The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine (대한한방소아과학회지)
- Volume 21 Issue 3
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- Pages.1-10
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- 2007
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- 1226-8038(pISSN)
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- 2287-9463(eISSN)
A Clinical Case Report of Bilateral Facial Nerve Palsy
양측 동시형 안면신경 마비 환아 1례 보고
- Ha, Su-Yun (Department of Pediatrics, Dong-seo Oriental Medical hospital) ;
- Kim, Ha-Yan (Department of Pediatrics, Dong-seo Oriental Medical hospital) ;
- Song, In-Sun (Department of Pediatrics, Dong-seo Oriental Medical hospital) ;
- Kim, Kyeong-Hye (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dong-seo Oriental Medical hospital)
- Published : 2007.12.31
Abstract
Objectives The purpose of this study is to report a pediatric patient with bilateral facial nerve palsy. Methods The patient was treated by acupuncture, moxa, herb(Cheongungkyeoji-tang, Palmulgunja-tang) for 1 month. We described his progression and measured the degree by House-Brackmann scale and Yanagihara's scale. Results He started getting better from 7th day of the onset. During admission, the facial palsy had improved from Grade V/V(Rt/Lt) to Grade II/II(Rt/Lt) by House-Brackmann scale and from 0/0(Rt/Lt)score to 36/36(Rt/Lt)score by Yanagihara's scale. Conclusions Compared with unilateral facial nerve palsy cases, this case was not different from the time when it got better, and how much it improved. However, biased degree had increased and then decreased because of the time gap between the right facial improvements and left facial one.
Keywords
- Bilateral facial nerve palsy;
- Cheongungkyeoji-tang;
- Palmulgunja-tang;
- House-Brackmann scale;
- Yanagihara's scale