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KMID : 0363320070280030632
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2007 Volume.28 No. 3 p.632 ~ p.644
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A Clinical Study of 3 Cases of Stroke Patients with Dysphagia Treated by Simultaneous Scalp-acupuncture and Electroacupuncture
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Baek Kyung-Min
Kim Min-Ji
Lee Hyun-Ui
Lim Seung-Min
An Joung-Jo
Yoo Ho-Ryong
Cho Hyun-Kyoung
Kim Yoon-Sik
Seol In-Chan
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Abstract
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Objectives : Although dysphagia is a common complication in stroke patients, there are few studies or reports about its treatment in oriental medicine. This study was to report the effects of scalp-acupuncture and electro-acupuncture in stroke patients with dysphagia.
Methods : Three stroke patients with dysphagia hospitalized in our hospital were treated by scalp-acupuncture and electro-acupuncture simultaneously every day, 5 times a week for 4 weeks.
Results : All of them showed constant improvement during the four weeks. Not only did their objective measures improve, but also their subjective symptoms such as throat discomfort, sputum, swallowing disturbance etc.
Conclusions : This suggests that scalp-acupuncture and electro-acupuncture are quite effective when treating stroke patients with dysphagia. More clinical data and studies are to be done for efficient application.
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KEYWORD
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dysphagia, scalp-acupuncture, electro-acupuncture, stroke
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