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KMID : 1146520180190010009
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Journal of the Society of Stroke on Korean Medicine
2018 Volume.19 No. 1 p.9 ~ p.20
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A case of thalamic hemorrhage patient who revealed insomnia treated with Traditional Korean Medicine
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Kim Soo-Hyun
Kim Jae-Hak
Park Min-Jeong
Cho Ki-Ho
Moon Sang-Kwan
Jung Woo-Sang
Jin Chul
Kwon Seung-Won
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Abstract
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Objectives The purpose of this case report is to show the effect of Traditional Korean Medicine(TKM) on a patient with insomnia occurred after onset of thalamic hemorrhage.
Methods A patient with insomnia diagnosed as thalamic hemorrhage was treated with herbal medication, acupuncture, electro-acupuncture, cupping and moxibustion. Then we evaluated the improvement with the number of times the patient woke up, PSQI-K(Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index-Korean), ISI-K(Insomnia Severity Index-Korean) and KESS(Korean version of Epworth sleepiness scale).
Results Decrease in scores of PSQI-K, ISI-K, KESS and the number of times the patients woke up were observed after the KM treatment.
Conclusion This case showed the effect of TKM treatment on poststroke insomnia.
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KEYWORD
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Poststroke insomnia, TKM, PSQI-K, ISI-K, KESS
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