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KMID : 1146520110120010041
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Journal of the Society of Stroke on Korean Medicine
2011 Volume.12 No. 1 p.41 ~ p.49
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Clinical Study of The Motricity Index and Symptoms and signs in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients on East-West Collaborative Treatment : A Pilot Study
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Kim Min-Kyung
Shim So-Ra
Kim Soo-Kyung
Kim Na-Hee
Cho Seung-Yeon
Park Joo-Young
Park Sung-Wook
Jung Woo-Sang
Moon Sang-Kwan
Park Jung-Mi
Cho Ki-Ho
Kim Young-Suk
Bae Hyung-Sup
Ko Chang-Nam
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Abstract
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Objective : Stroke is the most common disabling neurological disease of adult life.
And some part of the clinical symptoms and signs are correlated to the post stroke complication. This study was to analyze the therapeutic effect of the East-West collaborative treatment, especially on the motor power and the clinical symptoms and
signs improvement of ischemic stroke patients.
Method : For 2 weeks as possible, we observed the patients with acute ischemic stroke receiving East-West collaborative
treatment. We assessed the patients using Motricity Index (MI) and the changes of clinical symptoms and signs three times at seven-day intervals. At the end of the study, we compared the results.
Result : Motricity Index of patients changed from 71.55 to 76.03 (upper limb) and 73.05 to 79.42 (lower limb), respectively.
Some items of clinical symptoms and signs showed the statistically significant result. Especially, the urination and defecation symptoms improved obviously.
Conclusion : The East-West collaborative treatment has an effect on motor power and clinical symptoms and signs
improvement of acute ischemic stroke patients.
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KEYWORD
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Acute ischemic stroke, Motricity Index, Clinical symptoms and signs, East-West collaborative treament
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