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Cognitive Function In Vascular Dementia Improved With Acupuncture

Cognitive Function In Vascular Dementia Improved With Acupuncture

According to the World Health Organisation, 47.5 million people have vascular dementia.  This is one of several diseases which attacks the brain. It’s often used interchangeably with Alzheimer’s, however, there’s a difference between the two. UCSF describes vascular dementia as the sudden reduction in a person’s language skills, judgment, reasoning and memory. Often due to a reduction in blood flow to the brain. Alzheimer’s, however is a result of “sticky” proteins that build up between nerves and prevent synapses from functioning. Acupuncture Improves Cognitive Function While western medicine treats vascular dementia with drugs, research published in the Neural Regeneration Research journal discovered

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