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KMID : 1123920070210041025
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2007 Volume.21 No. 4 p.1025 ~ p.1029
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Prospect of Treatment with Herb Medicine for Developmental Delay of Language and Intelligence Quotient
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Park Jae-Hyung
Park Jae-Hyun
Yun Young-Ju
Jeong Seul-Ki
Lim Ja-Seong
Paeck Eun-Kyung
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Abstract
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It is widely assumed that Intelligence Quotient (IQ) is determined by inherent disposition and environmental factor. IQ is estimated by age-conversion score and stabilized around age 4 and IQ of adult age can be predicted after age 10. Though children with Mental Retardation (MR) are delayed in language development since early infant period, they receive only special education including speech and language therapy, but no special medication. In traditional Korean medicine, the etiology and treatment for developmental delay of language have been handed down for a long time. Some studies on herbs and prescriptions for improving language development have been undertaken recently. We have found several cases of significant elevation of IQ in the children treated with long term medications of Korean herbal medicine for improvement of language. Analyzing these cases, especially performance IQ showed significant change. Therefore we suggest that Korean herbal medicine might improve cognition development in children with MR.
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KEYWORD
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Intelligence Quotient(IQ), Mental Retardation(MR), Developmental delay of Language, Performance IQ(PIQ), Cognition development
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