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A Clinical Case Report on a Patient of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Using Korean Medicine

  • Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
  • Abbr : JKMR
  • 2014, 24(2), pp.141-153
  • Publisher : The Korean Academy Of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine

박정하 1 Deuk Ju Oh 2 장수희 3 허희수 4

1나사렛한방병원 한방재활의학과
2나사렛한방병원 한방내과
3나사렛한방병원 침구의학과
4동의의료원 한방내과

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ABSTRACT

The objective of this study is to report the improvement of the patient with Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) with Korean Medical intervention. The patient, diagnosed as ADEM, was treated by acupuncture, moxibustion and herb medicine and wild ginseng distilled herbal acupuncture. We evaluated the consequences by checking Manual Muscle Test (MMT), Korean Version of Barthel Index (K-MBI). As a result, the patient improved significantly MMT and K-MBI inclined. In ADEM, the initial diagnosis is important, and through a Korean medicine, we were able to achieve meaningful treatment result. There is a limit on this study due to sufficient number of case, thus, further studies will be needed.

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