The clinical study was carried out the 30 patients with tremor who were treated in Daejeon University Oriental Hospital from 1 April 1997 to 31 March 2001.
The results were summarized as follows.
1. The ratio of female was higher, especially in the psychosomatic tremor, the ratio of female was higher and in the age distribution the aged over 50 were higher frequence.
2. The case without past history was most, the most ordinary preceding disease was hypertension and the next was diabetes, drinking history had no concern with tremor, first visit was most, in the psychosomatic tremor complication by relation was the most inducing factor and both Parkinson tremor and essential tremor were no inducing factor.
3. Tremor appeared to be busy in extremities, Parkinson tremor appeared to be accompanied with musculoskeletal system symptoms and they were in descending order lower limb weakness, extremities numbness, general body weakness etc. both essential tremor and psychosomatic tremor appeared to be accompanied with psychosomatic symptoms and they were in descending order dizziness, headache etc.
4. In classification of Four Human coporeal consitution the number of patients, Tae-Eum-In (太陰人) was most, the prescription drugs of tranquilizing the liver and relieving anxiety such as GYEJIYONGGOLMORYETANG (桂枝加龍骨牡蠣湯) and nourishing Yin, blood and relieving anxiety such as SAMULANSINTANG (四物安神湯) were used to be busy.
5. The rate of treatment was collectively improved and was higher in the young age than in the old age, the period of the clinical history was the shorter within one month, the rate of improvement was the better.
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