(Department of Circulatory Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dong Eui University,Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Dong Eui Medical Center, Dong Eui University)
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(동의대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실,동의대학교 동의의료원 한방내과)
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Objective : We examined patients admitted to Dong Eui University Oriental Medical Hospital from 1st January to 31st December in 2000. We studied 110 cases of patients who were diagnosed as Brain stem(pons, mid brain, medullar) infarction with brain CT, MRI scan, MR Angiography. Methods : We analyzed patients into sex, age, onset time, invasion lesion, past and family history, risk factor, abnormal vital sign for early 2 weeks, prodromal symptoms, symptoms at entry, progress and incidental symptoms at acute stage, complications, the state of condition at discharge, demonstrations, herb medications, western and oriental medical cooperation and admission period. Results : Our study was similar to existing studies in the distribution of sex, age, past and family history and risk factors. But there was some differences in the prodromal symptoms, symptoms at entry progress and incidental symptoms at acute stage, and the state of condition at discharge. Conclusions : Our study shows the brain stem infarction patients differed from other cerebrovascular accident patients in the symptoms. We hoped that our study would be further studied in western and oriental medicine.