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A Case Report of Essential Tremors Treated with Yeokhan-san

억간산으로 호전 보인 본태성 떨림 환자 1례

  • Ha, Da-jung (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dong-Eui University) ;
  • Huh, Tae-young (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dong-Eui University) ;
  • Park, Sang-eun (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dong-Eui University)
  • 하다정 (동의대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 허태영 (동의대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 박상은 (동의대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Received : 2021.09.08
  • Accepted : 2021.10.30
  • Published : 2021.10.30
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Abstract

Objective: This report describes the case of a patient with essential tremors of the mouth and hands, which were improved by Yeokhan-san treatment. Methods: To relieve the symptoms, Korean medicine treatments, including Yeokhan-san, Ohaeng-Hwa acupuncture, and electronic moxibustion, were performed. To evaluate the effects of the treatments, the visual analog scale and Fahn-Tolosa-Marin clinical rating scale for tremor were used. Results: After the treatment, the patient's clinical symptoms were improved. The visual analog scale score decreased from 10 to 2 for the hand tremor and from 10 to 1 for the mouth tremor. The Fahn-Tolosa-Marin tremor scores decreased from 3 to 1 for both the hand and mouth tremors. Conclusions: The present case suggests that Yeokhan-san and Ohaeng-Hwa acupuncture are effective for the treatment of essential tremor.

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