Clinical Observation on the Xingnao Kaiqiao Acupuncture plus Language Rehabilitation Training for Motor Aphasia Caused by Cerebral Infarction:A Report of 30 Cases
- VernacularTitle:醒脑开窍针刺法配合语言康复治疗脑梗死致运动性失语30例临床观察
- Author:
Jiao MOU
;
Lixin FU
;
Yinming LU
;
Yongli REN
;
Jianyong HE
;
Yingzhou QI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cerebral infarction;
Motor aphasia;
Xingnao Kaiqiao(Brain-resuscitating)Acupuncture;
Language training
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
1993;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the effect of Xingnao Kaiqiao(Brain-resuscitating)Acupuncture plus language rehabilitation training for motor aphasia caused by cerebral infarction.Methods Totally 90 patients with motor aphasia were randomized into acupuncture plus language training group,single acupuncture group,and language training group(control group),with 30 in each.The Western Aphasia Battery(WAB)was adopted to evaluate the speaking functions of the patients.The aphasia quotient(AQ)of the patients,four basic speaking functions including spontaneous talk,spoken language understanding,retelling,and naming,and communicative ability in daily life(CADL)were observed.Results After treatment,AQ,CADL and score of spontaneous talk,spoken language understanding,retelling,and naming of the three groups were all significantly improved(P0.05).Conclusion Xingnao Kaiqiao Acupuncture plus language rehabilitation training for motor aphasia caused by cerebral infarction is effective with the superiority in improving the ability of spontaneous talk,retelling,naming and CADL.
