Abstract :
An 18 years old boy faced severe head injury on the left side after falling down from terrace
about 10 feet height on the day of ‘Kite festival’ followed by severe brain haemorrhage with
unconsciousness and admitted in Trauma
care centre. He underwent brain operation on left
frontotemporal
-
parietal region. After 26 days, the boy came to
Panchakarma
OPD at IPGT&RA,
Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, along with his parents with presenting complaints of
right sided
Pakshaghata
(Hemiplegia) and
Vakastambha
(Aphasia). The case was clinically
diagnosed as Post Traumatic Hemiplegia. In
Ayurvedic
classics it is mentioned as
Abhighataja
Pakshaghata
and also mentioned as
Nanatmaja Vataja Vikara
. According to modern medical
terminology
Abhighataja Pakshaghata
can be compared with Traumatic Hemiplegia. Initial
treatment was started with
Jihwa Pratisarana
followed by classical
Panchakarma
treatment.
Neurological assessment was done before and after treatment by Neurological Examination
Form / NAVC Clinician’s Brief/ December 2010. After 3 months the boy speaks normally, walks
normally and can move his hand without any support. This case re
port showed that
Snehana
(
Bahya
&
Abhyantara
),
Swedana
,
Mridu Virechana Karma
,
Anuvasana Basti
and
Nasapana
are
most effective
Panchakarma
treatment in
Abhighataja Pakshaghata.
Keyword :
Ayurveda, Abhighataja Pakshaghata, Hemiplegia, Panchakarma