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http://dx.doi.org/10.7778/jpkm.2015.29.4.090

The Clinical Study of Night Crying and Night Terror in Children after Traffic Accidents  

Kang, Kyung Ha (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
Lee, Sun Jung (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
Park, Eun Jung (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
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The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine / v.29, no.4, 2015 , pp. 90-96 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives The purpose of this study was to report 35 children who had sleep disorder like night crying or night terror after traffic accidents. Methods This clinical study had been carried out with 35 infants and children, who visited to the department of Pediatrics, ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$ Oriental Medical Hospital from January 2012 to June 2015. Results The study group had similar sex the ratio between boys and girls and the group had more of 1-3 year-old children. The number of patients who were diagnosed as night crying were 24, night terror were 7 and palpitation due to alarm were 4. All patients took herb medicine and 15 patients were treated by acupuncture. During the treatment, symptom of night crying and terror were disappeared. Conclusions This result showed that the oriental medical treatment was effective in children who suffered from night crying or night terror after traffic accidents.
Keywords
Infantile crying; Excessive crying; Night crying; Night terror; Sleep disorder; Traffic accidents;
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