Abstract #3020
Therapeutic Effect and fMRI Study on the Acupuncture combined with Language Rehabilitation to Aphasia Patients from Brain Stroke
Jun Chen 1 , Jinhuan Liu 1 , Zihu Tan 2 , Ni Li 2 , Yilin Zhao 1 , Dongjie Huang 1 , Qizhong Xu 1 , and Liang Zhang 1
1
Department of Radiology, Renmin Hospital of
Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China,
2
Department
of Geriatrics, Hubei Hospital of Traditional Chinese
Medicine, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
Sudden changes of the brain could signify some
underlying dangers for the patients with aphasia from
apoplexy. Therefore, rapid detection of sudden changes
of the brain is crucial for survival. Acupuncture is a
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modality
that is practiced in many parts of the world for a
variety of ailments1. The efficacy of acupuncture is
already accepted for postoperative and chemotherapy
nausea and vomiting and in postoperative dental pain.
The acupoints are arranged on so-called meridians,
which represent a network of channels each connected to
a functional organic system. However, the scientific
basis of acupuncture remains unclear. Functional MRI
(fMRI) is an established clinical diagnostic method as
well as an indispensable tool in clinical research2. It
has been utilized for language and other cortical
function localization3, which can significantly improve
our understanding of the functions of different language
center. This work focused on analyzing the
rehabilitative action involved in acupuncture and the
early phase fMRI signal to evaluate the underlying
neural recovery.
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