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KMID : 0363320030240041103
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2003 Volume.24 No. 4 p.1103 ~ p.1111
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Three Case Reports about Improving Vascular Dementia and Secondary Dementia
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Yun Kyoung-Sun
Lee Ji-Hun
Kim Jae-Woo
Jeong Seung-Hyun
Shin Gil-Cho
Lee Won-Chul
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Abstract
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Dementia is classified into Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia and secondary dementia by its causes. Alzheimer’s disease is hard to expect cognitive improvement, whereas vascular dementia and secondary dementia are reversible by medical treatments.
Dementia can be categorized as Chi-Mae(痴), Geon-Mang(健忘), Huh-Ro(虛勞), Guang(狂), in the oriental medicine and treated by ’purgation therapy’ when it is classified into excessive syndrome.
We observed some significant improvements in the cognitive function from three patients diagnosed vascular dementia and secondary dementia by herbal medications of ulcornerDong-Eui-Su-Sheh-Bo-Won(東醫壽世保元)lrcorner. We report the process of the treatment
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KEYWORD
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vascular dementia, secondary dementia
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