Does acupuncture therapy improve language function of patients with aphasia following ischemic stroke? A systematic review and meta-analysis

CONCLUSION: The present study suggests that acupuncture may improve the language function of patients with aphasia following ischemic stroke, especially during the sub-acute phase. However, due to insufficient sample sizes and information on the safety, more high-quality RCTs are still needed.PMID:35527577 | DOI:10.3233/NRE-220007

Source: NeuroRehabilitation - May 9, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Bomo Sang Shizhe Deng Jingbo Zhai Ting Hao Bifang Zhuo Chenyang Qin Menglong Zhang Xiaofeng Zhao Zhihong Meng Source Type: research