Treatment of Acute Transverse Myelitis : a case report

하지마목으로 진단된 환자 치험 1례(例)

  • Kang, Hyung-Won (Department of Neuropsychiatry Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lyu, Yeong-Su (Department of Neuropsychiatry Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Kim, Tae-Heon (Department of Neuropsychiatry Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee, Su-Jeong (Department of Neuropsychiatry Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
  • 강형원 (원광대학교 한의과대학 한방신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 류영수 (원광대학교 한의과대학 한방신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 김태헌 (원광대학교 한의과대학 한방신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 이수정 (원광대학교 한의과대학 한방신경정신과학교실)
  • Published : 2005.11.30

Abstract

Acute Transverse Myelitis is a syndrome, not a disease, in which acute inflammation affects gray and white matter in one or more adjacent thoracic segments. Almost all patients will develope ascending weakness and numbness of feet and leg, difficulty voiding, urinary retention, and loss of bowel control. We concluded this case to MAMOK( 마목) due to Qi ascent, Qi deficiency, Qi stoppage(상기, 기허, 기체). So we used herbal medication, acupuncture, and homeopuncture according to oriental medical theory. Weakness and numbness of feet and leg, difficulty voiding, urinary retention, and loss of bowel control are reduced. Herbal medication, acupuncture, and homeopuncture helped the care of this syndrome and further study will be investigated in oriental medicine for this syndrome.

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