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Efficacy of midnight-noon Ebb-flow hour-prescription method combined with acupuncture at Baihui Bazhen acupoints in the rehabilitation of Aphasia after ischemic stroke
Abstract
Background: To investigate the clinical effectiveness of combining the midnight-noon ebb-flow hour-prescription method with acupuncture at the Baihui (GV 20) and Bazhen acupoints for rehabilitating aphasia following ischemic stroke.
Methodology: 196 patients with aphasia after ischemic stroke were divided into two groups: a research group (n=98) that received language rehabilitation training along with the midnight-noon ebb-flow hour-prescription method and acupuncture at Baihui (GV 20) Bazhen acupoints, and a control group (n=98) that received only language rehabilitation training. The study recorded traditional Chinese medicine symptom scores and scores from various scales, as well as clinical efficacy.
Results: The traditional Chinese medicine symptom score and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score were lower, and the scores of Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Scale (SS-QOL), Chinese Functional Communication Profile (CFCP), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Chinese Rehabilitation Research Center Standard Aphasia Examination (CRRCAE) were higher in the research group than in the control group after treatment. The research group also had a higher total effective rate compared to the control group.
Conclusion: Midnight-noon ebb-flow hour-prescription method combined with acupuncture at Baihui (GV 20) Bazhen acupoints can effectively ameliorate NIHSS scores in patients with aphasia after ischemic stroke, facilitate language functional recovery, and improve rehabilitation.
Keywords: Ischemic stroke; aphasia; midnight-noon ebb-flow hour-prescription method; Baihui (GV 20) Bazhen acupoints; acupuncture.
