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A Case Report of the Patient with Anxiety Disorder following Traumatic Brain Injury Treated with Ling-Gui-Gan-Zao-Tang

외상성 뇌손상 후 불안장애 양상이 발생한 환자 1례에 대하여 영계감조탕을 투여한 증례보고

  • Chu, Hongmin (Dept. of Internal Medicine and Neuroscience, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Kim, Cheol-hyun (Dept. of Internal Medicine and Neuroscience, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Park, Chan-ran (Dept. of Internal Medicine and Neuroscience, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Moon, Yeon-ju (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Gwangju Medical Center) ;
  • Ryu, Ho-sun (Dept. of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Mi-hye (Dept. of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Sang-kwan (Dept. of Internal Medicine and Neuroscience, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Sung, Kang-keyng (Dept. of Internal Medicine and Neuroscience, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University)
  • 추홍민 (원광대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 김철현 (원광대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 박찬란 (원광대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 문연주 (원광대학교 광주한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 류호선 (강남자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 김미혜 (강남자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 이상관 (원광대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 성강경 (원광대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실)
  • Received : 2018.09.19
  • Accepted : 2018.12.28
  • Published : 2018.12.30
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Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study is to report the effect of Ling-Gui-Gan-Zao-Tang (LGGZT) effectively improves anxiety disorder following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Case Presentation: 50-year-old female with traumatic brain injury after falling down from golf cart. After injury, symptoms like anxiety disorder, diarrhea, dizziness, headache were occurred. She took medications like antidepressants, antianxiety drugs and antipsychotic agent, but symptoms deteriorated consistently. After being prescribed LGGZT, patients' symptoms were significantly improved. Result of Impact Event Scale-Revised (IES-R-K) was changed from 24 to 5 and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) was changed from 21 to 3. Also, side effects were not observed during the treatment period. Conclusion: LGGZT can be considered as an effective treatment for anxiety disorder following traumatic brain injury.

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