활혈거어법으로 호전된 중풍환자 불면 2례 |
강경숙, 정기현, 김영석 |
경희대학교 한의과대학 2내과학 교실 |
Two Cases of Insomnia in Stroke Patients, Treated with Enhanced Blood Circulation. |
Kyung-suk Kang, Ki-hyun Chung, Young-suk Kim |
Department of Cardiovascular & Neurologic Disease(Stroke Center), College of Traditional Korean Medicine, Kyunghee University |
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Received: April 3, 2002, Accepted: July 31, 2002, Published online: June 30, 2002. |
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ABSTRACT |
Insomnia is defined as an experience of inadequate or poor-quality sleeping habit, coupled with more than one of the following symptoms : having difficulty sleeping, waking up too early in the morning or not having sound sleep. Insomnia is one of the most common complications that stroke patients experience, which interfere the patients’ recovery. The authors observed two improved cases of insomnia in stroke patients by administrating traditional Korean medicine. The patients suffered from insomnia with nocturnal irritation, constipation, petechia of the tongue, thready or weak pulse. These symptoms were diagnosed as blood stasis and we administered Hyulboochucke-tang three times a day, to improve blood circulation to remove blood stasis. After the administration, nocturnal irritation disappeared and the insomnia improved. Based on this experience, it is considered that enhancing blood circulation to remove blood stasis can be applied to the treatment of insomnia that stroke patients suffer. |
Key words:
불면, 혈부축어탕, 중풍, 활혈거어법 |
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