Abstract
Selection of therapeutic modality for 114 patients with night crying was clinical1y recorded from October 1st, 1996. to Spring 1st, 1998. 1. The number of male cases was 67 (58.77%) and female cases was 47 (41.23%) and so male cases were 1.43 more than female. The patients between 7 and 12 months were 28.07% (most frequent), between 3 and 6 months were 23.68%, 1 and 3 years were 21.05%. 2. Duration of disease was for 7 days to 6 months and over, and the group within 7 days highest portion as 57.25%, between 1 and 4 weeks was 21.05%, 6 months and over was 12.28%. 3. Distribution of contributing factors was in the order of 50% of nonspecific factors, 17.54% of fall-down. 4. Distribution of complicated signs, in order of 39.47% of poor sleeping, 33.33% of easy surprizing, 16.67% of green stool, 10.53% of loose form stool. 5. Distribution of theraphic method was as follows: ⅰ) group treated with acupunture and woohwangporyonghwan(WPH) (35.09%), ⅱ) acupunture, WPH, and Gamiyangshintang(33.33%), ⅲ) acupuncture, WPH, and Hyangshapungyuisan (15.79%), 6. From the above results a remakable effct was 92.1%, of which 74.56% was excellent and 17.54% was good.