• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.222-225
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• 2008

Hiccup is one of common symptoms that remains poorly understood. The hiccups coordinating center is located in the brain-stem reticular formation. Hiccups may be derived from 400 medical origins. Stroke is an infrequent cause of intractable hiccups. Intractable hiccups in pontine infarction remain poorly understood. As for treatments of hiccups, physical stimulating methods, pharmacological therapies and surgery are occidental conventional methods. In Pharmacological therapies, antidepressants, gastric motility stimulants, antispastic drugs are commonly used. Oriental medicines and acupuncture are also used frequently to treat hiccups. We have treated a case of intractable hiccup induced by pontine infarction with herbal medication; Gwakhyangjeonggi-san gami, acupuncture and moxibustion, and successfully improved. This case showed oriental medicine therapy is effective in intractable hiccup induced by pontine infarction.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.284-288
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• 2005

The main symptoms of the Wallenberg's syndrome are ataxia of gait, clumsiness of ipsilateral limbs, nausea and vomiting, vertigo, visual disturbance such as difficulty in focusing blurred vision diplopia, numbness, dysphagia, hoarseness, hiccup, nystagmus, Horner's syndrome. The purpose of this paper is to report the patient with the Wallenberg's syndrome who was improved by oriental medical treatment. The vertigo of the Wallenberg's syndrome is classed as the pungwhadam(風火痰) and we prescribed Cheonghunhwadam-tang. The intensity and frequency of vertigo wewe dramayically improved.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.708-714
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• 2011

This study was aimed to review the trend of case reports of neuropsychiatry disease. The case reports were collected by retrieving Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry and analyzing period were from 1990 to 2010. We analyzed them for publish year, research institution, patients, sorts of diseases, pattern identification diagnosis, instrument, treatment period, sorts of treatments, and treatment with western medicine. We analyzed 142 case reports and there were many kinds of neuropsychiatry diseases and instruments that were evaluated the process. The reserchers used various treatment with oriental medicine. However, the number of case reports have decreased since the year of 2008. Most of the research institutions were university and general oriental medical hospital and the portion of private hospitals was only 2.11%. For the development of practical clinical trial of oriental medicine, we needs more qualifying case report. We hope more reserchers for psychiatry disease of oriental medicine will be interested in the publication of case report and this will serve to produce advance of oriental medicine.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.233-240
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• 2009

Object : This study was designed to evaluate the effects of oriental medicine therapy on a lung cancer patient. Methods : The patient was admitted on August 20. 2008 and remained until September 24. 2008. She was treated with herbal medicine. acupuncture and moxa therapy. Result & Conclusion : After the treatment. the symptoms and chest X-ray results improved. This result suggests that oriental medicine is an effective treatment for some lung cancer patients. Nevertheless more clinical case reports are needed.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.189-202
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• 2009

Objectives : This study was performed to evaluate the effects of Chuna treatment (Saban-method technique) on acute lumbar sprain patients with limited range of motion(LOM). Methods : Three patients suffered from acute lumbar sprain with LOM, were treated with Chuna therapy(Saban-method technique), acupuncture, herbal medicine, physical therapy and measured by VAS(Visual Analogue Scale) and ODI(Oswestry Disability Index). Results : After Chuna treatment and oriental medical treatments, we found out a recovery from three patients suffering from acute low back pain with LOM. Conclusions : Through this study, we suggest that Chuna treatment(Saban-method technique) and oriental medical treatments was effective to cure acute lumbar sprain patient with LOM.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.187-196
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• 2004

