Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 53-57 , March 2010

An fMRI Study Showing the Effect of Acupuncture in Chronic Stage Stroke Patients With Aphasia

  • Anson C.M. Chau

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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  • Raymond Tak Fai Cheung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Medicine, 4/F Professional Block, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Xianyong Jiang

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Centre for Teaching and Research in Chinese Medicine, Tung Wah Hospital, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Paul K.M. Au-Yeung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Leonard S.W. Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Tung Wah Hospital, Hong Kong

Received 2 August 2009 ,Accepted 17 November 2009.

  • Image Result

    Changes in aphasia quotient (AQ) of Cantonese Aphasia Battery (CAB) of patients before (t = 0) and after 8 weeks (t = 8) of acupuncture therapy.

    Changes in aphasia quotient (AQ) of Cantonese Aphasia Battery (CAB) of patients before (t = 0) and after 8 weeks (t = 8) of acupuncture therapy.

  • Image Result

    Correlation maps show change in aphasia quotient (AQ) and blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signal activations after an acupuncture treatment (p < 0.05). (A) Results are surface-rendered onto a cano

    Correlation maps show change in aphasia quotient (AQ) and blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signal activations after an acupuncture treatment (p < 0.05). (A) Results are surface-rendered onto a canonical brain viewing from the left side. (B) Results are displayed on normalized axial T1-images. The numbers below each image refer to z-plane coordinates in Table 2. Each image is 4 mm apart from each other. The left hemisphere of the brain is on the left side of the image. Arrows indicate clusters listed in Table 2.

PII: S2005-2901(10)60009-X

doi: 10.1016/S2005-2901(10)60009-X

Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 53-57 , March 2010

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