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Acupuncture Points for Cognition Impairment

1 sourced protocol, each with its citation.

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Related symptoms

Often treated alongside Cognition Impairment:

Attention DeficitCognitive DysfunctionMemory ReductionVascular Dementia

Points cited for Cognition Impairment

How often each point appears across the 1 entries ranked highest for Cognition Impairment. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.

  • GB20Wind PoolGallbladder Meridian1 of 1
  • GV20100 ConvergencesGoverning Vessel1 of 1
  • GV24Spirit CourtGoverning Vessel1 of 1

No study in this index covers Cognition Impairment

Every protocol below comes from a clinical text or a website. Nothing here has a published trial behind it, so no two independent sources have been shown to agree. How often that happens

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Protocol (3 points)

90%

GB20 · GV20 · GV24

Vascular DementiaCognitive DysfunctionMemory ReductionCognition ImpairmentAttention Deficit
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GB20Wind Pool

GB20 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 風池 (fēng chí)

🎯 Location: In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution with vertebral artery; avoid deep perpendicular needling.

🛡️ Treats: Stress, Fever, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Wind

Text or case report

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

ZHAO Ling, ZHANG Hong, ZHENG Zhong, HUANG Jiao. Electroacupuncture on the Head Points for Improving Gnosia in Patients with Vascular Dementia. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(1): 29-33
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How the studies delivered it

None of the studies behind these entries says how the points were stimulated or for how long.

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