Comprehensive review on sexual dimorphism to improve scalp acupuncture in nervous system disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the development of modern medicine, the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) combined with western medicine began to be produced and applied. Scalp acupuncture (SA) as a Chinese medicine based on neurological theory, has a great advantage compared with TCM in the treatment of nervous system diseases.

Method

In this paper, we analyze the physiological and pathological manifestations of sexual dimorphism (SD) to illustrate the necessity of SD treatment. In addition, we review the factors that can affect SD and analyze in physiological structure, function, and pathological neurons. Diseases (pathological basis, pathological manifestations, and incidence) and factors leading to gender differences, which to analyze the possibility of gender differences in SA.

Res

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10805401 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature