System Reading Therapy on Alexia after Stroke
- VernacularTitle:系统阅读训练对脑卒中失读症的临床效果观察
- Author:
Wenwei YAN
;
Jingbo LU
;
Wenwei YUN
;
Xiangyuan LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
alexia, aphasia, system reading therapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2010;16(4):377-379
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo explore the effect of system reading therapy on alexia after stroke.Methods104 stroke patients with alexia were divided into two groups: observation group(51) and control group(53). General speech training were used for the two groups, while the observation group received system reading training at the same time, all for 30 minutes, once a day for 1 month. Chineses Standard Aphasic Examination was applied to assess the reading ability before and 1 month after treatment.ResultsThere are three kinds of alexia in the patients: frontal alexia, alexia with agaphia, and subcortical aphasic alexia. Reading ability improved in the two groups (P<0-01), but the observation group was better than the control group(P<0-05).ConclusionSystem reading therapy is very helpful to improve reading ability of stroke patients with alexia.
