| Scalp electroacupuncture combined with speech training for apraxia of speech with oral and facial apraxia in stroke patients |
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| Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy of anatomy-located scalp electroacupuncture combined with speech training for apraxia of speech with facial apraxia in stroke patients. Methods: Sixty stroke patients with apraxia of speech were randomly divided into two groups: treatment group and control group (n=30 each). Scalp electroacupuncture combined with speech training was administered in the treatment group, but in control group, only speech training was given. The period of treatment lasted 4 weeks. Evaluations took place before and after the treatment. The changes in counting, sol-fa syllable, pronunciation, one syllable word repetition, two syllable word repetition, and oral and facial apraxia movements were examined in two groups. Results: After treatment for 4 weeks, there was significant improvement on each section of speech apraxia in the two groups (P<0.05). The scores of counting, and repeat counting, one syllable word repetition and two syllable word repetition were significantly higher in treatment group than in control group (P<0.05). There was no significant differetrnce in the scores of solo, sol fa syllable, letter repetition etc. After treatment for 4 weeks, the scores of performance ability of oral and facial movement were significantly higher in both two groups (P<0.01), but there was no significant difference between two groups. The scores of imitation ability in treatment group were significantly higher than those before treatment and control group (P<0.01), but there was significant difference in control group before and after treatment. Conclusion: The anatomy-located scalp electroacupuncture combined with speech training can obviously correct the speech apraxia in stroke patients, and improve oral and facial apraxia. |
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