• The Journal of Korean Medicine
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.225-230
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• 2000

In a complete oculomotor nerve palsy, patients show ptosis(paresis of the levator), abduction(paresis of the medial rectus and compensatory overaction of the lateral rectus) and dilated pupils. In oculomotor nerve palsy, the functions of four of the six extraocular muscles are compromised and its treatment is the most difficult problem in the paralytic strabismus. Currently, if the condition of the oculomotor nerve palsy is not improved within a year, surgical correction can be attempted. We experienced an improved case of the oculomotor nerve palsy in a Benedikt's syndrome patient treated with oriental medicine. We used herbal medicine and acupuncture. Based on this experience, it is considered that oriental medicine can be applied to the treatment of the oculomotor nerve palsy. Oculomotor nerve, Palsy, Ptosis, Abduction, Benedikt's syndrome.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.246-247
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• 2007

The most common cause of isolated oculomotor nerve palsy is ischemia of the peripheral nerve caused by a disease, such as diabetes mellitus. Another common cause of isolated oculomotor nerve palsy is compression by an intracranial aneurysm, usually an posterior communicating artery aneurysm. However, it is extremely rare in the pituitary tumor. We report an unusual case of pituitary adenoma presenting with isolated oculomotor nerve palsy in the setting of pituitary apoplexy. We suggest that pituitary apoplexy should be included in the differential diagnosis of a patient with isolated oculomotor nerve palsy and early surgery should be considered for preservation of oculomotor nerve function.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.126-130
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• 2004

Oculomotor nerve palsy presents itself with sudden onset unilateral ptosis and inability to turn the eye upward, downward, or inward, which causes visual disturbances. Strabismus caused oculomotor nerve palsy refers to muscle imbalance that results in improper alignment of the visual axes of the two eyes It may be divided into paralytic and non paralytic strabismus. paralytic strabismus is primarily a neurologic problem. Characteristic clinical disturbances result from lesions of the third, fourth, and sixth cranial nerves. Lesions of the third nerve result in a paralysis of lateral or outward movement and a crossing of the visual axes. Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the effects of oriental medicine therapy on a peripheral oculomotor nerve palsy. Methods & Result: The clinical data was analyzed on a patient with oculomotor nerve palsy whose main symptoms were right side ptosis and inability to turn the eye inward. The patient was treated by the electroacupucture(4Hz frequency, intensity was adjusted so that localized muscle contractions could be seen). As the result, symptoms are improved remarkably. Conclusion: The patient showed right eye ptosis and unilateral deviation of the right eye ball in neutral position. After acupuncture treatment and electroacupuncture treatment, the ptosis and deviation of the patient's right eye was recovered six weeks after the onset. The study suggests that oriental medicine therapy is significantly effective on the treatment of peripheral oculomotor nerve palsy.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.201-207
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• 2001

Oculomotor nerve is the third cranial nerve, controlls four of the six extraocular muscles(superior rectus muscle, medial rectus muscle, inferior rectus muscle and inferior oblique muscle), levator palpebrae superioris muscle, cilliary muscle and muscle sphincter pupillae. In the oculomotor nerve palsy, limited oculogyration, diplopia, blepharoptosis, accomodation paralysis and mydriasis can be occured. We experienced an improved case of the oculomotor nerve palsy patient treated with oriental medicine for 25days. We used herbal medicine and acupuncture. Based on this experience, it is considered that oriental medicine can be applied to the treatment of the oculomotor nerve palsy.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.167-173
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• 2004

Strabismus is a misalignment of the eyes. It is divided into paralytic strabismus and non-paralytic strabismus. There are so many causes in paralytic strabismus, and the oculomotor nerve palsy is one of them. Many studies reported the etiology and clinical features of oculomotor nerve palsy. Common causes of oculomotor nerve palsy are idiopathic, vascula.; disease, aneurysm, head trauma, neoplasm and miscellaneous. Recently the proportion of traumatic cause has been increased, but the treatment is difficult as it used to be. In this case report, one case of traumatic oculomotor nerve palsy with zygomatic arch Fx and clavicle Fx were treated by herbal medicine and acupuncture. After Treatment, symptoms- ptosis, deviation of Lt. eye to downward & outward in primary position, diplopia, limited adduction & elevation & depression, dilated pupil without pupil reflex- were improved. There are so many hypothesises but no definite guide lines are established about the oriental medical treatment of oculomotor nerve palsy, so we expect the establishment of definite guide lines by further clinical studies.

