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A Case Report of Acute Primary Pontine Hemorrhage with One-and-a-Half Syndrome, Vertigo, and Paresthesia Treated with Eastern-Western Integrative Medicine

급성 원발성 교뇌 출혈 환자의 하나반증후군, 현기증, 이상감각에 대한 한양방 협진치료 : 증례보고

  • Se-eun, Chun (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Jeonju Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Ji-eun, Lee (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Jeonju Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Min-gyeol, Jeon (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Jeonju Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Yong-jeen, Shin (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Jeonju Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Sun-ho, Shin (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Jeonju Korean Medicine Hospital)
  • 천세은 (원광대학교 전주한방병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 이지은 (원광대학교 전주한방병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 전민결 (원광대학교 전주한방병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 신용진 (원광대학교 전주한방병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 신선호 (원광대학교 전주한방병원 내과학교실)
  • Received : 2022.11.30
  • Accepted : 2022.12.27
  • Published : 2022.12.30
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Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study was to report the improvement of a patient with one-and-a-half syndrome, vertigo, and paresthesia caused by acute primary pontine hemorrhage (PPH) after a combination treatment of traditional Korean and Western medicine. Case report: A 51-year-old female with one-and-a-half syndrome, vertigo, and paresthesia after PPH was treated with Korean medicine, including herbal medication, acupuncture, and moxibustion, and Western medicine, including medication and rehabilitation therapy during hospitalization. Her progress was evaluated by checking for changes in symptoms with the extraocular muscle (EOM) function test, numeral rating scale (NRS), and follow-up brain computed tomography scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). After 41 days of treatment, the EOM movement was improved, leaving limited abduction of the left eye. The NRS scores for vertigo and paresthesia decreased from 10 to 5 and from 10 to 3, respectively. Improvement was noted in hematoma in MRI, but a new ischemic lesion was also discovered. Conclusion: This case reports the clinical course of one-and-a-half syndrome and suggests that a combined therapy of traditional Korean and Western medicine can be useful for PPH patients with one-and-a-half syndrome, vertigo, and paresthesia. However, studies of larger populations are required.

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