• Herbal Formula Science
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.223-233
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• 2005

As woman receive many stress during pregnancy and delivery, they happen to contract to psychopathy like a postpartum depression. Postpartum depression is a serious problem if they are not treated early enough the unhappy seriousness can be resulted. A 32-yeared-old female patient with postpartum depression was taken to Dongshin University oriental medical hospital on April, 28, 2003. We diagnosed this patient as postpartum depression, which originated from and efficiency of vital energy and blood. We treated this postpartum depression patient with herb medicine(Cami-Boheo-tang),acupuncture, moxibustion, and psychical therapy. After the oriental medical treatments, the patient was improved in all complains of the postpartum disease. After this, further study and approach will be needed about the disease of the postpartum depression.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.262-265
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• 2006

We report a case of phenytoin toxicity due to impaired drug metabolism in a patient homozygous for $CYP2C9^{\ast}3$. A 46-year-old woman was taking phenytoin to prevent postoperative seizures. She attained high serum phenytoin levels at the standard doses (300 mg/day) and developed symptoms of phenytoin toxicity including blurred vision, nausea and headache. The patient was treated with reduced doses of phenytoin and then phenytoin therapy was finally discontinued. Genotyping for CYP2C9 revealed that this patient had a homozygous genotype, $CYP2C9^{\ast}3/^{\ast}3$. This is the first Korean case of phenytoin toxicity with homozygous $CYP2C9^{\ast}3$. This case suggests the clinical usefulness of pharmacogenetic testing for individualized dosage adjustments of phenytoin.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.47-51
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• 2010

We present here the case of a 13-year-old male patient with Alexander's disease who underwent surgical correction of a femur fracture. Alexander's disease is a rare and fatal disorder that affects the white matter in the brain and it causes developmental delay, psychomotor regression, spasticity, megaloencephaly and seizure. The patient had the possibility of a seizure attack during the perioperative period. We discuss the anesthetic management of a patient with Alexander's disease and we review the relevant literature.

• The Journal of Churna Manual Medicine for Spine and Nerves
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.115-124
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• 2014

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety, injury mechanism, complication and adverse reactions associated with Chuna manual theraphy(CMT), to report one case of adverse reaction with CMT. Methods: A 39-year-old woman presented with low back pain and left leg pain. The patient undertook a lumbar Chuna manual theraphy. After this maneuver, the patient complained of dorsalgia. The patient's dorsalgia didn't improve. In CT study, T5-6 hard disc bulging was diagnosed. Results and Conclusions : It is supposed that this patient suffered dorsalgia secondarily due to a lumbar Chuna manual theraphy. From this case, we can understand the etiology of dorsalgia to some extent and consider the complication of Chuna manual theraphy. In the future, more study, research and prospective trial for complications of a lumbar Chuna manual theraphy is required.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.270-272
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• 1994

A 43 year old male patient injured in a traffic accident was admitted to the department of general surgery for the treatment of spleen rupture and multiple rib fractures. After subphrenic abscess occurred after splenectomy was treated. After 50 days of admission, left facial palsy occurred with sensory neural hearing loss, and tinnitus by longitudinal fracture of left temporal bone. The patients was consulted to pain clinic for further evaluation and treatment. The patient was treated with stellate ganglion block with 1% lidocaine 6ml one time daily. On 19th day, stellate ganglion block was given as usual, and the patient complained of pain in the neck and headache the next day. Two days later, mild fever elevation and hematoma in the neck were found. Hematoma was drained with hemovac. Ruptured muscular branch of vertebral artery was ligated surgically but the ligation was released in the next day and the hematoma was removed and the artery religated. Five units of packed RBC were transfused during the period and the patient was discharged without any sequelae.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.303-306
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• 1994

Trigeminal neuralgia is a unique disease entity to be dealt with at pain clinic due to it's severe pain attack. A 33-year old male patient had severe pain on left cheek area usually initiating from first upper molar tooth area for three years. We successfully treated this patient with maxillary nerve block using pure alcohol by a lateral approach. Three months after maxillary block the patient is still pain free.

• Journal of The Korean Dental Society of Anesthesiology
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.126-130
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• 2007

Sedation is often indicated for the relief of anxiety for outpatient oral surgery. In combination with local anesthesia, it is safe and effective method of treatment. However, it is not always effective in allowing the physician to complete the planned oral surgery procedure. On occasion, a procedure is left unfinished due to patient combativeness and discomfort and hypertension in spite of increase in sedative doses. Episodic increases in blood pressure were most commonly caused by light anesthesia or sedation and by the patient's experience of pain during treatment. Female patient was 42 years old. blood pressure is 150/90 mmHg. Extraction and implant surgery was done under IV sedation. During seadtion, her blood pressure was increased (200/100 mmHg). Surgery was stopped. She was done monitoring blood pressure. The blood pressure was decreased to 130/90 mmHg. Sedation was failed due to significant hypertension. Blood pressure is seldom increased during sedation but we should evaluate the patient's medical history and know guideline for hypertension crisis.

• Herbal Formula Science
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.225-231
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• 2016

Objectives : Liver cancer usually appears in the setting of underlying liver disease. Liver transplantation has potentials to improve survival for patients with liver cancer. This case report was designed to assess the clinical effect of Korean medicine on liver transplant patient's cerebral infarction.Methods : We provided Chiganpung Granule(Chodeungsan) to a patient who was 58 year old man complained of cognitive impairment and dysarthria. We checked the change of symptoms(K-MMSE, Aphasia Rapid Test) and liver function test and kidney function test.Results : We observed that Chiganpung Granule(Chodeungsan) decreased cognitive impairment and dysarthria. Liver function test and Kidney function test was improved.Conclusions : From the above results, it is considered that Korean medicine treatments is effective on liver transplant patient's cerebral infarction.

• Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.167-173
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• 2002

Insomnia is a temporary or continuous condition in which one has difficulty sleeping, due to physical impediments or physical problems. Because insomnia does harms to a labor power or imposes mental and physical burden on a patient, we should pay attention to this disease. This case is about a patient who was 62 years old man with a chronic insomnia since 1996, inspite of no past history about psychical disease. He had sufferred from a cerebral infarction and hypertension since March. 2002. and was hospitalized in Sangji University korean medicine hospital, 25. June. 2002. This patient had been treated by herb-med, Yanggyuksanhwatang for 4 weeks and showed an improvement. This paper describes the process and contents about the patient was cured.

• Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.160-166
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• 2002

A clinical case study of a shaoyangin patient diagnosed as congestive heart failure Congestive heart failure is dysfunction of heart that can't supply sufficient mount of blood required of tissue metabolism as a result of myocardial hyposystole. We treated 80 year-old female congestive heart failure patient with edema, dyspnea, chest discomfort, and dysuria. We have diagnosed her as shaoyangin(少陽人) pyohan(表寒) disease, infirmity, edema and have prescribed hyungbangjihwangtang(荊防地黃湯). In the result we had the improvement of the symptoms of CHF and general depressed condition. This report described the process and contents about the way the patient was cured.