The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)

The Society of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회)
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Three Case Reports about Improving Vascular Dementia and Secondary Dementia

혈관성 치매와 속발성 치매 치험 및 호전 3례

  • Yun Kyoung-Sun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Lee Ji-Hun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Kim Jae-Woo (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Jeong Sung-Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Shin Gil-Cho (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Lee Won-Chul (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University)
  • 윤경선 (동국대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이지훈 (동국대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 김재우 (동국대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 정승현 (동국대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 신길조 (동국대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이원철 (동국대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Published : 2003.12.01
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Abstract

Dementia is classified into Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia and secondary dementia by its causes. Alzheimer's disease is hard to expect cognitive improvement, whereas vascular dementia and secondary dementia are reversible by medical treatments Dementia can be categorized as Chi-Mae(痴?), Geon-Mang(健忘), Huh-Ro(虛勞), Guang(狂), in the oriental medicine and treated by 'purgation therapy' when it is classified into excessive syndrome. We observed some significant improvements in the cognitive function from three patients diagnosed vascular dementia and secondary dementia by herbal medications of $\ulcorner$Dong-Eui-Su-Sheh-Bo-Won(東醫壽世保元)$\lrcorner$. We report the process of the treatment.

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