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A Case Report of Miller Fisher Syndrome (밀러피셔증후군의 불면증 환자 치험 1례)

  • Cha, Hye-Jin;Lee, Ji-Won;Seo, Young-Min;Seo, Deok-Won;Park, Se-Jin
    • Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.229-236
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    • 2009
  • Objectives : This study is designed investigate the effect of oriental medial therapy on a 63 year old female patient had Miller Fisher Syndrome with sleeplessness. Methods : We experienced a case of Miller Fisher Syndrome and treated with herbal medicine, eletro-acupuncture. The effects of treatment were measured by sleeping hour, taken measurements with a ruler(eyeball movement). Results : Whole condition (ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and so on) was improved and Oriental treatment had a good effect on sleeping hour. Conclusions : Oriental medical treatments were very effective for the patient had Miller Fisher Syndrome with sleeplessness.

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One case Report with a Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS) patient who has Hwabyung and Major Depressive Disorder (화병과 주요우울장애가 병발한 근위축성측삭경화증 환자 1례(例) 증례보고)

  • Kim, Sang-Ho;Park, Jong-Hoon;Park, So-Jung;Byun, Soon-Im;Hwang, Wei-Wan;Kim, Jong-Woo
    • Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.159-169
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    • 2005
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterised by progressive impairment of motor functions up to a complete loss of autonomy, and most of ALS patients are associated with the total preservation of mental state like depression. A patient in this case report had ALS and during progress of ALS had undergone depression and Hwabyung's Symptoms. This patient was treated with herb medication, acupuncture, psychotherapy(relaxation & councelling) primarily. During the 18 days of treatment from admission, the patient experienced much improvement of depression and Hwabyung's Symptoms. and ALS's symptom like weakness & numbness of lower limb had improved considerably, too.

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A Case of Combination Therapy of Psychosocial Treatment and Oriental Medical Treatment On Schizophrenia (정신사회적 치료와 한방요법을 병행한 정신분열병 환자의 증례고찰)

  • Choi, Bo-Yun;Jung, In-Chul;Lee, Sang-Ryong;Ha, Su-Young
    • Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.247-254
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    • 2004
  • Schizophrenia is a frequent psychotic disorder. Recently many studies raised biochemical theory as a cause of schizophrenia. But in this case, we used psychosocial treatment and oriental medical treatment, without antipsychotic drugs for 4 months, obtained good results. Practicing psychosocial treatment, we were able to remove anxiety and fear of the patient. In addition positive symptoms, for example auditory hallucination and delusion, were improved. Schizophrenia conforms to JEONKWANG(癲狂) in oriental medicine. We concluded this case to JEONJUNG(癲證) due to QIULDAMHWA(氣鬱痰火). So we used herbal medication and acupuncture according to oriental medical theory and these efforts helped the care of disease.

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A Case Report of a Patient with an Insomnia due to Qi and Blood Deficiency, and Insufficiency of Heart. (기혈부족(氣血不足), 심허(心虛)로 진단된 불면환자(不眠患者) 1례(例)에 대한 증례보고)

  • Kim, Kyu-Tae;Lee, Je-Kyun;An, Keon-Sang;Kwon, Seung-Ro;Kim, Kwang-Ho;Choi, Woo-Sung;Kang, Man-Ho
    • Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.175-181
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical application of oriental medical therapy for Insomnia due to Qi and Blood deficiency and insufficiency of Heart. In this case, we treated the patient with insomnia by oriental medical therapy, specially Insamyaogyung-tang(人蔘養榮湯) and Gong-jin-dan(拱辰丹), And we checked patient's sleeping time. In result, at the first time, the patient slept only one hour. After oriental medical therapy, the patient slept over 6 hours, Conclusionally oriental medical therapy, specially Insamyaogyung-tang(人蔘養榮湯) and Gong-jin-dan(拱辰丹) is very helpful for the patient of insomnia due to Qi and Blood deficiency, and insufficiency of Heart.

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A Case Report on the Communicating Hydrocephalus and Brain Lesions with Mental Retardation (지적장애를 가진 교통성 수두증을 동반한 뇌병변 환자 1예)

  • Kim, Nam-Yeol;Ko, Jae-Sang;Kim, Se-Won;Lee, Dong-Hwa;Kim, Seng-Hyeon;Kim, Geun-Woo
    • Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.403-410
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    • 2013
  • This study researches the effects of oriental treatments for brain lesions and communicating hydrocephalus of patients with mental retardations. We treated the patients with acupuncture and herbal medication, and then followed up the results 3 times. After treatment, K-MBI is significantly increased but the MMSE-K is not. Although results indicate its significance to brain lesions, the oriental treatment is insufficient to cure mental retardation.

The effects of Ramulus et Uncus Uncariae DM fraction on memory enhancing in rats (백서의 기억능력에 대한 조구등(釣鉤藤) 디클로로메탄분획의 효과)

  • Jang, Hyun-Ho;Lyu, Seung-Jun;Han, Won-Ju;Kim, Kyung-Yeol;Lyu, Heui-Yeong;Kim, Tae-Heon;Lyu, Young-Su;Kang, Hyung-Won
    • Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.119-128
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    • 2005
  • Objective : The purpose of this study was to estimate the effects of Ramulus et Uncus Uncariae DM fraction on memory enhancing in rats Methods : We oral administered Ramulus et Uncus Uncariae DM fraction to rats then executed passive avoidance test and observed figure of pyramidal neuron on CA1 Results : Findings from our experiments have shown that REUD(>1mg/100g/ml) was effective in memorial improvement. and oral administration of REUD(100mg/100g/ml) for 2 weeks was found to induced the figure of pyramidal neuron on CA1 in rat hippocampus injured by scopolamine. Conclusions : As the result of this study, Decrease of memory induced by injection of scopolamine into rat was also attenuted by REUD, based on passive avoidance test, and REUD was found to reduce the activity of AChE and induced about the CA1 in rat hippocampus. Base on these findings, REUD may be beneficial for the treatment of AD.

