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Case reports
Print version ISSN 2462-8522
Abstract
RUIZ-MEJIA, Alba Fernanda; BELTRAN-DUSSAN, Eduardo Humberto; MORALES-HERNANDEZ, Leonardo Alfonso and PINILLA-BONILLA, Laura Bibiana. NEURAL THERAPY APPROACH IN A HOSPITALIZED PATIENT WITH ACUTE STRESS DISORDER. CASE REPORT. Case reports [online]. 2020, vol.6, n.1, pp.25-32. ISSN 2462-8522. https://doi.org/10.15446/cr.v6n1.79132.
Introduction:
Acute stress disorder is a picture of rapid onset that follows a traumatic event. It is characterized by dissociative, intrusive, avoidance and activation symptoms that affect the quality of life of the patient. To date, there is no evidence of a relationship between altered organ function and this disorder, and there is no literature on its treatment with neural therapy on an inpatient basis.
Case presentation:
53-year-old woman, who developed symptoms compatible with acute stress disorder after the resection of an intra-abdominal mass diagnosed as lymphoma. The patient was assessed by the neural therapy department, which applied procaine into specific skin zones -determined by the clinical history and physical examination-, with improvement of dissociated symptoms.
Discussion:
The neural therapy approach allowed identifying the relationship between the dissociative symptoms of the patient and the associated alteration in organ function, as well as applying a therapy that led to the resolution of the symptoms.
Conclusions:
The neural therapy approach allows for a comprehensive perspective and treatment of the patient, taking into account the close functional relationship between mind-emotions-body. This type of treatment also offers therapeutic strategies to hospitals, which can accompany the treatment established by other health specialists.
Keywords : Stress Disorders; Traumatic, Acute; Neural Therapy; Complementary and Alternative Medicine.