Journal of Acupuncture Research

Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine Society (대한침구의학회)
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Clinical Study of Patient with Facial Nerve Paralysis Caused by Traumatic Temporal Bone Fracture

외상성(外傷性) 측두골(側頭骨) 골절(骨折)로 발생(發生)한 구안와사(口眼喎斜)에 대(對)한 고찰(考察)

  • Choi, Seok-Woo (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion College of Oriental Medicine, Woo-Suk University) ;
  • Roh, Jeong-Du (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion College of Oriental Medicine, Woo-Suk University) ;
  • Shin, Min-Seop (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion College of Oriental Medicine, Woo-Suk University) ;
  • Seol, Hyun (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion College of Oriental Medicine, Woo-Suk University) ;
  • Song, Beom-Yong (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion College of Oriental Medicine, Woo-Suk University) ;
  • Yook, Tae-Han (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion College of Oriental Medicine, Woo-Suk University)
  • 최석우 (우석대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 노정두 (우석대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 신민섭 (우석대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 설현 (우석대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 송범룡 (우석대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 육태한 (우석대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실)
  • Received : 2002.05.10
  • Accepted : 2002.05.18
  • Published : 2002.06.20
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Abstract

Objective : Oriental medical treatment may be possibility or effect in patients with facial nerve paralysis caused by traumatic temporal bone fracture. Methods : The authors compared objectively improvement state of patient that operated acupuncture, herbal medicine and herbal acupuncture. Results : 1. A Facial nerve travel long and pass by narrow bone canal in temporal bone. so slow progressive paralysis is caused by nerve swelling and impedimental blood circulation in bone canal, if bruise happens. 2. At patients with traumatic facial nerve paralysis, acupuncture(LI TE centered operation), herbal medicine(理氣祛風散, 加味補益湯加滅 etc..) and herbal acupucture(SY-消炎, Hominis Placenta-紫河車, JGH-中氣下陷) are effective to improving symptoms. 3. In general, everyone consider surgical operation first of all, in the case of having traumatic facial nerve paralysis. Through this case, the authors are thought that can attempt access of Oriental medical treatment without doing surgical operation.

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