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| | ONLINE | ISSN | : | 1349-7235 | | PRINT | ISSN | : | 0918-2918 |
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| | Vol. 46 (2007) , No. 13 pp.1015-1018 |
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 | Moxibustion, an Alternative Therapy, Ameliorated Disturbed Circadian Rhythm of Plasma Arginine Vasopressin and Urine Output in Multiple System Atrophy
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| | | 1) Department of Neurology, Chiba University |
| (Received for publication December 20, 2006)
(Accepted for publication March 13, 2007)
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| Abstract
Previously no alternative therapy approach has been made to ameliorate disturbed circadian arginin vasopressin rhythm (C-AVP-R) in multiple system atrophy (MSA). A 65-year-old man with MSA showed loss of C-AVP-R and nocturnal polyuria. We performed moxibustion at specific acupuncture points on the bladder and inside the feet, once a day, 3 times a week, for 6 months. After the treatment, his C-AVP-R appeared to be normal, and the nocturnal urine output decreased to 75% (p<0.01). Together with the previous studies, it seems possible that somatic warm stimulation by moxibustion in specific points might have facilitated AVP secretion in this patient.
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| To cite this article: | | Ryuji Sakakibara; Eiko Murakami; Akira Katagiri; Sei Hayakawa; Tomoyuki Uchiyama; Tatsuya Yamamoto and Takamichi Hattori, Moxibustion, an Alternative Therapy, Ameliorated Disturbed Circadian Rhythm of Plasma Arginine Vasopressin and Urine Output in Multiple System Atrophy . Intern. Med. 46: 1015-1018, 2007 . | |
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| doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.46.6450 | | JOI JST.JSTAGE/internalmedicine/46.6450 |
| Copyright (c) 2007 by The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine |
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