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KMID : 1123920050190061701
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2005 Volume.19 No. 6 p.1701 ~ p.1705
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Case Report on Dysphagia Related to The Wallenberg’s Syndrome Improved by Acupuncture Therapy
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Lee Min-Goo
Yun Jong-Min
Park Sae-Wook
Lee Sun-Woo
Son Ji-Woo
Kim Yong-Jeong
Lee Seung-Eon
Cho Chang-Hyun
Cho Yoon-Soong
Lee In
Moon Byung-Soon
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Abstract
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Dysphagia is Swallowing disorder characterized by difficulty in oral preparation for the swallow or in moving material from the mouth to the stomach. Dysphagia is the one of the most symptom of CVA and predisposes to medical complications such as aspiration pneumonia in poststroke patients. This study was designed to report the clinical effects of acupuncture for dysphagia on a patient with Wallenberg’s syndrome. 8 acupoint were used and videofluoroscopic evaluation were performed. According to the above evaluation, ’Oral transit time’ decreased within 1.5 sec and ’Coating of pharyngeal wall after swallow’ were disappeared. The above results suggest that acupuncture is beneficial for dysphagia.
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KEYWORD
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Wallenberg’s syndrome, dysphagia, acupuncture
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