• Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.48-51
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• 2008

Since the majority of cases with unilateral peripheral facial palsy are idiopathic, radiological studies such as CT or MRI are not usually recommended for further evaluation. We report a patient with peripheral facial palsy caused by minor salivary gland tumor which was demonstrated by appropriate imaging study.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.242-247
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• 2000

Tingling, pins-and-needles, numbness, burning and raw sensations are the words frequently used by patients to describe such conditions as paresthesia and obstruction syndrome of Ki and blood, Obstruction syndrome of Ki and blood results from the complex elements of wind, cold and dampness and has a process of stagnating Ki, blood and meridian system, The subject was a male patient who had obstructive syndrome of Ki and blood, We administered the medication with dispeling the pathogenic factor, adjusting the constructive and defensive energy, tonifying the Ki and blood by stage. The subject reported reduced pain, an increased range of motion and improved hyperlipidemia.

• Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.14-21
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• 2001

The effects of sodium molybdate(Mo) on phospholipid metabolism in sciatic nerve isolated from lead-intoxicated rat were investigated. Four weeks aged albino rats were divided into four groups : normal control group, lead(10 ppm)-treated group, Mo(1 mg/kg)-treated group, lead and Mo-treated group. As a result of the study, Mo significantly increased the rate of incorporation of $2-[^3H]$myo-inositol into polyphosphinositides in lead-intoxicated rat. Mo also increased the rate of phosphatidylcholine metabolism in normal and lead-intoxicated rats. However, Mo did not affect the metabolism of phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylethanola-mine in normal and lead-intoxicated status. These results suggest that Mo might improve lead-intoxicated status by principally enhancing the metabolism of myo-inositol-related phospholipids and by partly phosphatidylcholine in sciatic nerve.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.219-226
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• 2004

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to report that ENoG may be used for concluding prognosis of peripheral facial palsy. Methods : The House-Brackmann facial grading scale of face was taken at onset and 3weeks after oriental medical treatment. The ENoG of face was taken at 1week after or before of onset. I compared the House-Brackmann facial grading scale with ENoG. Results Conclusions : I analyzed a relation of House-Brackmann facial grading scale and ENoG. I guess that ENoG may be used for concluding prognosis of peripheral facial palsy. But further studies are requred for concluding prognosis of peripheral facial palsy by ENoG.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.1-7
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• 2011

Objectives : This study was done for reporting the effect of scratching method on patients with peripheral facial palsy. Methods : We investigated 34 cases of patients with peripheral facial paralysis, and devided patients into two groups : We treated one group by complex oriental medical treatment with scratching method therapy, and did the other group by complex oriental medical treatment without scratching method therapy. gross grading system of House-Brackmann(HB score) and Yanagihara's unweighed grading system(Y score) at baseline and final were used for evaluating the effect of the treatment. Results : 1. In scratching method group and non-scratching method group, compared with baseline, at final, HB score was significantly decreased and Y score was significantly increased. 2. At final, scratching method group showed significant decrease on HB score and significant increase on Y score compared with non-scratching method group. Conclusions : scratching method showed significant improvement in peripheral facial palsy.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.20-28
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• 2013

Objectives The purpose of this study is to report the clinical effects of Korean medical treatments on peripheral facial palsy. Methods In this study, 5 children were treated with peripheral facial palsy with Korean medical treatments, such as herb medicines, acupunctures, electro-acupuncture, and infrared therapy. Results As a result of the treatment, 5 children were almost recovered. The average treatment period was 42.17 days, with average recovery period of 9 weeks. Conclusions This study shows that Korean medical treatments on childhood peripheral facial palsy could be one of the viable options for this patient kind.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.111-116
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• 1997

The treatment of chronic digital pain and cold intolerance due to Raynaud's phenomenon is quite difficult especially it is combined with scleroderma. Several surgical trial such as cervicothoracic sympathectomy have been attempted for the medically unresponsible Raynaud's phenomenon, but their results were unsatisfactory. We have tried peripheral periarterial sympathectomy for the 44 years old female patient who had medically unresponsible severe Raynaud's phenomenon with scleroderma. Periarterial adventitial stripping was performed at the level of wrist, superficial palmar arch, common digital artery and proper digital artery about 1.5-2 cm in length. Preoperative angiography and radioactive angiography were done and preoperatively and postoperatively the blood flow was measured by the desk top computer-aided histogram. Both hands digital pain were markedly reduced after operation and blood flow increased as compaired with the preoperative measure.

• Proceedings of the KOSOMBE Conference
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• v.1998 no.11
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• pp.145-146
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• 1998

A planar-type silicon microelectrode array has been fabricated and used successfully in obtaining simultaneous multichannel recordings from peripheral nerve of invertebrates. This paper demonstrates that planar-type semiconductor electrode arrays are useful for studying traveling wave properties of action potential.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.170-176
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• 2002

Diabetic Peripheral Polyneuropathy is one of the most distressing complications of diabetes, Drugs such as narcotic analgesics, tricyclic antidepressants, anticonvulsants and phenothiazines have been used to treat diabetic peripheral polyneuropathy, but these drugs are not very effective for the many patients and the side effects may become intolerable. In oriental medicine, usually the main etiology of diabetic Peripheral Polyneuropathy is insufficiency of Blood due to the state of dry-heat in the human body. Therefore, we use Bogan-tang to treat numbness of Diabetic Peripheral Polyneuropathy. Bogan-tang was administrated twice a day for 15 days, and VAS Scale was performed every day to evaluate numbness and insufficiency of blood. In both cases, numbness and insufficiency of blood were improved without any side effects. This study suggests that Bogan-tang is an effective drug in the treatment of Diabetic Peripheral Polyneuropathy.

• Journal of Oriental Medical Thermology
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.60-66
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• 2004

Purpose This study is to examine of Neurometer for the diagnosis of cold hypersensitivity Method Among patients who visited the oriental gynecological department in Kangnam Korean Hospital from October. 2000 to December. 2000, 37 women were diagnosed as cold hypersensitivity by D.I.T.I. We measured the limbs' temperature by D.I.T.I. and Current perception threshold(CPT) of median N., ulnar N., radial N., peroneal N., sural N., tibial N., saphenous N. by neurometer Patients were divided into mild and severe group depending on the temperature difference between proximalis and distalis in limbs Result and Conclusion 1. In severe group, CPT of median N., ulnar N., radial N. was higher on 250Hz and 200Hz. 2. In severe group, Mean CPT of peroneal N., sural N., tibial N., saphenous N. was higher on every Hz.