針刺治療急性高血壓劇烈頭痛之醫案報告

Acupuncture for Hypertension Related Acute Headache-A Case Report

急性高血壓潛藏著幾個危險因子，包括心臟病發作和中風的發生率約佔5－10％左右。在某些情況下，急性高血壓可能會產生許多與血管相關的症狀，包括嚴重的頭痛、眩暈、耳鳴、視物模糊。有些病人在接受了常規治療後仍然抱怨有頭痛的情況。本文介紹了針灸治療停經後婦女患有嚴重的頭痛伴隨血壓急驟升高的成功案例。一位55歲的婦女5天前開始出現劇烈頭痛。在過去幾天中接受多種治療後，病情仍然非常棘手。最後，透過針刺風池穴使她的症狀顯著改善。她的頭可以任意移動且沒有任何不適的感覺。我們得出的結論表示，對於高血壓所伴隨的頭痛，針灸是一個有效及可接受的治療方案。

There are several risk factors of acute hypertension, including heart attack and stroke with incidence of about 5-10%. In some cases, acute hypertension may produce vascular symptoms, such as severe headaches, dizziness, tinnitus, and blurred vision. Some patients still complained of a headache even after conventional treatment. This article describes a case report of acupuncture treatment for postmenopausal women suffering from severe headache accompanied with abrupt increase in blood pressure. This was a 55-year-old woman who had suffered from severe headache since 5 day ago. Her symptoms didn't get improved after several treatment. At last, her symptoms improved significantly after receiving through acupuncture at the acupoint Fengchi (GB20). Thereafter, she could move her head could freely without any discomfort. We conclude that acupuncture is an effective and acceptable treatment options for hypertension associated with headache.