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KMID : 1138520100130010121
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Journal of Pharmacopuncture
2010 Volume.13 No. 1 p.121 ~ p.128
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The follow-up study on patients of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis after 1 year
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Kim Hyun-Sik
Kim Sung-Chul
Im Na-Ra
Park Man-Yong
Song Bong-Keun
Kim Sung-Ha
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was to investigate the effects of Oriental medical treatment on ALS.
Methods: We investigated 12 ALS patients which were admitted to Gwang-Ju O.M.hospital for 3 months and follow-up at 8 months after discharge. All patients were treated by SAAM-acupuncture, herb medication, Bee venom Pharmacopuncture therapy, Needle-embedding therapy, etc and after discharge self-therapy at home. We evaluated patients using the Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Functional Rating Scale-Revised(ALSFRS-R), Medical Research Council (MRC) Scale.
Results: After 1 month, mean ALSFRS-R score of patients was , 2 months , 3 months , 1 year and mean MRC Scale of patients was , 2 months , 3months . But in both cases, the variation was not statistically significant.
Conclusions: We think that the results of this case be a pilot study that proves the effect of Oriental Medical treatment on ALS.
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KEYWORD
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS), ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised(ALSFRS-R), Medical Research Council(MRC) Scale, SAAM-acupuncture, Pharmacopuncture therapy
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