Clinical Observation on 2 Cases of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis(ADEM)

급성 파종성 뇌척수염 환자의 치험 2례

  • Koo, Beom-Mo (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Dongsuwon Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Yun (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Dongsuwon Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Yang, Dong-Ho (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Dongsuwon Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Sung-Keun (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Dongsuwon Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Lim, Chang-Sun (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Dongsuwon Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Park, Young-Chul (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Dongsuwon Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Yi, Joo-Il (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Dongsuwon Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Joo-Young (Dept. of Oriental Gynecology, Dongsuwon Oriental Medical Hospital)
  • 구범모 (동수원한방병원 한방침구과) ;
  • 이경윤 (동수원한방병원 한방침구과) ;
  • 양동호 (동수원한방병원 한방침구과) ;
  • 김성근 (동수원한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 임창선 (동수원한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 박영철 (동수원한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 이주일 (동수원한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 김주영 (동수원한방병원 한방부인과)
  • Published : 2008.06.20

Abstract

Objectives : The purpose of this case is to report the improvement of the patients with Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis(ADEM) after acupuncture, moxibustion, and herbal medicine. Methods : We treated the patients with acupuncture, moxibustion and herbal medication. Results : We treated two cases of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis(ADEM). These two patients improved significantly through treatment, acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal medicine, and western medicine. Conclusions : In Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM), the initial diagnosis is important, and through a collaboration of Western and Korean medicine, we were able to achieve meaningful treatment results.

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