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Application progress of functional magnetic resonance imaging in the treatment of sleep disorder with traditional Chinese and western medicine
WU Lunxin  WANG Oucheng  LIU Yong 

Cite this article as: WU L X, WANG O C, LIU Y. Application progress of functional magnetic resonance imaging in the treatment of sleep disorder with traditional Chinese and western medicine[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2023, 14(6): 108-112. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.06.019.


[Abstract] Sleep disorder (SD) is a condition characterized by difficulties in falling asleep or maintaining sleep due to various causes, and is one of the most prevalent diseases in the world, causing a serious burden to both individuals and society. The current SD treatment methods are diverse and have clear effects, and elucidating the central mechanisms of various therapies in both traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and western medicine (WM) for SD is of great significance for the SD treatment strategy development and patient management. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which can indirectly reflect the activity of neurons in the brain, is an important tool for the study of SD. Considering that the central mechanisms of various therapies in TCM and WM for SD are not the same, the author reviews the latest progress of fMRI applications in the central mechanisms of TCM and WM different therapies to improve sleep for SD. The shortcomings of current research are discussed and future research directions are prospected, aiming to provide references for further exploration of deeper neural mechanisms in the therapy of SD.
[Keywords] sleep disorder；insomnia；magnetic resonance imaging；functional magnetic resonance imaging；traditional Chinese and western medicine treatment

WU Lunxin1   WANG Oucheng2   LIU Yong2*  

1 Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China

2 Department of MRI, Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China

Corresponding author: Liu Y, E-mail: 1909768139@qq.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Sichuan Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine's 2021 Special Scientific Research for Traditional Chinese Medicine (No. 424).
Received  2022-04-07
Accepted  2023-05-06
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.06.019
Cite this article as: WU L X, WANG O C, LIU Y. Application progress of functional magnetic resonance imaging in the treatment of sleep disorder with traditional Chinese and western medicine[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2023, 14(6): 108-112. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.06.019.

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