․투고일:2018.08.03,심사일:2018.10.26,게재확정일:2018.10.31
․교신저자:성재연 서울시 강남구 강남대로 536 강남자생한방병원
한방병원에 입원한 말초성 안면신경마비 환자에 대한 한방 치료 1례
성재연,강아현,한동근,서혜진,오주현,이유라,강만호,이형철,엄국현,송우섭 강남자생한방병원 한방내과
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Jae-yeonSung,Ah-hyunKang,Dong-kunHan,Hye-jinSeo,Ju-hyunOh, Yu-raLee,Man-hoKang,Hyung-chulLee,Guk-hyeonEom,Woo-subSong
Dept.ofInternalMedicine,Gang-nam Ja-SengKoreanMedicineHospital
ABSTRACT
Objective:Facialnervepalsyiscausedbydamagetotheseventhcranialnerve.Itisthemainsymptom offacialmuscle paralysisontheaffectedside.Ifthepatientcannotreceivepropertreatment,severepermanentimpairments,bothphysicaland mental,mayresult,sothisdiseasemustbetreatedappropriately.Inthisstudy,apatientwithfacialnervepalsywasadmitted toaKoreanmedicinehospitalfortreatment.Thiscasestudyreportsonthepatient'sprogressandtheeffectsofthetreatment.
Methods:Wetreatedthepatientwithherbalmedicines,acupuncture,herbalacupuncturetherapy,andphysicaltherapy.
TheHouse-BrackmannGradingSystem andaweightedregionalgradingsystem wereusedtoassesssymptom changes. Results:Thepatientwithfacialnervepalsywashospitalizedfor50daysandrecoveredfrom symptomswithoutsignificant problemsinthefaceortomotorfunction.
Conclusion:ThiscasereportdemonstratesthepossibilityoftreatingfacialnervepalsyusingKoreanmedicine. Keywords:facialnervepalsy,facialmuscleparalysis,HouseBrackmann grading system,weighted regionalgrading system,Koreanmedicinetreatment,casereport