Aphasia
Conditions
Interventions
The scalp acupuncture group:The basic treatment was the same as the control group.The scalp acupuncture points are the lower 2/5 of anterior parietal-temporal oblique line and temporal front line. The
The control group:Routine medical treatment, including the treatment of etiology, management of blood pressure, blood glucose and blood lipid, antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy, etc.Rehabilitatio
Sponsors
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ? Stroke patients have cerebral infarction in the left cerebral hemisphere confirmed by craniocerebral CT or MRI examination; ? The patient had a stroke for the first time, and disease duration was within 6 months to 2 years; ? Patients aged 18~80 years; ? Patients rated by the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination (BDAE) Scale as Grade 1-5, and identified by the Boston Naming Test(BNT) as having naming impairment; ? Right-handed people; ? Participants agree to sign the informed consent form, and could understand and cooperate with the rehabilitation assessment and treatment in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ? Aphasia is caused by other diseases (such as brain tumor, brain trauma, brain parasitic disease, etc.); ? Language dysfunction caused by dysarthria and other peripheral organ diseases; ? Patients with severe cognitive impairment who cannot cooperate with language function assessment; ? Aphasia patients with severe auditory or visual dysfunction; ? Patients have serious complications after stroke (such as severe pulmonary infection, shoulder-hand syndrome, deep venous thrombosis, etc.); ? Patients with serious heart disease, organ failure (heart, liver or kidney), malignant tumor or gastrointestinal bleeding; ? Patients have a history of epilepsy;
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Western Aphasia Battery(WAB); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination (BDAE);Boston Naming Test (BNT);Barthel Index (BI); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactHuang Jia
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed