A clinical trial to treat cerebrovascular accidents - induced aphasia by combining tongue acupuncture with scalp acupuncture
- Author:
Dao Huu Minh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Aphasia, Cerebrovascular accident
- MeSH:
Stroke;
Therapeutics;
Aphasia;
Acupuncture Therapy
- From:Journal Reasearch of Vietnam Traditional Medicine and Pharmacy
2005;15():25-28
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A study was conducted on 45 patients who had aphasia after cerebrovascular accident at Department of Acupuncture in Chinese medicine Institute of Chiangsu, China. Patients were divided randomly into 3 groups: Group 1 was treated by alone scalp acupuncture, group 2 was treated by alone tongue acupuncture, and group 3 was treated by both two methods. Results: Combination of tongue acupuncture and scalp acupuncture is an effective treatment for aphasia after cerebrovascular accident. It has good treatment effectiveness with all kinds of aphasia. The patients in group 3 had better results than the group 1 and group 2
