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http://dx.doi.org/10.22246/jikm.2019.40.5.760

A Case Report of a Patient with Facial Paralysis and Accompanying Trigeminal Neuralgia Improved by Integrative Korean Medicine Treatment  

Kim, Soo-yeon (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Bundang Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Kim, Seok-woo (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Bundang Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Jin, So-ri (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Bundang Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Kim, Dong-woo (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Bundang Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Kang, Kyung-rae (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Bundang Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Ha, Do-hyung (Dept. of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Bundang Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Kim, Eun-song (Dept. of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Bundang Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Kim, Soo-yeon (Dept. of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Bundang Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Oh, Seung-ju (Dept. of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Bundang Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
Kim, Eun-jung (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Gwangju Ja-Seng Hospital of Korean Medicine)
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The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine / v.40, no.5, 2019 , pp. 760-767 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: This study reports the efficacy of using integrative Korean medicine treatments for a patient with facial paralysis and accompanying trigeminal neuralgia. Methods: A 45-year-old male patient with left side facial palsy and facial pain due to Bell's palsy with trigeminal neuralgia was treated with herbal medicine, acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, and cupping for 18 days. The treatment effect was evaluated by measuring the scores for the numerical rating scale (NRS) of facial pain, the House-Brackmann scale, and the Yanagihara scale. Results: After the hospital treatment, the patient's facial pain NRS score was decreased, and the House-Brackmann scale and Yanagihara scale scores improved after the administration of the Korean medicine treatments. Conclusions: The integrative Korean medicine treatments appeared to be effective in treating facial nerve palsy and associated trigeminal neuralgia.
Keywords
facial nerve palsy; trigeminal neuralgia; Korean medicine treatment; case report;
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