The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)

The Society of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회)
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A case of tremor in Parkinson's disease treated with Korean medicine

파킨슨병으로 유발된 진전이 한약 치료를 통하여 호전된 치험 1례

  • Kim, Jin-Won (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Byung-Chul (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) ;
  • Woo, Sung-Ho (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) ;
  • Na, Yu-Jin (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) ;
  • Shim, Hyo-Ju (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) ;
  • Lee, Won-Hui (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, National Medical Center) ;
  • Lee, Ji-Young (Depart. of Internal Medicine, Joonghwa Hospital of Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Seo, Ho-Seok (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Ho (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) ;
  • Jeong, Byeong-Ju (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center)
  • 김진원 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과) ;
  • 김병철 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과) ;
  • 우성호 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과) ;
  • 나유진 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과) ;
  • 심효주 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과) ;
  • 이원희 (국립의료원 한방진료부 침구과) ;
  • 이지영 (중화한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 서호석 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과) ;
  • 김용호 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과) ;
  • 정병주 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과)
  • Published : 2006.12.31
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Abstract

As society ages, the seriousness of Parkinson's disease in the elderly increases. This study was performed in order to evaluate the effect of Korean medical treatments on Parkinson's symptoms. An elderly patient was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease by clinical symptoms, which were resting tremor, pill-rolling tremor and mild bradykinesia. We treated her disease with Korean medical treatment, including herbal medicine and acupuncture therapy and excluding western medication. For the herbal medicine, Insamyangyeong-tang (人參養榮湯), Bobi-tang (補脾湯), Dokhwaljihwang-tang (獨活地黃湯) and Sipimijihwang-tang (十二味地黃湯) were primarily used. In result, the clinical symptoms, measured by unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (UPDRS) and modified Hoehn and Yahr stage (H-Y stage), of Parkinson's disease in this patient had improved after the Korean medical treatment. This study suggests that Korean medical treatments can be applicable to improve symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease.

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