Two Cases of Aphasia without Hemiparesis after Stroke

편마비를 동반하지 않은 뇌경색 후 실어증 환자 치험 2례

  • Kim, Dong-Uk (Department of Korean Neuropsychiatry, Dong-seo Korean Medical Center) ;
  • Lee, Ru-Da (Department of Korean Neuropsychiatry, Dong-seo Korean Medical Center) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Won (Department of Korean Neuropsychiatry, Dong-seo Korean Medical Center) ;
  • Cho, Hye-won (Department of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Dong-seo Korean Medical Center) ;
  • Hwang, Seon-Hye (Department of Korean Neuropsychiatry, Dong-seo Korean Medical Center) ;
  • Park, Se-jin (Department of Korean Neuropsychiatry, Dong-seo Korean Medical Center)
  • 김동욱 (동서한방병원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 이루다 (동서한방병원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 이상원 (동서한방병원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 조혜원 (동서한방병원 사상체질의학과) ;
  • 황선혜 (동서한방병원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 박세진 (동서한방병원 한방신경정신과)
  • Published : 2015.11.30

Abstract

This report is about two cases of aphasia without hemiparesis after stroke. Most of aphasia after stroke accompanies hemiparesis. However, aphasia without hemiparesis after stroke occurs rarely and only a few cases have been reported. We used Korean herbal medication, acupuncture, language therapy. To evaluate speech ability we used K-WAB(Korean version of Western Aphasia Battery) and word span test. After treatment, patients' word span abilities and language abilities including reading, writing, speaking were improved. This report suggests that Korean medicine and language therapy could have a therapeutic effect for aphasia without hemiparesis after stroke.

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