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A clinical report of Delirium Tremens demonstrated Jusang(酒傷) (알콜성 진전섬망으로 진단된 신지부청(神志不淸) 환자 치험 1례)

  • Lee, Eun-Kyung;Choi, Chul-hong;Lee, Ji-In;Chung, Dae-Kyoo
    • Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.107-116
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    • 2006
  • Delirium Tremens is the most terrible and dramatic syndrome in Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome. Delirium Tremens is one of acute psychiatric symptoms and happens that a chronic drinker is suddenly off drinking for any reasons. In Oriental medicine, Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome is comprised in a category of Jusang(酒傷). In this case, we described a 53-year old man who diagnosed as Delirium tremens. He suffered mental derangement and headache, and his condition was improved through oriental medical treatment.

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A Clinical Report of a postpartum depression patient who treated by Giungoroen-therapy and IiGyeungByunQi-therapy (지언고론요법 및 이정변기요법으로 호전된 산후 우울증 환자 치험 1례)

  • Seo, Young-Min;Seo, Deok-Won;Ryu, Ho-Sun;Ahn, Hyo-Jin;Park, Se-Jin;Lee, Pil-Jae
    • Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.151-161
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    • 2010
  • Objectives : Postpartum depression is a kind of serious problem which influences on the parturients, her family. In this case we tried psychotherapy to postpartum depression patient. Methods : We treated the patient with Oriental psychotherapy. And then we compared postpartum depression before treatment with on after treatment by Korean version of Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale(K-EPDS). Results : After treatments, the clinical symptoms were improved and K-EPDS was reduced 16 to 6. Conclusions : Oriental psychotherapy is effective on postpartum depression.

Study for correlation between MMPI results and Sasang constitutions, in out-patients of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (내원 환자의 MMPI 군집분석과 사상체질과의 상관성 연구)

  • Kim, Jin-Hyung;Yang, Hee-Sook;Guk, Yun-Jea;Lo, Im-Sun;Lee, Sung-Geun;Jang, Hyun-Ho;Kim, Tae-Heon;Lyu, Yeoung-Su;Kang, Hyung-Won
    • Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.175-185
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    • 2004
  • Objective : For investigating correlation among diagnostic types, MMPI results and Sasang constitutions, in out-patients of Oriental Neuropsychiatry. Method: We got the following result by comparing the out-patients' MMPI and QSCCII from 2000/12/1 to 2001/12/30 at Sanbon Hospital of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University. Result and Conclusion: 1. A specific character of population for study's objects was that female (128, 68.4%) was twice bigger that the male(59, 31.6%). And their education levels were 52 of college graduate (27.8%), 40 of high school graduate (21.4%), and 14 of middle school graduate (14 %). A distribution of the occupation, there are 62 of labors (33.2%), 62 of white collars (33.2%), 30 of sales (16%), 16 of students (8.6%). Their marrige statuses were 144 of married (77%), 31 of single (16.6%), 4 of divorced (2.1%), and 1 of bereavement (0.5%). 2. In the physical constitutions there were 70 of Soeumin(37.4%), 56 of Soyangin(29.9%) 55 of Taeumin (29.4%), 6 of others (3.2%). A differentiation with their diagnosis, there were 55 of palpitations (29.4%), 45 of depression (24.1%), 18 of women's diseases (9.6%), 14 of insomnia (7.5%), 13 of headache (7%), 8 of pain (4.3%), 8 of hwabyung (4.3%), 7 of psychosis (3.7%), 4 of dizziness (2.1%), and 15 of others(8%). 3. A result of groupling MMPI, we could classify into 4 different groups. Group 1 is a profile of trasition in a neurosis. Group 2 is a proflie of a mental disease. Group 3 is a proflie of $'{\wedge}'$ type neurosis. And group 4 has normal profile. 4. Regarding each group with physical constitution and a distribution of diagnosis, Group 1 is found out 36.4 % of Soeumin, 34.10 % of palpitations. And group 2 showed 43.6% of Soyangin, 25.6% of depression. Group 3 showed 46.4% of Soyangin, 31.90% of palpitations. Group 4 showed the most in 34.3% of Soyangin, and 31.40% of palpitations 5. A result of the study using Chi-square test is that there is no correlation between the 4 different groups and the Sasang physical constitution.

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A Case Report on Hwabyung Patient with Blepharoptosis (안검하수(眼瞼下垂)를 동반한 화병(火病) 환자 치험 1례)

  • Hwang, Jeong-Hyun;Kim, Jee-Hoon;Koo, Byung-Soo;Kim, Geun-Woo
    • Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.161-172
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    • 2009
  • Objectives : This study was designed to research the effect of oriental treatments for Hwabyung with Blepharoptosis. Methods : A 51 year-old female patient has been suffered by Hwabyung for 5 months and by Blepharoptosis for 2 weeks. We treated the patient with Herbal medication, oriental psychotherapy and acupuncture. Results : As a result of oriental treatments, Blepharoptosis was disappeared, and the symptoms of Hwabyung was improved gradually. Conclusions : These result suggest that oriental treatments have an effect on Hwabyung with Blepharoptosis.

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