The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)

The Society of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회)
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A case of the patient treated with Chunmagudung-um who was diagnosed with Vertebrobasilar insufficiency

척추기저동맥부전환자를 천마구등음(天麻鉤藤飮)으로 치료한 치험 1례

  • Song, Cheol-Min (Department of Circulatory Internal medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Chang, Tong-Young (Department of Circulatory Internal medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Rhim, Eun-Kyung (Wonkwang University Jeonju Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Yun-Jae (Wonkwang University Jeonju Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Jung-Sub (Wonkwang University Jeonju Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Shin, Sun-Ho (Wonkwang University Jeonju Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Lee, In (Wonkwang University Iksan Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Moon, Byung-Soon (Wonkwang University Iksan Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Jeong, Hyun-Ae (Wonkwang University Iksan Oriental Medicine Hospital)
  • 송철민 (원광대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 장통영 (원광대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 임은경 (원광대학교 한의과대학 전주한방병원) ;
  • 이윤재 (원광대학교 한의과대학 전주한방병원) ;
  • 이정섭 (원광대학교 한의과대학 전주한방병원) ;
  • 신선호 (원광대학교 한의과대학 전주한방병원) ;
  • 이인 (원광대학교 한의과대학 익산한방병원) ;
  • 문병순 (원광대학교 한의과대학 익산한방병원) ;
  • 정현애 (원광대학교 한의과대학 익산한방병원)
  • Published : 2005.09.30
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Abstract

Vertebrobasilar insuffciency(VBI) is also refered to as vertebrobasilar transient ischemic attack(V-B TIA). Vertebrobasilar insufficiency is often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed due to complexity of the symptoms. Transcranial doppler(TCD) can be used to possible to record the blood flow velocities in the cerebral arteries through the intact cranium. Transcranial doppler and magnetic resonance angiography(MRA) are both noninvasive techniques that can be used in vertebrobasilar insufficiency, but transcranial doppler is more sensitive with respect to evaluating stenotic lesion of the arteries than magnetic resonance angiographv. Diagnostic values of transcranial doppler were assessed in patients with vertebrobasilar insufficiency. A case of vertebrobasilar insufficiency is here reported. A 62-year-old man with dizzness, nausea and tremor because of vertebrobasilar insufficiency was admitted at Wonkwang Oriental Medicine Hospital. He was treated with the herbal medicine Chunmagudung-um and with acupunture. Results showed improvement of symptoms and favorable transcranial doppler readings. The process used in this successful treatment is here described.

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