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KMID : 1189420090220010148
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medical Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology
2009 Volume.22 No. 1 p.148 ~ p.156
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A Clinical Study of Oriental-Western Medicine Treatment on Facial Nerve Paralysis
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Kim Ji-Hoon
Song Jae-Jun
Hong Seung-Ug
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Abstract
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Objectives : Facial palsy is not uncommon disease and most patients with facial palsy are peripheral type, as in Bell’s palsy. In western medicine, oral steroid is the mainstay of the treatment. Recently, oriental-western treatment became one of the alternative modality for the treatment of the facial palsy. However, the treatment result and the degree of patient’s satisfaction were not evaluated. In this study, we tried to characterize the clinical characteristics, short-term recovery rate and degree of patient’s satisfaction after oriental-western medicine treatment on facial palsy of peripheral type.
Methods : Between May 2008 and December 2008, we examined 16 patients who presented with facial palsy of peripheral type in Dongguk University Medical Center. Clinical characteristics and recovery rate was analyzed by retrospective chart review. The degree of patient’s satisfaction was measured by 5 point scale.
Results : The causes of facial palsy were Bell’s palsy (87.5%) and the Ramsay-Hunt syndrome (12.5%). The highest age groups of facial palsy were 6th and 7th decades. Most frequent accompanying symptom was postauricular pain. After oriental-western medicine treatment, 10 patients (62.5%) showed recovery of facial palsy better than House-Brackmann grade 2. 11 patients (68.8%) were satisfied with the oriental-western medicine treatment.
Conclusions : Considering the degree of patient’s satisfaction and treatment result, we believe that oriental-western treatment could be safe and reliable protocol for the treatment of facial nerve palsy of peripheral type
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KEYWORD
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Facial Nerve Paralysis, Bell’s palsy, Ramsay Hunt syndrome, Oriental-Western Medicine Treatment
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