Evaluation of cerebral blood flow before and after acupuncture stimulation using arterial spin-labeled MRI for healthy adults - Japan Evaluation of cerebral blood flow before and after acupuncture stimulation using arterial spin-labeled MRI for healthy adults JASCA study

Before acupuncture stimulation, cerebral blood flow in migraineurs was higher in the occipital lobe and right temporal lobe, and lower in the left temporal lobe and precuneus of the vertebral lobe, compared with healthy adults. Compared to healthy adults before acupuncture stimulation, blood flow in the thalamus, hypothalamus, valgus, cingulate gyrus, and insula increased after 5 and 10 minutes during acupuncture stimulation.