The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)
- Volume 25 Issue 4
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- Pages.433-441
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- 2004
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- 1226-9174(pISSN)
Case Report on a Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarction Patient with Visual and Cognitive Abnormalities
후대뇌동맥 경색으로 발생한 시각 및 인지장애 환자 치험 1례
- Eum, Hyung-Sup (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Bundang Korean Hospital, Dongguk University) ;
- Jung, Wun-Suk (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Bundang Korean Hospital, Dongguk University) ;
- Seo, Un-Kyo (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Bundang Korean Hospital, Dongguk University) ;
- Kang, Yoon-Ho (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Bundang Korean Hospital, Dongguk University) ;
- Kim, Sung-A (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Bundang Korean Hospital, Dongguk University)
- 엄형섭 (동국대학교 분당한방병원 내과) ;
- 정운석 (동국대학교 분당한방병원 내과) ;
- 서운교 (동국대학교 분당한방병원 내과) ;
- 강윤호 (동국대학교 분당한방병원 내과) ;
- 김성아 (동국대학교 분당한방병원 내과)
- Published : 2004.12.30
Abstract
The posterior cerebral arteries supply the temporal and occipital lobes of the left cerebral hemisphere and the right hemisphere. Clinical symptoms associated with occlusion of the posterior cerebral artery are visual abnormalities including opposite visual field defects, hallucination, visual amnesia and a variety of other symptoms, including confusion, cognitive disorders, thalamic syndrome, Weber's syndrome, contralateral hemplegia. This case report is about a patient with visual and cognitive abnormalities caused by posterior cerebral artery infarction. He was regarded as Soyangin(少陽人) in constitution and was treated with Yangkyuksanhoa-tang(凉膈散火湯) and other treatments. Improvement in his general symptoms was observed.
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