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KMID : 0363320000210050813
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2000 Volume.21 No. 5 p.813 ~ p.817
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A Study of Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging(DITI) about Symptoms of 55 Stroke Patients’ Hemiparesis
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Paik Eun-Tan
Koog Yun-Hyung
Min Jae-Young
Oh Sang-Deok
Lim Seung-Man
Ra Su-Yeon
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Abstract
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Objectives : This study had been done to evaluate the effectiveness of DITI about hemiparesis in 55 patients with cerebral vascular disease who admitted to Dong-seo oriental hospital from November. 10. 1999 to October. 13. 2000,
Methods : 55 stroke patients who had hemiparesis not only numbness nor quadriparesis were taken picture with DITI to measure infrared streamed from body’s surface. And we compared DITI’ results with hemiparesis to evaluate the effectiveness of DITl.
Results : There was significant results between DITI and hemiparesis. Above 80%, we could find abnormality in the DITI pictures, which were exactly corresponding to symptom of hemiparesis.
Conclusions : We thought that we can use DITI’ results as a evaluation of stroke patients with hemiparesis.
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KEYWORD
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Hemiparesis, stroke patients, DITI, evaluation
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