Abstract
Objective: To survey the clinical symptoms on patients with aphasia caused by cerebral hemisphere hemorrhage after the acute period. Subjects: 30 patients were diagnosed aphasia caused by cerebral hemisphere hemorrhage after the acute period in the Traditional Medicine Department of Bach Mai Hospital, from 12/2012 to 12/2013. Method: Cross – sectional descriptive study. Results: The average of age was 59.53 ± 11.19. Male/Female was 2.33. The most common symptoms: paralysis on one side of the body (100%), central facial nerve paralysis (66.7%), sensation disorders (36.7%), bladder or bowel control problems (23.3%). Type of aphasia: nonfluent aphasia/fluent aphasia: 2/1. The degree of damage: 66.7% of patients with severe aphasia (Goodglass and Kaplan) and 100% of patients with severe neurological damage (Orgogozo). The classification according to traditional medicine: Stroke involving the viscera is accounted for 56.7%, stroke involving the meredians type is accounted for 43.3%, excess type is accounted for 53.3%, deficiency type is accounted for 46.7%. Conclusion: Patients with aphasia caused by cerebral hemisphere hemorrhage after the acute period happen frequenty in 50 – 69 years old, men more than women, nonfluent aphasia (transcortical motor aphasia, Broca’s aphasia); stroke involving the viscera and excess type. Keywords: Aphasia, aphasia caused by cerebral hemisphere hemorrhage.
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