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A Case Report of a Patient with Guillain-Barre Syndrome Complaining of Quadriplegia and Anorexia Improved by Korean Medicine Treatment

사지마비와 식욕부진을 호소하는 길랑바레 증후군 환자의 한방치료 증례보고 1례

  • Ahn, Jae-yoon (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Sim, Sang-song (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Jeong, Sol (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Shin, Yong-jeen (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Moon, Byung-soon (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Yun, Jong-min (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
  • 안재윤 (원광대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 심상송 (원광대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 정솔 (원광대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 신용진 (원광대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 문병순 (원광대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 윤종민 (원광대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Received : 2020.09.08
  • Accepted : 2020.10.26
  • Published : 2020.10.30
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Abstract

Objective: This case study reports improvement in a case of Guillain-Barre Syndrome by Korean medicine treatment in a patient with quadriplegia and anorexia. Methods: A 79-year-old woman diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome was treated with acupuncture, electroacupuncture, Bojungikgi-tang-gami, cupping, moxibustion, and rehabilitation. Her clinical symptoms were measured with the Manual Muscle Test (MMT), Modified Barthel Index (MBI), Functional Independence Measurement (FIM), and the EuroQol five-dimensional descriptive system (EQ-5D-5L). Results: After treatment, improvements in the MMT, MBI, FIM, and EQ-5D-5L were observed and her anorexia decreased. Conclusion: Korean medicine treatment appeared to be effective in the treatment of a patient with Guillain-Barre Syndrome with quadriplegia and anorexia.

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