• The Journal of Korean Medicine
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.253-259
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• 2000

The subject was a 46-year-old woman who was suffering from severe vertigo. Her major symptoms were vertigo, headache, neck pain, feverishness, and her minor symptoms were intermittent nausea and tinnitus, mild chest discomfort, facial flushing and sweating. Her symptoms were diagnosed as Chi-Vertigo and the patient was treated with Boheo-eum(Buxu-yin). Next, the patient's vertigo was evaluated with Vestibular disorders activities of Daily Living scale and Dix-Hallpike maneuver per 3days. An improved state in vestibular disorders activities of daily living scale, a frequency and duration of Dix-Hallpike maneuver were observed. In this case Boheo-eum(Buxu-yin) has an effect on a patient with vertigo due to Chi-Vertigo.