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A Case of Multiple System Atrophy-Parkinsonism Type (MSA-P) with Gait Disturbance and Posture Instability Treated with Korean Medicine (보행 장애와 자세 이상 등을 호소하는 다계통 위축증(MSA-P) 한의 치험 1례)

  • Lee, Sang-hwa;Shin, Hee-yeon;Jeong, Hye-seon;Kim, Seo-young;Yang, Seung-bo;Cho, Seung-yeon;Park, Jung-mi;Ko, Chang-nam;Park, Seong-uk
    • The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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    • v.40 no.5
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    • pp.743-751
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    • 2019
  • This case report suggests the potential effects of Korean medicine for the gait disturbance and posture instability of Multiple System Atrophy-Parkinsonism (MSA-P). A patient with MSA-P who had gait disturbance and posture instability was given a series of Korean medicine, including acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, electro-acupuncture, moxibustion, and herbal medicine, for 15 days of hospitalization. During the hospitalization period, the severity and progression of the disease was measured with the Unified Multiple System Atrophy Rating Scale (UMSARS) and a video recording of a 20-meter round timed walking test. The UMSARS Part I and II scores decreased from 14 to 5 and 9 to 5, respectively. An improvement was also noted in standing and walking posture, and the walking time was shortened from 30 to 25 seconds in the 20-meter round-trip walking test. Dysarthria, dysphagia, and non-motoring symptoms like sleep behavioral disorders and constipation were also improved. The findings of this case study suggest that this series of Korean medicine has potential therapeutic effects for patients with MSA-P with motor and non-motor symptoms.

Prosthetic rehabilitation by double-processing technique for edentulous patient with soft palate defect after maxillectomy: A case report (연구개를 포함한 상악골 절제술을 받은 완전 무치악 환자에서 이중 온성법으로 제작한 구개 폐색장치를 통한 보철수복: 증례 보고)

  • Park, Jin-Yong;Wang, Yuan-Kun;Song, Kwang-Yeob;Park, Ju-Mi;Lee, Jung-Jin
    • The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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    • v.57 no.4
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    • pp.356-363
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    • 2019
  • A patient who went through maxillectomy can have soft palate defects including oronasal fistulas and suffer from dysphagia and dysarthria due to velopharyngeal insufficiency. This defect causes the food to enter nasal cavity and creates hypernasal sound which debilitates a quality of life. An obturator can rehabilitate the substantial oral tissue defects. The maxillary obturator separates the nasopharynx from the oropharynx during speech and deglutition by closing of the defect. For edentulous obturator patient, it is difficult to obtain proper retention due to reduced peripheral sealing. Therefore, the contours of the defects must be used to maximize the retention, stability, and support. Hollow type obturator can improve physiologic function by reducing weight than the traditional obturator. This case report describes a patient with hemi-maxillectomy who recovers mastication, speech, deglutition, and appearance with a maxillary obturator using physiological border molding of the velopharyngeal area and double-processing method.