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KMID : 0363320210420040695
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2021 Volume.42 No. 4 p.695 ~ p.706
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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
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Won Seo-Young
Kim Hae-Yoong
Kim Jeong-Hui
Ryu Ju-Young
Jung Eun-Sun
Yoo Ho-Ryong
Seol In-Chan
Kim Yoon-Sik
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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Guillain-Barre syndrome, limb weakness, facial paralysis, Korean medicine treatment, case report
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