Successful treatment of chronic vertigo with pomegranate concentrated juice : a report of two cases
Joint Authors
Munfarid, Maryam
Dabaghian, Fatanih
Yazdi, Ali Rida Karimi
Bahbahani, Farshad Amini
Source
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 21, Issue 2 (28 Feb. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2019-02-28
Country of Publication
United Arab Emirates
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Introduction: chronic vertigo is a disabling disease that influences the quality of life.
there are simple and low-cost treatments in iranian traditional medicine (itm) with minimal side effects for some subtypes of this disease based on the ancient classification.
one of them is gastric-related vertigo (grv) that is diagnosed by a rational relationship between digestive symptoms and vertigo.
case presentation: two adult patients with chronic vertigo were visited in the behesht - Iranian traditional- medicine outpatient clinic of iran university of medical sciences in tehran, Iran, in the year 2017.
they were evaluated and treated according to gastricrelated vertigo management.
the patients received 5 ml of pomegranate concentrated juice after each meal for four weeks.
their symptoms were checked after four weeks and the validated persian version of dizziness handicap inventory (dhi) was completed for them as a pre-treatment and post-treatment monitoring tool.
conclusions: pomegranate concentrated juice as a stomach tonic led to the improvement of the digestive symptoms and vertigo.
the six-month follow-ups after treatment were normal.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Munfarid, Maryam& Yazdi, Ali Rida Karimi& Dabaghian, Fatanih& Bahbahani, Farshad Amini. 2019. Successful treatment of chronic vertigo with pomegranate concentrated juice : a report of two cases. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal،Vol. 21, no. 2, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-888698
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yazdi, Ali Rida Karimi…[et al.]. Successful treatment of chronic vertigo with pomegranate concentrated juice : a report of two cases. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal Vol. 21, no. 2 (Feb. 2019), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-888698
American Medical Association (AMA)
Munfarid, Maryam& Yazdi, Ali Rida Karimi& Dabaghian, Fatanih& Bahbahani, Farshad Amini. Successful treatment of chronic vertigo with pomegranate concentrated juice : a report of two cases. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 2019. Vol. 21, no. 2, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-888698
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 4-5
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BIM-888698