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KMID : 0363320040250030640
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2004 Volume.25 No. 3 p.640 ~ p.647
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A Case Report of One Patient with Paralytic Strabismus Resulting from Pontine Hematoma During Puerperium
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Kim Hong-Joon
Kim Yu-Kyung
Kim Woo-Sung
Kang Sei-Young
Sim Kuk-Jin
Yoon Ji-Won
Baek Dong-Gi
Lee Jong-Deok
Won Jin-Hee
Lee Sang-Kwan
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Abstract
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Pregnancy related stroke is significant because it has dire impact on both mother and the fetus. Pregnant or puerperal women are reported to have about 13-fold more risk of stroke compared to non-pregnant women. Pregnancy-related stroke must be differentiated from stroke in elderly patients, because it is different in pathophysiological etiologies and recurrence rates and also diagnostic and therapeutic methods may affect the fetal health status. Because the VI cranial nerve manages lateral rectus muscles, it’ s palsy causes sudden onset of double vision. The eyes turn medially. In this article, one case of paralytic strabismus resulting from pontine hematoma during puerperium is reported. It was treated with herb medicine and acupuncture. Symptoms improved. This case is submitted with a brief overview of related lit.
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KEYWORD
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Abducens nerve palsy, Paralytic Strabismus, Pontine hematoma, Puerperium
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