Two Cases Orthostatic Dysregulation in which the Effectiveness of Ryokeijutsukanto was Confirmed by Multiple Clinical Indicators
- VernacularTitle:複数の臨床的指標を用いて苓桂朮甘湯の有効性を確認できた起立性調節障害の2例
- Author:
Kazuhiro HIRASAWA
1
;
Koji OTSUKA
1
;
Kiyoaki TSUKAHARA
2
Author Information
- Keywords: dizziness; orthostatic dysregulation; ryokeijutsukanto; VSS-sf; DHI
- From:Kampo Medicine 2022;73(4):375-381
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
- Abstract: Ryokeijutsukanto is an herbal medicinal product that is often used for dizziness when standing up, that is, orthostatic dysregulation. This time, we encountered 2 patients with orthostatic dysregulation successfully treated with ryokeijutsukanto, and objectively evaluated the therapeutic effect of ryokeijutsukanto by using Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Vertigo Symptom Scale-short form (VSS-sf) Japanese version and Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) Japanese version. Case 1 is a 17-year-old woman. Dizziness when standing up appeared from 2 month ago. Before treatment, VAS scored 71/100, VSS-sf scored 7 points, and DHI scored 42 points. After 4 weeks of administration of Ryokeijutsukanto, VAS improved to 22/100, VSS-sf improved to 6 points, and DHI improved to 26 points. Case 2 is a 38-year-old woman. Dizziness when standing up appeared from 3 month ago. Before treatment, VAS scored 48/100, VSS-sf scored 18 points, and DHI scored 32 points. After 4 weeks of administration of Ryokeijutsukanto, VAS improved to 9/100, VSS-sf improved to 3 points, and DHI improved to 20 points. In both cases, all the evaluation scales showed sharp improvement after 4 weeks, indicating that ryokeijutsukanto was certainly effective.
