• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.881-888
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• 2005

Pontine infarction presents variable neurologic deficits because the pons is a very complicated organ with cranial nerve nuclei and several fiber tracts. A 65 year-old women with dizzness, ataxia and diplopia because of Pontine infarction was admitted at Wonkwang University Jeonju Oriental Medicine Hospital. She was treated with the herbal medicine Joganiknoe-tang(助肝益腦湯) and with acupunture. Improvement in these symptoms was observed, so the specifics of the process in which the patient was treated are here described. Results suggest that Joganiknoe-tang(助肝益腦湯) is an effective treatment for symptoms of pontine infarction.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.135-145
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• 2000

Objective : This study has been made to analysis of clinical type of vertigo prodromic Cerebral Vascular Disease in stroke patients who admitted to sangji oriental hospital department of circulatoty internal medicine in the period from July. 1999 to October 1999. Methods : A Questionaire was done after explanationin details to patients and agreement of patients. The inquire was done as follows. Sex and age, risk factor of stroke, type of stroke, existence of vertigo last three years before stroke attack, the beginning age of vertigo and period of prevalence, frequency, continuance time of vertigo, predilection season and time, factor of causing vertigo, accompanying symptoms of vertigo, severity of vertigo. Result and Conclusion : The existence of Rotation sense(Rotation group and non-Rotation group) and the type of Stroke is no difference significantly but the Rotation vertigo group and non-Rotation vertigo group is difference significantly in distribution. The sixties in age of vertigo attack, previous vertigo before 3 year Stroke attack, irregular in predilection season of vertigo, have a high frequency significantly in distribution and previous period of vertigo has no significantly difference in distribution. One or two per a month in frequency of vertigo, below 5 minute in continuance time of vertigo, irregular in predilection time of vertigo, stand up and sit down in causing vertigo position have a high frequency significantly in distribution.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.224-229
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• 2018

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to report the clinical effectiveness of Korean medicine, especially Palmijihwang-hwan and Oryung-san, on an alcoholic liver disease patient with fatigue and dizziness. Methods: A patient was treated with Korean medicine, including herbal decoction, acupuncture, moxibustion, and cupping. Then, the patient was asked about his condition every day and underwent liver function tests three times. Results: After 13 days of treatment, fatigue decreased by 80%, and dizziness disappeared on the second day of hospitalization. It also recovered from indigestion and abdominal distension. Conclusions: According to this study, Korean medicine, including Palmijihwang-hwan and Oryung-san, is an effective treatment for symptoms associated with alcoholic liver disease.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.474-479
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• 2016

This case study reports patients suffering from migraine and vertigo had treated with Samul-tang plus Yijin-tang Gamibang. Two patients had taken Samul-tang and Yijin-tang Gamibang three times a day during hospitalization in oriental hospital. One patient had been hospitalized for 2 weeks and other had been for 3weeks. We control dose of added herbs according to other symptoms like dyspepsia, sleep discomfort, flushing, heating sense and diarrhea for each patients. We measure migraine by migraine disability assessment (MIDAS) and dizziness by korean dizziness handicap inventory (KDHI). Also we measure overall improvement with Visual Analogue Scale(VAS). The main symptoms had been steadily decreased to VAS2. Patient complaing of dyspepsia, heating sense, flushing had been improved with reduction of dyspepsia and patient with diarrhea, abdominal discomofort had been improved following reduction of diarrhea. Two patients didn't agree with study because this paper was written following retrospective study but patients claimed no side effect. Samul-tang plus Yijin-tang Gamibang may be considered as a treatment of migrainous vertigo with digestive problems.

• Journal of Korean Medical Ki-Gong Academy
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.37-45
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• 2007

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo(BPPV) is a common disorder that peripheral vertigo in clinic, it is provoked Paroxysmal vertigo according to positional change. A man, aged 75, suffered from attacks of vertigo when get out of bed, He complained vertigo, nausea and walking trouble So he visited our clinic Based upon the case history and position-provoked vertigo with characteristic findings on the Dix-Hallpike maneuver, we diagnosed as BPPV. Through only Shang-San-Huang(上三黃) of Dong Shi Xue(董氏穴) acupuncture therapy symptoms were vanished completely. This study was showed effect that operating only Dong-Shi acupuncture therapy without maneuver therapy and the other therapies to patient can not tolerate the Dix-Hallpike Maneuver. We need additional researches with methodological improvement and many clinical cases.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.200-206
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• 2004

