A Study on the Relationship between Sasang Constitution and the Facial Skin in Acute Stroke Patients

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  • Yeo, Hyeon-su (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental medicine, Kyungwon University) ;
  • Rhee, See-hyung (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental medicine, Kyungwon University) ;
  • Hsia, Yu-chun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental medicine, Kyungwon University) ;
  • Jung, Ki-yong (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungwon University In-cheon Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Baik, Jong-woo (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungwon University In-cheon Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Choi, You-kyung (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental medicine, Kyungwon University) ;
  • Kim, Dong-woo (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental medicine, Kyungwon University) ;
  • Park, Jong-hyung (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental medicine, Kyungwon University) ;
  • Cho, Ki-ho (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Ko, Seung-gyu (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Oriental medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Han, Chang-ho (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Bang, Ok-Sun (Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Jun, Chan-yong (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental medicine, Kyungwon University)
  • 여현수 (경원대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이시형 (경원대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 하유군 (경원대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 정기용 (경원대학교 인천한방병원 내과) ;
  • 백종우 (경원대학교 인천한방병원 내과) ;
  • 최유경 (경원대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 김동우 (경원대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 박종형 (경원대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 조기호 (경희대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 고성규 (경희대학교 한의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 한창호 (동국대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 방옥선 (한국한의학연구원) ;
  • 전찬용 (경원대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Published : 2007.12.01

Abstract

Objectives : This study was done to investigate the relationship between Sasang constitution and the facial skin in acute stroke patients Methods : In the time of period Mar. 2007 to Jun. 2007, 103 patients with stroke admitted in the department of Internal Medicine of Kyungwon University Seoul Oriental Medical Hospital, Kyungwon University Incheon Oriental Medical Hospital, Kyunghee University Oriental Medical Hospital, Dongguk Il-san Oriental Medical Hospital were included. We assessed the type of Sasang constitution, and the type of Sasang constitution of 51 patients were confirmed. We investigated general characteristics, stroke type and the relationship between Sasang constitution and the facial skin. Results : The color of face have no significant differences by Sasang constitution. But So-yang have blue and purple colored lips than So-eum and Tae-eum have. Conclusions : In this study, we found the relationship between Sasang constitution and the facial skin in acute stroke patients. But it seems necessary to investigate more cases to concrete conclusion on this theme.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by a grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology of Korea (M1052701000005N270100000).