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http://dx.doi.org/10.22246/jikm.2019.40.5.804

A Case Report of Korean Medicine Treatment of Diffuse Axonal Injury in a Patient with Traumatic Brain Injury  

Jeon, Gyeong-ryung (Dept. of Internal Korean Medicine, Dongsuwon Korean Medicine Hospital)
Cho, Jun-ho (Dept. of Internal Korean Medicine, Dongsuwon Korean Medicine Hospital)
Park, Jin-seo (Dept. of Internal Korean Medicine, Dongsuwon Korean Medicine Hospital)
Kil, Bong-hun (Dept. of Internal Korean Medicine, Dongsuwon Korean Medicine Hospital)
Kim, Dong-won (Dept. of Internal Korean Medicine, Dongsuwon Korean Medicine Hospital)
Jeong, Yun-kyeong (Dept. of Internal Korean Medicine, Dongsuwon Korean Medicine Hospital)
Lee, Yu-jin (Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Dongsuwon Korean Medicine Hospital)
Choi, Hyun-jeong (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
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The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine / v.40, no.5, 2019 , pp. 804-813 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Korean medicine in a patient with cognitive impairment, emotional disturbance, and sleep disturbance due to a diffuse axonal injury associated with a traumatic brain injury. The patient was treated with herbal medicine and acupuncture. The treatment effects were evaluated using the Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE-K) and the Global Detraction Scale (GDS), and by observing clinical symptoms. Improvements in the total scores of MMSE-K and GDS were observed after the Korean medicine treatments; the MMSE-K score increased from 13 to 23 and the GDS score decreased from 5 to 4. The emotional and sleep disturbances were also reduced. These case report findings suggest that Korean medicine may be effective for treating symptoms of diffuse axonal injury in patients with traumatic brain injury.
Keywords
case report; diffuse axonal injury; traumatic brain injury; cognitive impairment; Gami-guibi-tang;
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