• Journal of Pharmacopuncture
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.91-97
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• 2009

Objective : Oculomotor nerve palsy is a disorder which causes eyeball movement trouble, diplopia, dizziness and eyelid ptosis. It is caused by aneurysm, mass, trauma, infection and so on. But sometimes we can't establish the cause. We observed 3 cases of idiopathic oculomotor nerve palsy patient treated with hominis placenta pharmacopuncture. Method & Result : We treated three idiopathic oculomotor nerve palsy patients with hominis placenta pharmacopuncture and electroacupuncture. As the result, symptoms of three patients were improved remarkably. Conclusion : In this cases, the hominis placenta pharmacopuncture is effective on idiopathic oculomotor nerve palsy. We need further study about idiopathic oculomotor nerve palsy and hominis placenta pharmacopuncture.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.699-702
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• 2008

Oculomotor nerve palsy is a disorder which causes eyeball movement trouble, dipleopia, dizziness and eyelid ptosis. It is caused by aneurysm, mass, truma, intracranial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, infection and so on. But sometimes we can't establish the cause. We report a case of oculomotor nerve palsy associated with spleen energy(脾氣). We treated a patient with herb medicine and acupuncture. This study suggests that oriental medicine theraphy has a good effect on the oculomotor nerve palsy.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.499-505
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• 2019

Oculomotor nerve palsy causes ptosis, limitation of eye movement, diplopia, and facial pain. Despite imaging investigation, the cause of the palsy cannot be established in most cases. We treated a patient with idiopathic oculomotor nerve palsy with acupuncture, electroacupuncture, pharmacopuncture, and Korean medical physical therapy. In this case, the symptoms remarkably improved after 28 days of treatment. This case report suggests that traditional Korean medicine is effective in treating ptosis and limitation of eye movement diagnosed as idiopathic oculomotor nerve palsy.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.238-250
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• 2009

Recurrence of peripheral nerve palsy is unusual, specially in eye. So there's seldom report about recurrent peripheral nerve palsy in eye. We treated a patient who had consecutive oculomotor nerve palsy after recovery of abducent nerve palsy at right eye. The patient visited our clinic for abducent nerve palsy. When he was hospitalized, ophthalmalgia was VAS 4 but it disappeared when he discharged on 21th of June. Although there was, in the case of abduction of eye, no noticeable change during the hospitalization, it was healed after he received outpatient service twice a week until Nov. 3rd. Oculomotor nerve palsy appeared on 24th of November, 2008 and the patient was hospitalized on Nov. 26th. At that time ophthalmalgia was VAS 4, but disappeared when he discharged. When he entered hospital, the length between upper & lower eyelid and MRD 1 were all 0mm. However, when he discharged, the length between upper & lower eyelid was 11mm, and MRD 1, 4mm which were the same lengths as those of the normal left eye. In the case of eye movement, the motion of supraduction, infraduction, and adduction was entirely inhibited when the patient was hospitalized. By the time of discharge, the inhibition of infraduction was recovered after that of adduction, but the inhibition of supraduction was not recovered. This is a very rare case of peripheral nerve palsy, nevertheless he recovered complete twice by acupuncture and herb medicine therapy.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• v.54 no.5
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• pp.434-436
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• 2013

Isolated oculomotor nerve palsy (ONP) attributable to mild closed head trauma is a distinct rarity. Its diagnosis places high demands on the radiologist and the clinician. The authors describe this condition in a 36-year-old woman who slipped while walking and struck her face. Initial computed tomography did not reveal any causative cerebral and vascular lesions or orbital and cranial fractures. Enhancement and swelling of the cisternal segment of the oculomotor nerve was seen during the subacute phase on thin-sectioned contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance images. The current case received corticosteroid therapy, and then recovered fully in 13 months after injury. Possible mechanism of ONP from minor head injury is proposed and previous reports in the literature are reviewed.