A Case Report of the Poststroke Seizure

뇌졸중 후유증으로 나타나는 간질환자 치험 1례

  • Yi, Jung-Ho (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Ilsan Oriental Medical Hospital, Dongguk University)
  • 이정호 (동국대학교 일산한방병원 한방재활의학과교실)
  • Published : 2006.06.30

Abstract

Objectives : This report is about a case of a patient who improvement in general condition, Infection and dysphagia after poststroke seizure. Methods : We observed a patiet who received treatment in hospital because of stroke sequelae. Her symptoms were left hemiplegia, right hemiparesis, dysphagia, dyspnea, sputum and general weakness, and acupunture and herb medicine were applied. Results : Stroke is the most common cause of seizures in the elderly. The impact of late onset GTC(generalized tonic-clonic) seizures is associated with worse outcomes. Conclusion : The patient of this case was attacked by intracerebal hemorrhage, cerebaral infarction and GTC seizures. Since then her neurologic disorder was progressed. As the treatments of the patient, herb medication and acupuncture therapy were applied and she got a wide improvement of dysphagia, dyspnea, URI sign and general condition.

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