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http://dx.doi.org/10.14374/HFS.2020.28.4.451

A Case Report on Post-stroke Epilepsy Treated by Korean Medicine with Uwhangchungsimwon and Jingansikpungtang-gagambang  

Park, Jiwon (Jeonju Korean Medicine Hospital of Wonkwang University)
Kim, Seo-Hee (Gwangju Korean Medicine Hospital of Wonkwang University)
Lee, Jieun (Jeonju Korean Medicine Hospital of Wonkwang University)
Im, Jisung (Jeonju Korean Medicine Hospital of Wonkwang University)
Lyu, Yeoung-Su (Jeonju Korean Medicine Hospital of Wonkwang University)
Jo, Eun-Heui (Jeonju Korean Medicine Hospital of Wonkwang University)
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Herbal Formula Science / v.28, no.4, 2020 , pp. 451-458 More about this Journal
Abstract
Post-stroke epilepsy (PSE) slows the recovery process and reduces the quality of life of stroke survivors. Antiepileptic drugs are empirically prescribed to prevent PSE. However, the long-term use of antiepileptic drugs increases the risk of atherosclerosis, and up to 25% of patients have drug-resistant epilepsy. Herein, We report a patient with PSE who was treated with Korean medicine including Jingansikpungtang-gagambang and Uwhangchungsimwon. A 51-year-old patient had a past medical history of cerebral infarction that occurred in 2014. His first seizure occurred in January 2020 and he was diagnosed with PSE through a brain magnetic resonance imaging. The patient had a partial seizure with secondary generalization. After the initiation of taking Korean medicine, both the rate of progression to generalized seizures and the frequency of seizures was progressively and significantly reduced. This case report suggests that Korean medicine-based treatment may be safe and effective for PSE.
Keywords
case report; Jingansikpungtang; Korean traditional medicine; post-stroke epilepsy; Uwhangchungsimwon;
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