Journal of Acupuncture Research

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Comparative Review of the Correlation Between Electroneurography, Electromyography, Hematology Tests, or the Heart Rate Variability Test, with an Improvement in the Severity of Bell's Palsy Symptoms

  • Hwang, Ji-Min (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Jun-Yeon (Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Ha-Na (Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Park, Kyeong-Ju (Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Jo, Min-Gi (Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Jang, Jun-Yeong (Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Nam, Sang-Soo (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Goo, Bon Hyuk (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Jung-Hyun (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Ko, Min Jung (Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Chae, Sang Yeup (Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Park, Young Jae (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital)
  • Received : 2021.04.07
  • Accepted : 2021.06.03
  • Published : 2021.08.31
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Abstract

Background: In this retrospective study, we aimed to determine which diagnostic tests were associated with an improvement in Bell's palsy symptoms. Methods: There were 30 patients who visited Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital from April 1, 2017 to February 29, 2020, and who received East-West collaboration treatment for Bell's palsy. The tests included electroneurography (ENoG), electromyography (EMG), hematology, and heart rate variability (HRV) results which were used to determine if any test correlated with improvement of Bell's palsy symptoms. Results: The initial severity of symptoms did not correlate with the tests performed, with the exception of mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (p = 0.013). For both ENoG for oculi degeneration and mean EMG tests, the rate of nerve degeneration showed a significant negative correlation with the improvement of Bell's palsy symptoms. Amongst the HRV test indicators, the square root of the mean of the sum of the squares of differences between the adjacent normal R-R wave interval, the standard deviation of intervals, total power, very low frequency, and high frequency of the wave was negatively correlated with improvement of Bell's palsy symptoms. Similarly, glycosylated hemoglobin Type A1c (HbA1c) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) showed a negative correlation with improvement of symptoms of Bell's palsy. With the exception of HbA1c and ESR, the remaining hematology test results showed no significant difference when comparing before and after treatment. Conclusion: ENoG, EMG, HRV test, HbA1c, and ESR negatively correlated with improvements in Bell's palsy symptoms and may determine the prognosis of Bell's palsy.

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