The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)
- Volume 28 Issue 3
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- Pages.645-654
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- 2007
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- 1226-9174(pISSN)
A Case Report of Secondary Dementia Patient Caused by Diffuse Axonal Injury
미만성 축삭 손상으로 유발된 속발성 치매 환자 1례에 대한 증례 보고
- Song, Chang-Hoon (Dept. of internal Medicine Oriental Hospital of Sangji University) ;
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Jeong, Jong-Jin
(Dept. of internal Medicine Oriental Hospital of Sangji University) ;
- Oh, Sung-Won (Dept. of internal Medicine Oriental Hospital of Sangji University) ;
- Kim, Soo-Yeon (Dept. of internal Medicine Oriental Hospital of Sangji University) ;
- Lee, Sang-Min (Dept. of internal Medicine Oriental Hospital of Sangji University) ;
- Jung, Myong-Suk (Dept. of Neuropsychiatry, College of Oriental Medicine, Sangji University) ;
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Baek, Tae-Hyun
(Dept. of internal Medicine Oriental Hospital of Sangji University) ;
- Lee, Seul-Hee (Dept. of internal Medicine Oriental Hospital of Sangji University)
- 송창훈 (상지대학교 부속 한방병원 내과) ;
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정종진
(상지대학교 부속 한방병원 내과) ;
- 오성원 (상지대학교 부속 한방병원 내과) ;
- 김수연 (상지대학교 부속 한방병원 내과) ;
- 이상민 (상지대학교 부속 한방병원 내과) ;
- 정명숙 (상지대학교 부속 한방병원 신경정신과) ;
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백태현
(상지대학교 부속 한방병원 내과) ;
- 이슬희 (상지대학교 부속 한방병원 내과)
- Published : 2007.09.30
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to present a case of secondary dementia caused by diffuse axonal injury. We diagnosed this patient with diffuse axonal injury by using brain computerized tomography(CT) and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI), and also diagnosed secondary dementia based on DSM-IV. To evaluate prognosis of the patient, we used K-DRS(Korean-Dementia Rating Scale) and gave him a written test. As a result of treating this patient with oriental medicine, the K-DRS score increased and the overall clinical symptoms improved. In oriental medicine, case studies of diffuse axonal injury are yet insufficient, hence more clinical studies and researches will be needed.