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KMID : 1123920080220010222
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2008 Volume.22 No. 1 p.222 ~ p.225
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Case of Oriental Medicine Therapy on Intractable Hiccup Induced by Pontine Infarction
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Kang Baek-Gyu
Lee Sun-Woo
Park Sang-Moo
Han Deok-Jin
Lee Jung-Wook
Kim Hye-Jung
Moon Byung-Soon
Lee In
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Abstract
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Hiccup is one of common symptoms that remains poorly understood. The hiccups coordinating center is located in the brain-stem reticular formation. Hiccups may be derived from 400 medical origins. Stroke is an infrequent cause of intractable hiccups. Intractable hiccups in pontine infarction remain poorly understood. As for treatments of hiccups, physical stimulating methods, pharmacological therapies and surgery are occidental conventional methods. In Pharmacological therapies, antidepressants, gastric motility stimulants, antispastic drugs are commonly used. Oriental medicines and acupuncture are also used frequently to treat hiccups. We have treated a case of intractable hiccup induced by pontine infarction with herbal medication; Gwakhyangjeonggi-san gami, acupuncture and moxibustion, and successfully improved. This case showed oriental medicine therapy is effective in intractable hiccup induced by pontine infarction.
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KEYWORD
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Intractable hiccup, Gwakhyangjeonggi-san(Houxiangzhengqi-san), Acupuncture, Pontine infarction
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