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The Effect of Oriental Medical Treatments on the Patients with Delirium ; 4 Cases Report

  • Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
  • Abbr : JKMR
  • 2009, 19(2), pp.303-313
  • Publisher : The Korean Academy Of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine

정지은 1 정원희 1 서상경 1 강준혁 1 한다님 1

1동서한방병원

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ABSTRACT

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to report the effect of oriental medical treatments on the patients with delirium. Methods : Four patients diagnosed with delirium by DSM-ⅣTM was treated Onbaek-won(Wenbai-yuan), Jugeo-hwan(Zhouju-wan) and herb medicine. The severity of delirium was assessed by using MMSE-K. And then, we investigated and analyzed the clinical symptoms of the patients. Results : After oriental medical treatments, the symptoms of delirium were disappeared and MMSE-K score was improved. Conclusions : It could be suggested that oriental medical treatments were effective on delirium. Further study of the effect of oriental medical treatments on delirium is needed in the near future.

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