A Suspected Case of Somatoform Disorder Successfully Treated with an Herbal Medicine

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideki Okamoto ◽  
Nobuyasu Sekiya ◽  
Atsushi Chino ◽  
Masaomi Iyo ◽  
Katsutoshi Terasawa
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Somatoform Disorder ◽  
Suspected Case

scholarly journals A Suspected Case of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura - A Case Report

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 1074-1081
Author(s):  
Soo-hyun Kim ◽  
In-kyo Seo ◽  
Hye-in Jeong ◽  
Jun-hyung Kim ◽  
Sang-woo Jeon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Platelet Count ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura ◽  
Blood Platelet ◽  
Suspected Case ◽  
Thrombocytopenic Purpura ◽  
Herbal Medication ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Blood Platelet Count

Objectives: This study demonstrated the positive effect of herbal medication on a suspected idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) patient-a 57-year-old male with suspected ITP and a decreased platelet count.Methods: The patient was treated with an herbal medicine named Nokyongdaebo-tang, and its effect was measured with periodic platelet blood tests.Results: Before taking the herbal medicine, the patient’s blood platelet count was 98 K/μl, but following treatment, the blood platelet count increased to 201 K/μl and maintained a continuously elevated level.Conclusion: The results indicated that herbal medication may improve the blood platelet count of suspected ITP patients.

Challenges in the Diagnostic Conceptualization of CRPS-1 (Formerly Conceptualized as RSD)

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-3, 9-12
Author(s):  
Robert J. Barth ◽  
Tom W. Bohr
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome ◽  
Somatoform Disorders ◽  
International Association ◽  
Pain Syndrome ◽  
Somatoform Disorder ◽  
Syndrome Type ◽  
Previous Issue

Abstract From the previous issue, this article continues a discussion of the potentially confusing aspects of the diagnostic formulation for complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (CRPS-1) proposed by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), the relevance of these issues for a proposed future protocol, and recommendations for clinical practice. IASP is working to resolve the contradictions in its approach to CRPS-1 diagnosis, but it continues to include the following criterion: “[c]ontinuing pain, which is disproportionate to any inciting event.” This language only perpetuates existing issues with current definitions, specifically the overlap between the IASP criteria for CRPS-1 and somatoform disorders, overlap with the guidelines for malingering, and self-contradiction with respect to the suggestion of injury-relatedness. The authors propose to overcome the last of these by revising the criterion: “[c]omplaints of pain in the absence of any identifiable injury that could credibly account for the complaints.” Similarly, the overlap with somatoform disorders could be reworded: “The possibility of a somatoform disorder has been thoroughly assessed, with the results of that assessment failing to produce any consistencies with a somatoform scenario.” The overlap with malingering could be addressed in this manner: “The possibility of malingering has been thoroughly assessed, with the results of that assessment failing to produce any consistencies with a malingering scenario.” The article concludes with six recommendations, and a sidebar discusses rating impairment for CRPS-1 (with explicit instructions not to use the pain chapter for this purpose).

The effect of the chinese herbal medicine Dai-Kenchu-To on intestinal blood flow

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A248-A248
Author(s):  
N KAWASAKI ◽  
K NARIAI ◽  
M NAKAO ◽  
K NAKADA ◽  
N HANYUU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Chinese Herbal Medicine ◽  
Intestinal Blood Flow ◽  
Chinese Herbal

Use of herbal medicine in the management of trypanosomiasis in Angola

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Vahekeni ◽  
M Neto Pedro ◽  
K Kayimbo Malilo ◽  
P van Eeuwijk ◽  
P Mäser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicine
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