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A Case Report of an Electrical Injury Induced Headache Patient Treated with Traditional Korean Medicine

전기 손상으로 인한 두통 환자의 한방치료 증례 보고

  • Choi, Jin-yong (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Bae, Go-eun (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Shim, So-hyun (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Seo, Hee-jeong (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Seo, Hyung-bum (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Choi, Jun-Yong (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Kwon, Jung-nam (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, In (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Hong, Jin-woo (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Yun, Young-ju (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Park, Seong-ha (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, So-yeon (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University) ;
  • Han, Chang-woo (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University)
  • 최진용 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 배고은 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 심소현 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 서희정 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 서형범 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 최준용 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 권정남 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 이인 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 홍진우 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 윤영주 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 박성하 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 김소연 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 한창우 (부산대학교 한방병원 한방내과)
  • Received : 2018.03.13
  • Accepted : 2018.05.30
  • Published : 2018.05.30
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Abstract

A 58-year-old woman came into our clinic with headache, dizziness, and malaise after an electrical injury. Even though she received conventional treatment about five weeks after the injury, the symptoms did not improve, and she decided to undergo traditional Korean medicine treatment. During a 20-day hospital stay with acupuncture and herbal medicine, the symptoms were reduced to about half, and after six months of further treatment in the outpatient clinic, there was no pain during the day and only moderate headaches occurred intermittently after intense physical activity. As far as we know, this is the first report to treat the aftereffects of electrical injury with traditional Korean medicine treatment. Hence, here we tried to fully describe and announce the detailed progress of the patient through this report.

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