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Neurol."],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Background<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Dysphagia accompanied by sialorrhea\/drooling is clinically challenging, and acupuncture is frequently applied; however, standardized summaries of acupoint selection and combination patterns remain limited.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Eight databases were searched from inception to May 2025. Clinical publications reporting acupuncture prescriptions for dysphagia with sialorrhea\/drooling were included. One representative prescription was extracted from each eligible article (124 articles; 124 prescriptions). Acupoint names were normalized according to the GB\/T standard terminology. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize acupoint frequency, meridian distribution, and commonly used acupoint categories. Association rule mining was performed using the Apriori algorithm (SPSS Modeler 18.0), and a co-occurrence network was visualized in Cytoscape to identify core nodes and stable combinations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 124 prescriptions containing 179 unique acupoints were extracted (1,070 total acupoint occurrences). The most frequently used acupoints included CV23, GB20, EX-HN12, EX-HN13, GV20, LI4, and ST36. Association rules and network analysis revealed stable co-occurrence structures, highlighting several high-connectivity acupoints and recurring pairs\/sets (e.g., CV23\u2013GB20; EX-HN12\u2013EX-HN13; ST4\u2013ST6, where applicable).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Literature-based prescription data mining identified commonly used acupoints and reproducible co-occurrence patterns for dysphagia with sialorrhea. These findings provide a quantitative basis for acupoint selection and may inform the development of standardized clinical protocols, as well as future prospective validation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fneur.2026.1849484","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,22]],"date-time":"2026-09-22T04:22:35Z","timestamp":1790050955000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Data mining of acupoint selection and combination patterns for dysphagia with sialorrhea: a literature-based study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Haihan","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine","place":["Shanghai, China"]},{"name":"Center of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Shanghai Yangzhi Rehabilitation Hospital (Shanghai Sunshine Rehabilitation Center), School of Medicine, Tongji University","place":["Shanghai, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yizhou","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine","place":["Shanghai, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shikay","family":"Loong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine","place":["Shanghai, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shangyu","family":"Wei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine","place":["Shanghai, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuze","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine","place":["Shanghai, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wei","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine","place":["Shanghai, China"]},{"name":"Shanghai Pudong New Area Guangming Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital","place":["Shanghai, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yu","family":"Feng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shanghai Pudong New Area Guangming Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital","place":["Shanghai, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Weidong","family":"Pan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine","place":["Shanghai, China"]},{"name":"Shanghai Pudong New Area Guangming Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital","place":["Shanghai, China"]},{"name":"First Department of Encephalopathy, Anhui Branch of Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine","place":["Hefei, Anhui, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"293","DOI":"10.1007\/s00455-016-9758-y","article-title":"Development of international terminology and definitions for texture-modified foods and thickened fluids used in dysphagia management: the IDDSI framework","volume":"32","author":"Cichero","year":"2017","journal-title":"Dysphagia"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"488","DOI":"10.1016\/j.mayocp.2020.08.001","article-title":"Dysphagia in older adults","volume":"96","author":"Thiyagalingam","year":"2021","journal-title":"Mayo Clin Proc"},{"key":"ref3","article-title":"Guidance on options for the pharmacological management of hypersalivation in adult neurology patients (patients aged 18 and over). 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