A Case Report of Postherpetic Neuralgia Treated with Kyung Hee Gongjin-dan and Hyangbujapalmul-tang-gagam
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Jeon, Gyu-Ri
(Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong)
Yim, Tae-Bin (Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) Hwang, Ye-Chae (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) Heo, Hye-Min (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) Cho, Seung-Yeon (Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) Park, Seong-Uk (Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) Ko, Chang-Nam (Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) Park, Jung-Mi (Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) |
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