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Acupuncture after stroke activates damaged speech centres
Acupuncture can assist language recovery in chronic stroke patients and may be associated with increased activity in the damaged speech area of the brain. Seven chronic stroke patients suffering from aphasia were treated with acupuncture three times a week, over a period of eight weeks. Four acupoints were stimulated on the weak side of the patient's body and no other rehabilitation was given duri ...
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