A network meta-analysis of different acupuncture therapy in the treatment of poststroke cognitive impairment and dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poststroke cognitive impairment and dementia (PSCID) is a major cause of stroke-related morbidities and mortalities. Over the last few years, there has been growing evidence supporting the effectiveness of needle-related treatments in PSCID. Our goal was to rate the included therapies and assess the clinical effectiveness of various needle-related treatments in patients with PSCID.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), China Science and Technology Journal Database (VIP), Chinese Biomedical Literature Service System (SinoMed), Wanfang, FDA.gov, and ClinicalTrials.gov. A mix of subject terms and free words was used to search the databases. The retrieval period was from the inception date

SUBMITTER: Huo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11521021 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature