Scalp Acupuncture | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 25 May 2023

Scalp acupuncture regulates functional connectivity of cerebral hemispheres in patients with hemiplegia after stroke

in Neurorehabilitation

Dan Lin
Jinyang Gao
Mengxin Lu
Xiao Han
Zhongjian Tan
Yihuai Zou
Fangyuan Cui

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2023.1083066

7,516 views
13 citations

Study Protocol

Published on 28 Sep 2023

Effects of acupuncture synchronized rehabilitation therapy on upper limb motor and sensory function after stroke: a study protocol for a single-center, 2 × 2 factorial design, randomized controlled trial

in Experimental Therapeutics

Zifu Yu
Xiaoxia Yang
Fang Qin
Tiantian Ma
Jie Zhang
Xiaoxuan Leng
Hongyan Bi
Xihua Liu

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2023.1162168

5,273 views
5 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 29 Nov 2024

Efficacy of combination scalp acupuncture for post-stroke cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

in Translational Neuroscience

Song Li
Anhong Dai
Yihao Zhou
Xu Chen
Yizhou Chen
Li Zhou
Xiaolin Yang
Mengqi Yue
Jing Shi
Yong Qiu

Frontiers in Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnins.2024.1468331

5,506 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 09 Dec 2021

Efficacy of Scalp Acupuncture in Patients With Post-stroke Hemiparesis: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

in Stroke

Yuan-Ju Huang
Chih-Shan Huang
Kuo-Feng Leng
Jia-Ying Sung
Sheng-Wei Cheng

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2021.746567

10,317 views
16 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 Dec 2021

Scalp Acupuncture Attenuates Brain Damage After Intracerebral Hemorrhage Through Enhanced Mitophagy and Reduced Apoptosis in Rats

in Neuroinflammation and Neuropathy

Peng Liu
Xinyang Yu
Xiaohong Dai
Wei Zou
Xueping Yu
Mingming Niu
Qiuxin Chen
Wei Teng
Ying Kong
Ruiqiao Guan

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnagi.2021.718631

6,566 views
29 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 19 Sep 2025

The effects of different acupuncture modalities on postoperative cognitive function in elderly Chinese patients undergoing general anesthesia: a network meta-analysis

in Experimental Therapeutics

Wenjie Liang
Mengzhong Li
Jianguo Zhang
Wei Liang

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2025.1637566

2,904 views

Systematic Review

Published on 10 Aug 2023

Comparative efficacy and safety of multiple acupuncture therapies for post stroke cognitive impairment: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

in Experimental Therapeutics

Yang Liu
Lu Zhao
Fuyan Chen
Xingping Li
Jiangqin Han
Xiaowei Sun
Mingtong Bian

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2023.1218095

7,205 views
13 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 05 Aug 2022

Combinations of scalp acupuncture location for the treatment of post-stroke hemiparesis: A systematic review and Apriori algorithm-based association rule analysis

in Neurodegeneration

Yu-Fang Wang
Wei-Yi Chen
Chang-Ti Lee
Yi-Ying Shen
Chou-Chin Lan
Guan-Ting Liu
Chan-Yen Kuo
Mao-Liang Chen
Po-Chun Hsieh

Frontiers in Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnins.2022.956854

14,378 views
20 citations

Review

Published on 15 Aug 2023

Neural control of cerebral blood flow: scientific basis of scalp acupuncture in treating brain diseases

in Translational Neuroscience

Guan-Yuan Jin
Louis Lei Jin
Bonnie Xia Jin
Jin Zheng
Belinda Jie He
Shi-Jiang Li

Frontiers in Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnins.2023.1210537

19,051 views
18 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Aug 2025

Interactive dynamic scalp acupuncture enhances brain functional connectivity in bilateral basal ganglia ischemic stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial

in Neurorehabilitation

Chunxia Zhang
Tao Pang
Yuan Chen
Penghui Lai
Rongrong Nie
Yulong Wang
Shaohua Zhang

