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KMID : 0387420130240020145
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Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
2013 Volume.24 No. 2 p.145 ~ p.154
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A Clinical Study of Treatment with Scalp Acupuncture for Learning Disorders
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Lee Yu-Jin
Yoo Song-Wun
Lee Su-Bin
Ko In-Sung
Park Se-Jin
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of treatment with scalp acupunctures for children with learning disorders.
Methods: For this study, we evaluated Korea standard progressive matrices test (K-SPM) on 24 children with learning disorders who visited Korean medical center neuropsychiatry outpatient clinic from July 2012 to January 2013. Scalp acupuncture, cognitive enhancement therapy and speech-language therapy were applied. All children were treated 2 times a week for 4 months and we compared K-SPM test scores before treatment and 30 times after the treatment.
Results: 1) After the treatment, K-SPM test scores have increased significantly (p<0.05) and the number of children in grade 5 (<5%) have decreased from 14 to 6. 2) Comparing K-SPM test scores between two groups: one with medical history and the other without medical history, the scores in both groups have increased significantly (p<0.05). 3) We also divided the children into two groups according to age: under the age of 13 and over the age of 13, and compared K-SPM test scores. Although the scores in both groups have increased respectively, it is the scores of the former group (under the age of 13) that have increased significantly (p<0.05).
Conclusions: The treatments with scalp acupunctures were shown to be an effective intervention when improving K-SPM test scores of children with learning disorders.
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KEYWORD
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Scalp acupuncture, Learning disorders, Raven progressive matrices test, K-SPM
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