Two Case Studies of Scalp Acupuncture on Post-stroke Global Aphasia Patients

Kang, Ah-reum; Woo, Ji-myung; Lee, Mi-rim; Kim, Su-bin; Cho, Ki-ho; Moon, Sang-kwan; Jung, Woo-sang

The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine > Volume 37(2); 2016 > Article

Original Article

The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine 2016;37(2): 265-272.

뇌졸중으로 유발된 전체성 실어증 환자에 대한 두침치료 치험 2례

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경희대학교 대학원 한방순환신경내과학교실

Two Case Studies of Scalp Acupuncture on Post-stroke Global Aphasia Patients

Ah-reum Kang, Ji-myung Woo, Mi-rim Lee, Su-bin Kim, Ki-ho Cho, Sang-kwan Moon, Woo-sang Jung

Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology Graduate School, Kyung-Hee University

Correspondence

Sang-kwan Moon ,Tel: 02-958-9128 , Fax: 02-958-9132, Email: areum928-@hanmail.net

Received: March 28, 2016, Accepted: May 26, 2016, Published online: May 31, 2016.

ABSTRACT

Objectives:
This study presents two cases of patients with post-stroke global aphasia who were treated with scalp acupuncture with electrical stimulation.

Method:
The two patients were treated by scalp acupuncture with electrical stimulation six times a week. The degree of aphasia was measured via the Korean version of the western aphasia battery (K-WAB).

Results:
After treatment, aphasia was improved in both cases (autism-spectrum quotient [AQ] scores increased from 13.7 to 37.1 and from 4.1 to 18.4 in the two patients).

Conclusion:
Based on the results of these two cases, scalp acupuncture could be effective in treating post-stroke global aphasia.

Key words: aphasia, stroke, scalp acupuncture