하악진전(下顎振顫)이 나타난 여자 노인 환자 3례를 발병 초기에 간신부족(肝腎不足), 기혈양허(氣血兩虛)로 변증하여 지황음자가미(地黃飮子加味), 귀비온담탕가미(歸脾溫膽湯加味)를 투여하고, 간정격(肝正格)시술, 백회구(百會灸) 요법을 병행하여 치료해서 좋은 결과를 얻었고 이를 보고하는 바이다. 하지만 연구 기간이 짧아 지속적인 관찰이 요구되며, 이번 연구에 서는 한약요법, 침요법, 백회구요법을 동시에 시행하였지만 각각의 치료 효과에 대한 비교 분석을 포함하여 향후 객관적이고 지속적인 연구가 필요하리라 생각한다.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.203-212
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• 2009

Objectives : Spurling test is one of the most widely used physical tests to diagnose herniated cervical intervertebral disc. The purpose of this study is to analyse diagnostic validity of Spurling test. Methods : This study was carried out on 382 subjects who visited Bu-Chun Ja-Seng oriental hospital with the neck pain or radiating pain from neck to upper extremities from November, 2007 to October, 2008. All subjects underwent both Spurling test and cervical magnetic resonance imaging(MRI). The associations between Spurling test and herniated cervical intervertebral disc were analysed. Results : 1. The sensitivity of Spurling test for herniated cervical intervertebral disc was 64%. 2. The specificity of Spurling test for herniated cervical intervertebral disc was 86%. 3. The positive predictive value of Spurling test for herniated cervical intervertebral disc was 93%. 4. The negative predictive value of Spurling test for herniated cervical intervertebral disc was 44%. Conclusions : This study suggests that Spurling test is not useful in screening for herniated cervical intervertebral disc due to the test's relatively low sensitivity. Thus it is necessary to consult advanced tests such as diagnostic imaging to diagnose herniated cervical intervertebral disc.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.361-366
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• 2001

Objectives: Patients with functional dyspepsia frequently complain the discomfort of daily life, so their quality of life shows a tendency to decrease. This study was aimed to investigate the usefulness of oriental medical treatment for quality of life in patients with functional dyspepsia Methods: Quality of life in 15 patients was assesed by two times questionnaire based on Korean health related Quality of Life(KQOLS) Results: The mean of KQOLS score was 122.87 before oriental medical treatment, and after treatment, the mean of score was significantly reduced to 101.60(p=0.003). The score of each domains in KQOLS was also reduced significantly in psychological health, role limitation, pain, vitality respectively(p<0.05). Conclusions: We suggest that oriental medical treatment can improve quality of life in patients with functional dyspepsia.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.946-953
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• 2005

Ileus is blockage of the intestine that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel. In western medical treatment, surgery is mandatory for severe cases such as strangulation ileus. However more generally, conservative management is used for treatment. Examples of conservative management are decompression with tube, fluid treatment, enema and fasting cure. Until now, many oriental medical studies have been conducted on chronic ileus, but almost none on acute ileus. The results for the case in this report suggest that oriental medical treatment such as acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal medicine is effective in treating acute ileus. We think that further studies should be conducted on a combination therapy with other oriental medical treatment such as retention enema.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.521-527
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• 2009

According to <> and <>, Taeum is strongly related to dampness, earth, and canter. The origin of Taeum is dampness and the presentation of it is dryness, thus spleen plays a greater role than lung in physiologic and pathologic aspect. Taeum meridian cooperates with Soeum and Guelum meridian, and spreads yin gi through spleen and lung meridian. Among six meridian types that are invented by Ji-San, Taeum type possesses lowered eyes and nose and displays characteristics of Taeum disease. Instead of five jang organs and six bu orqans, meridians are major factor of Taeum type. Thus SiDongByung (disease of gi) and SoSaengByung (disease of blood) are considered more significantly than internal and external symptoms of organs. Personality of Taeum type is realistic, pragmatic, diligent, and occasionally selfish. Medications for Taeum type are described as following. GwakHyangJungKi-San or InSamYangWi-Tang can be considered for the complication of intrinsic and extrinsic diseases, which are caused by yin symptom of SangHan. If cold stomach affected by Taeum disease causes an abdominal pain and diarrhea, YiJoong-Tang or PalMiYiJoong-Tang are suggested.