Zhong 2010.

Trial name or title	The research of linguistic functional recovery mechanism based on fMRI after electroacupuncture at acupoints Tongli (HT5) and Xuanzhong (GB39) curing basal ganglia aphasia after stroke
Methods	Randomised parallel controlled trial
Participants	People who have explicit syndrome of aphasia, presenting within ischaemic stroke only in basal ganglia
Interventions	Electroacupuncture
Outcomes	Linguistic functional evaluation after 30 days' and 60 days' therapy fMRI after 30 days' and 60 days' therapy
Starting date	1 January 2010
Contact information	State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Notes	Recruiting status：completed

ADL: activities of daily living
 BOSS: Burden of Stroke Scale
 fMRI: functional magnetic resonance imaging
 HAMD: Hamilton Depression Scale
 TCM: traditional Chinese medicine