한방치료만을 시행한 급성 횡단성 척수염 2례에 대한 증례보고

A Case Report of Acute Transverse Myelitis Managed in Oriental Medical Hospital

Objectives : There was no case report on the treatments of acute transverse myelitis in the oriental medical literature. We experienced two cases of acute transverse myelitis, whose main symptoms were motor, sensory impairment and bowel and urinary dysfunction. Methods : We diagnosed that symptoms as Wejeung( 證), and employed oriental medical treatments, herb medication, acupuncture, electroacupuncture, moxibustion and physical therapy. Results : In the first case, neurologic impairment was aggravated despite of 15 days of treatments. In the second case, motor and defecation was improved. Conclusions : There is no specific treatment for acute transverse myelitis in the Western medicine. Several case reports revealed clinical improvement of subacute or chronic transverse myelitis in the oriental medicine. We anticipated that the researches regarding treatment for acute transverse myelitis in the oriental medicine will be encouraged in the near future.