A Case of Unidentified Clinical Syndrome caused by Mental Stress which was Suspected as Thalamus Syndrome : A Case which Responded Dramatically to Shiraku-therapy

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  • Katoh Nobuyo
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Tokyo Women's Medical College

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  • 精神的ストレスにより発症し視床症候群を疑われた不定愁訴症候群の1症例 : 刺絡療法による奏効例

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A 51-year-old female was stressed emotionally by a colleague at her place of work. After being stressed she suffered from the persistently severe stiff neck and shoulder, insomnia, disturbed concentration, hyperesthesia on the head, palms and soles, elbow pain in the night, dryness of the eyes. She visited the neurological clinic in the medical college and the neurological doctor diagnosed the case as thalamic syndrome clinically. The findings in the X-ray films of the cervical and lumbar vertebrae and those in CT scan did not show any abnormality. Though she was given hypotensive agent, antianxious agent and vitamin B_1 drug for 2 years, her various complaints remained unchanged. About 4 years after the onset, I have consulted and treated her from the point of general adjusting system including oriental medicine as a doctor of medical check and found edema and venous congestion, especially in the region of the head, face and neck. She was treated by shiraku-therapy once a week. Shiraku-therapy is one of the stimulating treatments originated from oriental medicine and whose method is a slight venesection of 20-30 drops from the meridian point. The dryness of the eyes and eye pain were improved remarkably I minute after shiraku-therapy on the certain meridian point (hyakue) of the parietal region detected by neurometer. The persistent severe stiff neck and shoulder, insomnia, disturbed concentration, hyperesthesia on the head, palms and soles, elbow pain in the night were also improved dramatically by shiraku-therapy on the certain 2 points of occipital region (A-point) which were detected also 'by neurometer. During 14 weeks after gradual reduction and during 25 weeks after cessation of shiraku-therapy she progressed satisfactorily. Besides shiraku-therapy she took only collyrium for dryness of eyes for 8 weeks during treatment of shiraku-therapy and after its cessation. The mechanism whereby the shiraku-therapy on the certain meridian point is effective on various unidentified clinical symptoms caused by mental stress remains unknown.

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