Journal of Acupuncture Research

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A Case Study of a Patient with Diplopia and Bilateral Facial Palsy Due to Atypical Miller Fisher Syndrome: Treatment with Complex Korean Medicine

  • Park, Chae Hyun (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Kang, Jae Hui (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Ryu, Hwa Yeon (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Jung, Ga Hyeon (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Ku, Yong Ho (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Lee, Hyun (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University)
  • Received : 2020.10.16
  • Accepted : 2020.11.05
  • Published : 2021.02.28
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Abstract

Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) is a rare variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome characterized by ocular paralysis, ataxia, and insensitivity. This report describes the effect of Complex Korean Medicine Treatment (CKMT) on a patient previously diagnosed with MFS presenting with diplopia and facial palsy. The distance at which diplopia occurs, the diplopia questionnaire, the range of diplopia, the degree of facial paralysis, and the degree of ptosis were evaluated at the time of admission and weekly for 1 month. After receiving CKMT for 4 weeks the 62-year-old female had improved symptoms of diplopia, bilateral facial palsy and ptosis caused by MFS. These results show the significant association of MFS with facial paralysis and the improvement achieved with CKMT.

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