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A Case Report of an Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia Patient caused by Pontine Infarction Treated by Korean Medicine Treatment Including Yukmijihwang-tang

교뇌 경색으로 인한 핵간안근마비 환자의 육미지황탕을 활용한 한의 증례보고 1례

  • Kim, Du-ri (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee, Hyun-seung (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Ahn, Jae-yoon (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Moon, Byung-soon (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Yun, Jong-min (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
  • 김두리 (원광대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이현승 (원광대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 안재윤 (원광대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 문병순 (원광대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 윤종민 (원광대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Received : 2019.03.29
  • Accepted : 2019.05.30
  • Published : 2019.05.30
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Abstract

Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia (INO) is characterized by lesion side eye's adduction limitation in lateral horizontal gaze and nystagmus in the abducting eye due to lesions in the Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus (MLF). Brainstem infarction is one of the causes of INO, but related issues have seldom been reported in the Korean medical literature. The present case was a pontine infarction patient with INO who complained of diplopia and eye movement disorder. The patient was treated with Korean medicine treatment, including herbal medicine, acupuncture, cupping, and moxibustion for 30 days. Her changes in clinical symptoms were measured with a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and a length of External Ocular Movement (EOM), in which the patient's right eyeball moved to the left from the midline in the left gaze. After treatment, her clinical symptoms were improved. Diplopia decreased from NRS 10 to NRS 2, and eye movement disorder was improved such that EOM increased from 1mm to 5 mm. Therefore, integrative Korean medicine treatment may be effective in the treatment of INO patients caused by pontine infarction.

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