurological function,daily living ability,cognitive function,neurotransmitter levels,hemorheological indicators,and clinical efficacy of the two groups of patients were observed.Results After treatment,the levels of the National Institutes of Health Stroke scale(NIHSS),erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR),hematocrit(HCT),and whole blood viscosity(WBV)in the study group were lower than those in the control group,the Berg balance scale(BBS)score,activities of daily living(ADL),brief mental state examination (MMSE),Montreal cognitive assessment scale (MoCA) score,dopamine (DA),and serotonin (5-HT) were also lower than those in the control group,the level of norepinephrine(NE)was higher than that of the control group,and the differences were statistically significant(P＜0.05).Conclusion The use of puzzle opening acupuncture and the combination of Eight Section Brocade exercise therapy can improve the patient's neurological function,enhance their cognitive function,enhance their daily living ability,promote their recovery,and achieve good results.
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