A Case of Painful Ophthalmoplegia Patient Diagnosed as Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome

Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome으로 인한 통증성 안구운동 장애 치험 1례

  • Jeong, Yun-Kyeong (Dept. of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases(Stroke Center), College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Woo, Ji Myung (Dept. of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases(Stroke Center), College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Kang, A-reum (Dept. of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases(Stroke Center), College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Cho, Ki-ho (Dept. of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases(Stroke Center), College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Mun, Sang-Kwan (Dept. of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases(Stroke Center), College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Jung, Woo-sang (Dept. of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases(Stroke Center), College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University)
  • 정윤경 (경희대학교 한방병원 순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 우지명 (경희대학교 한방병원 순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 강아름 (경희대학교 한방병원 순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 조기호 (경희대학교 한방병원 순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 문상관 (경희대학교 한방병원 순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 정우상 (경희대학교 한방병원 순환신경내과학교실)
  • Published : 2015.11.30

Abstract

■ Objectives The purpose of this clinical study is to evaluate the effect of Traditional Korean Medicine(KM) on a patient with Tolosa-Hunt syndrome. ■ Methods We treated a 58 years old male patien t with Tolosa-Hunt syndrome who had several clinical symptoms such as ocular pain, limitaion of ocular movement and unilateral ptosis. We used herbal medication, acupuncture, electro-acupuncture(EA), cupping, moxibustion, bee-venom injection. Then we evaluated the improvement by Numerical Rating scale(NRS), Distance of eye opening and ratio of pupil movement. ■ Results We demonstrated the decrease of pain score and improvement of equal ocular movement(EOM) and ptosis after the KM treatment. ■ Conclusion This study proved the effect of KM treatment on Tolosa-Hunt syndrome. It could cooperative treatment would be more effective than mono treatment of western medicine.

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