위전도 검사와 주관적 평가척도를 통해 분석한 성인 주기성 구토 증후군 환자의 한의 치료 증례보고

• Published in: 대한한방내과학회지 Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 519 - 531
• Main Authors: 정다희, 윤채림, 최수현, 정나현, 심유현, 정해인, 하나연, 김진성, Dahee Jeong, Chae-Rim Yoon, Su-Hyun Choi, Nahyun Jeong, Yoohyun Sim, Hae-in Jeong, Na-Yeon Ha, Jinsung Kim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한한방내과학회 01.06.2024
• Subjects: 한의학; acupuncture; Korean medical treatment; case report; electroacupuncture; cyclic vomiting syndrome; herbal medicine; moxibustion; nausea; vomiting
• ISSN: 1226-9174
• DOI: 10.22246/jikm.2024.45.3.519

Objectives: This case study reports the effectiveness of Korean medical treatment in a patient with cyclic vomiting syndrome. Methods: A 29-year-old female Korean patient with cyclic vomiting syndrome received acupuncture, electroacupuncture, herbal medicine, and moxibustion for 2 weeks in hospital. Changes in symptoms were evaluated using the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS), Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Index for Nausea, Vomiting, and Retching (INVR), Nausea Severity Scale (NSS), Nepean Dyspepsia Index-Korean version (NDI-K), quality of life using the Functional Dyspepsia Related Quality of Life questionnaire (FD-QoL), and gastric motility using electrogastrography (EGG). Results: Post-treatment, the patient showed high satisfaction and improvement in symptoms of nausea and vomiting. The following changes were observed in scores: GSRS: 23 to 19; VAS of nausea: 88 to 95; VAS of dyspepsia: 95 to 12; INVR: 13 to 1; NSS: 17 to 5; NDI-K: 107 to 78; and FD-QoL 84 to 27. We also found positive results in Channel 3 of EGG parameters, implying the improvement of gastric motility disorder. Conclusion: Korean medical treatment can be a therapeutic option for cyclic vomiting syndrome.