Case Report of a Type 3 Spinocerebellar Ataxia Patient Treated with Traditional Korean Medicine

Hur, Hee-soo; Lee, Myeong-hwa; Kim, Kyoung-min; Kim, Young-kyun

The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine > Volume 37(2); 2016 > Article

Original Article

The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine 2016;37(2): 322-329.

제 3형 척수소뇌실조 환자의 한방 치험 1례

허희수, 이명화, 김경민, 김영균

동의대학교 부속한방병원 한방내과

Case Report of a Type 3 Spinocerebellar Ataxia Patient Treated with Traditional Korean Medicine

Hee-soo Hur, Myeong-hwa Lee, Kyoung-min Kim, Young-kyun Kim

Dept. of Internal Medicine, Dong-Eui University Korean Medical Hospital

Correspondence

Young-kyun Kim ,Tel: 051-850-8620, Fax: 051-867-5162, Email: ykkim@deu.ac.kr

Received: March 31, 2016, Accepted: May 30, 2016, Published online: May 31, 2016.

ABSTRACT

Objective:

This study reports on one clinical case of type 3 spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) to examine the effectiveness of herbal medicine and traditional Korean treatments.

Methods:
A patient with type 3 spinocerebellar ataxia was treated using traditional Korean medicine options such as acupuncture and Hyangsayukgunja-tang. The effects on type 3 spinocerebellar ataxia were measured using the numeric rating scale (NRS) and ambulatory status.

Results:
Improvements in NRS and ambulatory status were observed after treatment.

Conclusion:
According to this study, traditional Korean medicine may be effective in the treatment of type 3 spinocerebellar ataxia.

Key words: spinocerebellar ataxia, SCA type 3, Hyangsayukgunja-tang (향사육군자탕)