뇌졸중으로 유발된 전체성 실어증 환자에 대한 두침치료 치험 2례 |
강아름, 우지명, 이미림, 김수빈, 조기호, 문상관, 정우상 |
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 |
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Received: March 28, 2016, Accepted: May 26, 2016, Published online: May 31, 2016. |
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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 |
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