• The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.153-162
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• 2009

Objectives : This study was performed to observe 47 cases of patients with blepharospasm treated with Wisunghanggyeok(胃勝寒格). Methods : For 28 months from Sep. 2006 to Dec. 2008, we researched 47 blepharospasm patients treated with Wisunghanggyeok(胃勝寒格) who visited the author's clinic. Results & Conclusion: 1. It shows more female patients than male patients, and mostly patients in their fifties. 2. The lesion is shown more on the right side than on the left side, and the left side blepharospasm is cured more effective. 3. The causes of hemifacial spasm are mainly stress and overwork, and there is a 85% improvement of 39 cases from these two causes. 4. The disease period is mainly within 1 week, and that period is the most effective time. 5. The number of treatment is mainly under 5 times, and the effect of treatment over 4 times for week is more available. 6. There are 59.57% of excellent improvement and 23.4% of good improvement, and these make 82.97% improvement of 47cases.