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A Case Study of Dysgeusia in a Patient with an Acute Thalamic Infarction Treated with Korean Medicine

급성 시상 경색으로 인한 미각 장애 치험 1례

  • Lee, Mi-rim (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Cardiology and Neurology, Graduate School, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Park, Min-jeong (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Cardiology and Neurology, Graduate School, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Gyeong-muk (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Cardiology and Neurology, Graduate School, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Cho, Ki-ho (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Cardiology and Neurology, Graduate School, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Moon, Sang-kwan (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Cardiology and Neurology, Graduate School, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Kwon, Seung-won (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Cardiology and Neurology, Graduate School, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Jung, Woo-sang (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Cardiology and Neurology, Graduate School, Kyung-Hee University)
  • 이미림 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과 한방순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 박민정 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과 한방순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 김경묵 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과 한방순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 조기호 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과 한방순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 문상관 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과 한방순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 권승원 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과 한방순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 정우상 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과 한방순환신경내과학교실)
  • Received : 2017.03.24
  • Accepted : 2017.05.26
  • Published : 2017.05.30
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Abstract

The case of a 73-year-old Korean female with dysgeusia due to an acute left thalamic infarction is presented. The patient was treated with the herbal medicine Yanggyuksanhwa-tang, in addition to acupuncture and electronic acupuncture treatment. The filter-paper test and Oral Health Impact Profile-14, (OHIP-14) test were administered to evaluate dysgeusia. Post-treatment, the patient's dysgeusia improved. Korean medicine may be an effective treatment for dysgeusia caused by a thalamic infarction.

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