The Clinical Effects On The Cluster Scalp Acupuncture Plus Language Rehabilitation Training Around The Anterior Oblique Line Of Vertex-Temporal For Motor Aphasiaafter Cerebral Infarction

Objective:By observing the clinical outcomes of cluster scalp acupuncture plus language rehabilitation training for motor aphasia caused by cerebral infarction around the anterior oblique line of vertex-temporal, to explore the effects and mechanism for treating motor aphasia after stroke and to find a more effective and convenient method for better treating this disease.Methods:this study is to select 60 patients diagnosed with motor aphasia after cerebral infarction. In accordance with the random number table, they were divided into two groups, the treatment group and the control group.Treatment group:30 cases including 18 males and 12 females, average age was 58.24 ± 8.27 (years), mean disease course was 20.07 ± 6.82(days), treated mainly with cluster scalp acupuncture plus language rehabilitation training around the anterior oblique line of vertex-temporal for motor aphasia, along with language rehabilitation training.Control group:30 cases including16 males and 14 females, average age was 59.10 ± 8.88 (years), mean disease course was 19.07 ± 4.89(days), with single language rehabilitation training only. Both groups were treated once daily,1 week as a course (1-6 days in treatment plus one day break) for 4 courses. Both groups compared ABC and CFCP scores before and after treatment, and used Beijing University’s aphasia battery of China (ABC) as standard for evaluating efficacy.Results:After the treatment, both of the two groups’ took statistically significant effects as compared with that before treatment (P<0.05). The patients in the treatment group got much better improvement in improving functional communication skills than the patients in the control group, with the total effective rate 86.67% and 76.67%, respectively.Conclusion:1. The treatment group of cluster scalp acupuncture plus language rehabilitation training for motor aphasia caused by cerebral infarction around the anterior oblique line of vertex temporal takes much better effects than control group.2. The effect in the treatment group is better than that in control group in terms of improving the language features.3. The effect on improving verbal communication skills in daily lives in treatment group is also significantly better than that in control group.