KMID : 0363320190400050920
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine 2019 Volume.40 No. 5 p.920 ~ p.928
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Korean Medical Treatment of Cognitive Impairments after Traumatic Epidural Hemorrhage: A Case Report
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Song Joo-Yeon
Kim Young-Ji Kim Hak-Kyeom Hong Seung-Cheol Park Song-Won Ahn Lib Jung Ji-Chun
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Abstract
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Objectives: After epidural hemorrhage, sequelae may cause cognitive impairments, such as attention, memory, and performance disturbances. This case study reports on the use of traditional Korean medicine in a patient with cognitive impairments after a traumatic epidural hemorrhage.
Methods: During the 46-day hospitalization period, traditional Korean medicine treatments, including Sunkihwalhyul-tang-gamibang, Ukgan-san-gajinpibanha Granule, Kyungohk-go, acupuncture, and cupping, were administered. The degree of cognitive impairment was measured based on the Mini Mental State Examination-Korea (MMSE-K), Modified Barthel Index (MBI), and correct answer ratio.
Results: After traditional Korean medicine treatment, the MMSE-K score increased from 13 to 19 and the MBI score increased from 63 to 71. The patient¡¯s conversations in daily life also proceeded more smoothly than before hospitalization, and the correct answer ratio rose.
Conclusion: This case reports the improvement of cognitive impairment after traumatic epidural hemorrhage in response to traditional Korean medicine treatment; further study is needed.
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KEYWORD
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traumatic epidural hemorrhage, cognitive impairments, Sunkihwalhyul-tang, Ukgan-san-gajinpibanha, case report
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