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2025.1604342

2,305 views
1 citation

Systematic Review

Published on 14 Dec 2022

A network meta-analysis on the improvement of cognition in patients with vascular dementia by different acupuncture therapies

in Neuropharmacology

Jiayu Wen
Yu Cao
Surui Chang
Qiaoyi Huang
Zhen Zhang
Wei Wei
Jiuxiu Yao
Hui Pei
Hao Li

Frontiers in Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnins.2022.1053283

5,657 views
6 citations

Systematic Review

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Comparison of clinical efficacy of different acupuncture methods in the treatment of Post-stroke central facial paralysis: a network meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials

in Neurorehabilitation

Juanshu Cao
Hang Xing
Wenlong Hu
Qiuxia Xu
Li-yan Cui
Liyu Hu
Xiaomei Zhang
Shengyong Bao

Frontiers in Neurology

Systematic Review

Published on 16 Jun 2025

Comparisons of acupuncture therapies combining conventional treatment in the management of vascular cognitive impairment: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

in Neurocognitive Aging and Behavior

Yuan-Ling Liao
Pei-Shan Hsu
Chang-Ti Lee
Li-Jen Su
Yi-Ying Shen
Adam Tsou
Chou-Chin Lan
I-Shiang Tzeng
Guan-Ting Liu
Po-Chun Hsieh

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnagi.2025.1559388

5,398 views
1 citation

Systematic Review

Published on 10 Feb 2026

Comparative effectiveness of acupuncture-based multimodal rehabilitation for post-stroke cognitive impairment: a network meta-analysis of 70 randomized controlled trials

in Neurorehabilitation

Tingting Yin
Peifang Li

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2026.1759572

449 views

Systematic Review

Published on 20 Dec 2022

Comparison of the efficacy of acupuncture-related Therapies for post-stroke motor aphasia: A Bayesian network meta-analysis

in Experimental Therapeutics

Sisi Feng
Mingzhi Tang
Gan Huang
Jumei Wang
Yulan Lv
Sijin He
Duo Liu
Lihua Gu

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2022.992079

5,963 views
7 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 05 Dec 2024

Efficacy of different acupuncture-related therapies for tension-type headache: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

in Headache and Neurogenic Pain

Yimeng Wang
Wang Lu
Yongjun Wang
Wei Chen
Haiyin Zhao

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2024.1481715

5,678 views
3 citations

Articles

Scalp acupuncture regulates functional connectivity of cerebral hemispheres in patients with hemiplegia after stroke

Effects of acupuncture synchronized rehabilitation therapy on upper limb motor and sensory function after stroke: a study protocol for a single-center, 2 × 2 factorial design, randomized controlled trial

Efficacy of combination scalp acupuncture for post-stroke cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Efficacy of Scalp Acupuncture in Patients With Post-stroke Hemiparesis: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Scalp Acupuncture Attenuates Brain Damage After Intracerebral Hemorrhage Through Enhanced Mitophagy and Reduced Apoptosis in Rats

The effects of different acupuncture modalities on postoperative cognitive function in elderly Chinese patients undergoing general anesthesia: a network meta-analysis

Comparative efficacy and safety of multiple acupuncture therapies for post stroke cognitive impairment: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Combinations of scalp acupuncture location for the treatment of post-stroke hemiparesis: A systematic review and Apriori algorithm-based association rule analysis

Neural control of cerebral blood flow: scientific basis of scalp acupuncture in treating brain diseases

Interactive dynamic scalp acupuncture enhances brain functional connectivity in bilateral basal ganglia ischemic stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial

A network meta-analysis on the improvement of cognition in patients with vascular dementia by different acupuncture therapies

Comparison of clinical efficacy of different acupuncture methods in the treatment of Post-stroke central facial paralysis: a network meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials

Comparisons of acupuncture therapies combining conventional treatment in the management of vascular cognitive impairment: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Comparative effectiveness of acupuncture-based multimodal rehabilitation for post-stroke cognitive impairment: a network meta-analysis of 70 randomized controlled trials

Comparison of the efficacy of acupuncture-related Therapies for post-stroke motor aphasia: A Bayesian network meta-analysis

Efficacy of different acupuncture-related therapies for tension-type headache: a systematic review and network meta-analysis