A Case Study about Treatment of Taeumin Patient diagnosed as Lateral medullary syndrome(wallenberg syndrome)

외측연수증후군(外側延髓症候群)(wallenberg syndrome)으로 진단받은 태음인환자를 치료한 1예(例)에 대한 증예보고(症例報告)

If the proximal portion of the fourth segment of the vertebral onery is occluded before the posterior inferior cerebellar artery branch, ischemia usually affects the lateral medulla oblongata or the ipsilateral side of the cerebellum. The lateral medullary syndrome(wallenberg syndrome) resulting from occlusion in this area is common. 62 years old male who has swallowing difficulty, dizziness and diagnosed as the lateral medullary syndrome(wallenberg syndrome) is admitted in Wonkwang university oriental medical hospital Kwangju. We have diagnosed him as Taeumin and treated by east integrated therapy. We classified this as Taenmin-liyoiljung(太陰人 裏熱症) and prescribed chungsimyoinjatang(淸心蓮子湯) to the principle of cheongganjoyoil(淸肝燥熱). In the result, we had the improvement of the symptoms. This report described the process and contents about the way the patient was cured.