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http://dx.doi.org/10.7730/JSCM.2019.31.4.57

A Case Report of Delirium and Cognitive Decline Caused by Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Soeumin Alzheimer Patient  

Park, Gyung-hun (Department of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Dong-eui University Korean Medicine Hospital)
Kim, Jong-Won (Department of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Dong-eui University Korean Medicine Hospital)
Jeon, Soo-Hyung (Department of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Dong-eui University Korean Medicine Hospital)
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Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine / v.31, no.4, 2019 , pp. 57-64 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives This study is to investigate the effect of sasang constitutional medicine on the delirium and cognitive decline caused by traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage in a soeumin alzheimer patient Methods We have treated a 79-year-old Soeumin patient mainly with Doksampalmul-tang. She was already suffering from Alzheimer's disease. After traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, there were symptoms of delirium and cognitive decline. The degree of improvement was checked by K-MMSE and K-MOCA scores. Results The K-MMSE score improved from 0 to 11 and the K-MOCA score from 0 to 3. Conclusions Sasang constitutional medicine has been effective in the treatment of delirium and cognitive decline caused by traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Keywords
Delirium; Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; Alzheimer; K-MMSE; K-MOCA;
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