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A Case Report of MELAS syndrome Improved by Oriental Medicine Treatment  

Seong, Kee-Moon (Dept. of Oriental Medicine, Gwang-ju Oriental Medical Hospital in Wonkwang University)
Yu, Deok-Seon (Dept. of Oriental Medicine, Gwang-ju Oriental Medical Hospital in Wonkwang University)
Choi, Byoung-Sun (Dept. of Oriental Medicine, Gwang-ju Oriental Medical Hospital in Wonkwang University)
Heo, Rae-Kyong (Dept. of Oriental Medicine, Gwang-ju Oriental Medical Hospital in Wonkwang University)
Jang, Myung-Jun (Dept. of Oriental Medicine, Gwang-ju Oriental Medical Hospital in Wonkwang University)
Lee, In-Yung (Dept. of Oriental Medicine, Gwang-ju Oriental Medical Hospital in Wonkwang University)
Song, Bong-Keun (Dept. of Oriental Medicine, Gwang-ju Oriental Medical Hospital in Wonkwang University)
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Herbal Formula Science / v.18, no.2, 2010 , pp. 267-277 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective : Mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke like episodes (MELAS) syndrome is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. The typical presentation of patients with MELAS syndrome includes features such as mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke like episodes. Other features, such as seizures, diabetes mellitus, hearing loss, cardiac disease, short stature, endocrinopathies, exercise intolerance, and neuropsychiatric dysfunction are clearly part of the disorder. Approximately 80% of patients with the clinical characteristics of MELAS syndrome have a genetic mutation. This progressive disorder is reported to have a high morbidity and mortality. This case report is intended to estimate clinical effects of oriental meedicinal treatment of MELAS syndrome. Methods : A 44 year old female patient diagnosed as MELSA syndrome was treated with general oriental medicinal therapy including acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, pharmacupunture and herbal medication in 20XX in Wonkwang Medical Center Gwangju. And the changes in symptoms and signs were evaluated as time dependently. Results : Although there is currently no curable treatment and MEALS syndrome is tend to progress, our treatment showed improvement in general weakness, gait disturbance and pain in the patient. Conclusion : Our case report suggests that various oriental medicinal treatment could be effective for improvement of MELAS syndrome and may represent a new potential therapeutic approach to control the disease. It could be applied to improve general condition, prevent relapse, enhance the quality of life and reduce complaints in the patient.
Keywords
MELAS syndrome; Flaccidity-syndrome; Oriental Medicine;
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