• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.241-247
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• 2006

Objectives : This study is to report one case of the patient who has exotropia caused by unilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia due to pontine infarction, which is a rare disease so there has few research about the effect of acupuncture therapy on it, treated with the SAAM(舍巖) Acupuncture Sojangjeonggyeok(小湯正洛) Methods & Results : In the point of differentiation of Syndrome, these subjects were diagnosed as deficiency of Yin and blood(陰血不足). We treated her with SAAM Acupuncture Sojangjeonggyeok(小湯正洛), herb medication(淸肝湯, 六味地黃湯), and the symptoms were resolved clearly by above treatment during about a week. Conclusion : This case shows proper oriental medical treatment based on the exact differentiation of symptoms has good effect on this disease as one of conservative therapies.