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http://dx.doi.org/10.22246/jikm.2021.42.2.140

Case Report of Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage-Induced Oculomotor Nerve Palsy Treated with Korean Medicine, Including Sweet Bee Venom  

Kang, Jie-yoon (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University)
Yang, Ji-hye (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University)
Chae, In-cheol (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University)
Choi, In-woo (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University)
Jung, Eun-sun (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University)
Yoo, Ho-ryong (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University)
Kim, Yoon-sik (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University)
Seol, In-chan (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University)
Ryu, Ju-young (Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University)
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The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine / v.42, no.2, 2021 , pp. 140-151 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study is to report the effectiveness of a traditional Korean medicine treatment for oculomotor nerve palsy induced by traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. A 54-year-old male patient with oculomotor nerve palsy induced by traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage after a traffic accident was treated with Korean medicine, including acupuncture, electroacupuncture, sweet bee venom pharmacoacupuction, moxibustion, and herbal medicine. The effect of treatment on symptoms - ptosis, and eye movement - was evaluated using a ratio of eye opening and eye movement between the paralyzed eye and the normal eye. After 41 days of treatment, the clinical symptoms had improved. The ptosis and eye movement started to show improvement from day 20; at the time of discharge, ptosis had improved by more than 50%, and eye movement showed some improvement as well. This study suggests that Korean medicine may be an effective treatment for oculomotor nerve palsy induced by traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Keywords
oculomotor nerve palsy; subarachnoid hemorrhage; ptosis; sweet bee venom; Korean medicine;
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