Anterior inferior cerebellar artery(AICA) is a branch of the basilar artery which supplies the bloods for ventrolateral cerebellum and the lateral tegmentum of the lower two-thirds of pons. AICA occlusion can cause such symptoms as acute-onset unilateral deafness, vertigo, facial weakness and ataxia. A case of sudden hearing loss, facial palsy and vertigo caused by AICA territory infarction recently presented itself. Korean Oriental and Western medical therapy were applied in combination. Facial palsy and vertigo improved, but hearing loss did not improve. This case is reported with a brief overview of related literatures.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.252-255
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• 2008

Phlegm-retention disease, which is called dameum(痰飮), is a kind of a pathologic secretion products, accumulated excessive water in a special part of a body. Urticaria is a common dermatopathy, coming under “eun-jin(隱疹)” in Korean herbal medicine. Headache and vertigo is a very common diseases in life. There are so many causes which induce uticaria, headache and vertigo. We experienced 31-year old woman case suffering from chronic urticaria, headache, vertigo with digestive disorder, nausea. We diagnosed those symptoms as dameum(痰飮). So we administered Jeongjeongamiyijintang-gamibang(正傳加味二陳湯加味方) to the urticaria, and Banhabaekchulcheonma-tang (半夏白朮天麻湯) to the headache, vertigo. They are both famous herbal medicines for treating dameum-related symptoms, because both of them contains Yijin-tang(二陳湯) which is the main Herbal medicine for dameum(痰飮). We suggest that dameun-related urticaria, headache, vertigo can be treated by preceding medicines.

• Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.113-123
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• 2010

1. Objectives This study is about three cerebellar infarction patients with dizziness and ataxia. In this study, we evaluated the effects of Sasang constitutional treatment and suggested using the 'Equilibrium Function Test' as scale. 2. Methods These three patients were treated by Sasang constitutional herbal medications based on "Donguisusebowon". Acupuncture & moxa therapy and west medications were limited as much as possible. We evaluated the symptoms through two methods, the Visual Analogue Scale and the Equilibrium Function Test. 3. Results and Conclusions Dizziness and ataxia that were these three patients' chief complaints were improved. This case study shows that Sasang constitutional herbal medications are an effective treatment for cerebellar infarction patients.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.269-279
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• 2004

Meniere's disease is not a life-threatening but life-altering inner ear process characterized by episodic vertigo, fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus, and ear fullness. The etiology and pathophysiology of the symptoms is still disputed. Thereby the treatment of Meniere's disease is empirical. As yet, no treatment has prospectively modified the clinical course of the condition and thereby prevented the progressive hearing loss. We experienced two cases of Meniere's disease treated with herbal medication and acupuncture. 62 year-old male and 64 year-old female patients had definite Meniere's disease. Banhabaeckchulchunma-tang was administered in both cases. After treatment Vertigo attacks were completely controlled in both, whereas Hearing level remained unchanged. Tinnitus was improved in one patient and unchanged in the other. Therefore, Banhabaeckchulchunma-tang and acupuncture could be a safe and simple therapeutic modality that is effective in controlling the vertigo ; however further studies must be done on hearing preservation and tinnitus.

• Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.1-4
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• 2007

Vertigo is an illusion of rotation, which results from an imbalance within the vestibular system. This review focuses on two common presentations of spontaneous vertigo: acute prolonged spontaneous vertigo and recurrent spontaneous vertigo. Common causes of acute prolonged spontaneous vertigo include vestibular neuritis, labyrinthitis, and brainstem or cerebellar stroke. The history and detailed neurological/neurotological examinations usually provide the key information for distinguishing between peripheral and central causes of vertigo. Brain MRI is indicated in any patient with acute vertigo accompanied by abnormal neurological signs, profound imbalance, severe headache, and central patterns of nystagmus. Recurrent spontaneous vertigo occurs when there is a sudden, temporary, and largely reversible impairment of resting neural activity of one labyrinth or its central connections, with subsequent recovery to normal or near-normal function. Meniere's disease, migrainous vertigo, and vertebrobasilar insufficiency (VBI) are common causes. The duration of the vertigo attack is a key piece of information in recurrent spontaneous vertigo. Vertigo of vascular origin, such as VBI, typically lasts for several minutes, whereas recurrent vertigo due to peripheral inner-ear abnormalities lasts for hours. Screening neurotological evaluations, and blood tests for autoimmune and otosyphilis are useful in assessment of recurrent spontaneous vertigo that are likely to be peripheral in origin.