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KMID : 0363320130340040428
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2013 Volume.34 No. 4 p.428 ~ p.437
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Correlation Study between the Changes of the Fire- and Heat- Related Symptoms and Motor Function Recovery in Acute Cerebral Infarction Patients
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Hyun Sang-Ho
Min Kyung-Dong
Yei Young-Chul
Kang Ah-Reum
Lee Eun-Chan
Moon Sang-Kwan
Cho Ki-Ho
Jung Woo-Sang
Park Sung-Wook
Ko Chang-Nam
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Abstract
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Objectives : The aim of this study was to examine if there is a significant correlation between the changes of Fire- and Heat- related symptoms and motor function recovery in acute cerebral infarction patients.
Methods : We studied inpatients within a month after the onset of cerebral infarction who were admitted at Kyunghee University Medical Center from May 2011 to January 2013. We executed correlation analysis between Fire-heat pattern score and motricity index score at visit 1 and visit 2, and checked if there was a significant correlation between the changes of Fire-heat pattern score and changes of motricity index score. Also, we compared the changes of both scores in patients taking Fire-heat and non Fire-heat pattern prescriptions.
Results : There was a significant correlation between the Fire-heat pattern score and Motricity index score at visit 1 and visit 2, and changes of Fire-heat pattern score showed significant correlation with changes of motricity index score. Patients taking Fire-heat pattern prescriptions showed significant change in Fire-heat pattern score after herb-medication treatment while patients taking non-Fire-heat prescriptions showed insignificant change in Fire-heat pattern score.
Conclusions : This study provides evidence that taking a Fire-heat pattern prescription could be considered as a first line herb-medication treatment in acute cerebral infarction patients.
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KEYWORD
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cerebral infarction, pattern identification, Fire-heat pattern, motricity index, herb-medication treatment
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