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A Case Report of a Patient with Guillain-Barre Syndrome Complaining of Limb Weakness and Facial Paralysis That Improved After Korean Medicine Treatment

사지위약감과 안면마비를 주소로 하는 길랑바레 증후군 환자의 한방치료 증례보고 1례

  • Won, Seo-young (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dae-Jeon University) ;
  • Kim, Hae-yoong (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dae-Jeon University) ;
  • Kim, Jeong-hui (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dae-Jeon University) ;
  • Ryu, Ju-young (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dae-Jeon University) ;
  • Jung, Eun-sun (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dae-Jeon University) ;
  • Yoo, Ho-ryong (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dae-Jeon University) ;
  • Seol, In-chan (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dae-Jeon University) ;
  • Kim, Yoon-sik (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dae-Jeon University)
  • 원서영 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 김해융 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 김정희 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 유주영 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 정은선 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 유호룡 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 설인찬 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 김윤식 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실)
  • Received : 2021.06.15
  • Accepted : 2021.10.05
  • Published : 2021.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study reports a case of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) in which the patient experienced improved limb weakness, facial paralysis, paresthesia, and systemic pain after Korean medicine treatment. Methods: A 25-year-old female patient diagnosed with GBS received the herbal medicine Banhasasim-tang Soft Ext., acupuncture, electroacupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, and rehabilitation treatment. To confirm the change in symptoms, the manual muscle test (MMT), Korean Version of Modified Barthel Index (K-MBI), Yanagihara grading system (Y-score) and Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) were performed. Results: After Korean medicine treatment, there was a significant improvement in GBS-related clinical symptoms. Conclusions: Korean medicine treatment could be effective in improving symptoms of limb weakness, facial paralysis, paresthesia, and systemic pain related to GBS. However, this study has limitations as a case report, and more studies are needed.

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