Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (동의신경정신과학회지)

The Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (대한한방신경정신과학회)
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A Case Report of Eo-hyeol headache(瘀血頭痛)) Caused by Sequela of Traffic Accident

교통사고 후유증으로 인한 어혈두통(瘀血頭痛) 환자 치험 1례

  • Choi, Geum-Ae (Dept. of Neurophychiatry, Colleage of Oriental Medicine, Dongshin University) ;
  • Jung, Jong-Hyo (Dept. of Neurophychiatry, Colleage of Oriental Medicine, Dongshin University) ;
  • Kim, Kyeong-Ok (Dept. of Neurophychiatry, Colleage of Oriental Medicine, Dongshin University)
  • 최금애 (동신대학교 한의과대학 한방신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 정종효 (동신대학교 한의과대학 한방신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 김경옥 (동신대학교 한의과대학 한방신경정신과학교실)
  • Published : 2008.07.30
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Abstract

Headache is symptom of many people suffered. It caused simply by fatigue, stress, but it also caused by inflammation, mechanical or chemical stimulus, circulation disorder, brain damage. Modern societies develop rapidly by traffic system. But lately it suffering with many traffic problem. Traffic accident is most important of many traffic problem. We experienced a 35 year-old female who complained headache, caused by a traffic accident that happened 22 month ago. We treated the patient by the way of Eo-hyeol (瘀血) type of headache with Herbal medication and Acupuncture. After being treated, the patient show that symptoms(headache, insomnia, anorexia) was improved considerably. This result suggests that oriental medicine treatment has good effect on headache due to traffic accident.

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