*Department of Neurology, Kuang Tien General Hospital
‡Department of Nutrition, Huang-Kuang University
§Section of Neurology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital
¶Graduate Institute of Chinese Medical Science, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University
#Department of Healthcare Administration, College of Health Science, Asia University
**Graduate Institute of Acupuncture Science, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University
††Department of Public Health, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung
†Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University
‡‡Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan
∥Department of Neurology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
Supported primarily by the Taiwan Department of Health Clinical Trial and Research Center for Excellence Taichung city, Taiwan, R.O.C. and a grant from the Kuang Tien General Hospital Taichung city, Taiwan, R.O.C. There is no additional external funding received for this study. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Reprints: Hen-Hong Chang, MD, PhD, Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, #123, Dinghu Rd., Guishan Township, Taoyuan County 33378, Taiwan, R.O.C. (e-mail: [email protected]).
Received May 13, 2010
Accepted November 18, 2010
