Acupuncture May Be a Potential Complementary Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease: A Network Meta-Analysis

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Network diagram comparing treatment outcomes of AD for total effect (a) and ADL (b). The diameter of each dot represents the proportional total weight of all trials in the network that investigated that intervention. The thickness of each line connecting 2 interventions is proportional to the number of trials that investigated that pair of interventions. Contribution plots for treatments of AD for total effect(c) and ADL (d). A-herbal medicine. B-western medicine. C-acupuncture. D-acupuncture + herbal medicine. E-acupuncture + herbal medicine + western medicine. F-acupuncture + western medicine. G-herbal medicine + western medicine. The size of each circle is proportional to the weight attached to each direct or indirect summary effect. The numbers re-express the weights as percentages.

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