Objectives: This study reports a case of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) in which the patient experienced improved limb weakness, facial paralysis, paresthesia, and systemic pain after Korean medicine treatment.Methods: A 25-year-old female patient diagnosed with GBS received the herbal medicine <i>Banhasasim-tang</i> Soft Ext., acupuncture, electroacupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, and rehabilitation treatment. To confirm the change in symptoms, the manual muscle test (MMT), Korean Version of Modified Barthel Index (K-MBI), Yanagihara grading system (Y-score) and Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) were performed.Results: After Korean medicine treatment, there was a significant improvement in GBS-related clinical symptoms.Conclusions: Korean medicine treatment could be effective in improving symptoms of limb weakness, facial paralysis, paresthesia, and systemic pain related to GBS. However, this study has limitations as a case report, and more studies are needed.
Th i sr e s e a r c ha i me dt oc o n f i r m t h ee f f i c a c yo fo r i e n t a lme d i c i n ei ns i x t hc r a n i a ln e r v ep a l s ya n dt oe v a l u a t e t h eq u a l i t yo ft h es t u d i e s. Me t h o d s : Us i n gt h eme d i c a ls u b j e c th e a d i n g(Me S H)k e y wo r d s" a b d u c e n sn e r v ep a l s y " , " a b d u c e n sn e r v ep a r a l y s i s " , " s i x t h n e r v ep a l s y " ," h e r b a lme d i c i n e " ," Ch i n e s eme d i c i n e " ," o r i e n t a lme d i c i n e "a n d" a c u p u n c t u r e " ,w ec o l l e c t e dt h er e s e a r c hp a p e r s t h r o u g ha ne l e c t r o n i cd a t a b a s es e a r c hi nO r i e n t a lMe d i c i n eA d v a n c e dS e a r c h i n gI n t e g r a t e dS y s t e m (OA S I S) , Na t i o n a l Di s c o v e r y f o rS c i e n c eL e a d e r s(NDS L) ,P u b Me d ,Co c h r a nL i b r a r y ,a n dC h i n aNa t i o n a lKn o wl e d g eI n f r a s t r u c t u r e(CNKI). R e s u l t s : A t o t a lo f1 3 6p a p e r sw e r es e a r c h e df r o m t h ed a t a b a s e s. A mo n gt h e s e , 1 5c a s er e p o r t sa n d8r a n d o mi z e dc o n t r o l l e d t r i a l s(RC Ts)me to u rc r i t e r i a .1 7a r t i c l e swe r ef o u n do nt h eu s eo fa c u p u n c t u r ea st h ema i ni n t e r v e n t i o n ,1 1o nt h eu s eo f h e r b a l me d i c i n ea st h ema i ni n t e r v e n t i o n , a n d9o nt h eu s eo fe l e c t r o a c u p u n c t u r ea st h ema i ni n t e r v e n t i o n. Th ef r e q u e n t l yu s e d a c u p o i n t sw e r eL I 4 ,EX-HN5 ,GB1 ,BL 2 ,TE2 3 ,L R3 ,BL 1 ,S T 2 ,GB2 0 ,a n dS T3 6 .Al l2 3s t u d i e sc o n f i r me dt h ee f f i c a c yo f Ko r e a nme d i c i n e .Ac c o r d i n gt ot h ea s s e s s me n tu s i n gt h er i s ko fb i a s ,t h eo v e r a l lq u a l i t yo ft h eRCTswa sl o w. C o n c l u s i o n s :Twe n t y-t h r e ep a p e r ss u g g e s t e dt h a tKo r e a nme d i c i n et r e a t me n tf o ra b d u c e n sn e r v ep a l s ywa se f f e c t i v ei n ma n yc a s e s .A n a l y z i n gt h ep o t e n t i a lb i a swa sd i f f i c u l t .
Objective: Chronic migraine is a headache syndrome accompanied by nausea, dyspepsia, depression, and insomnia and it reduces the quality of life. The present case revealed that Korean medicine treatment and Functional Cerebrospinal Therapy (FCST) can reduce headache and nausea in patients with chronic migraine.Method: A 39-year-old female patient with chronic migraine visited Dunsan Korean Medicine Hospital. She had headache combined with moderate nausea and wanted to reduce her dose of almotriptan. We treated her with Korean medicine, including acupuncture, herbal medicine, and a Chuna treatment based on FCST. We evaluated her symptoms using a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for headache and nausea every day.Result: After 22 days of treatment, the NRS of headache and nausea had reduced. Her dose of almotriptan was also reduced and the patient felt improvement of in her quality of life. Conclusion:We suggest that Korean medicine treatment combined with FCST can improve the headache and nausea of chronic migraine patients.
T h ep r e v a l e n c eo fc h o l e l i t h i a s i si si n c r e a s i n gi nb o t ht h eE a s ta n dWe s t , a n dt h i sc a nh a v eag r e a ti mp a c to n t h eq u a l i t yo fl i f e .Th i ss t u d yr e p o r t so nap a t i e n tw h o s ec h o l e l i t h i a s i swa si mp r o v e du s i n gDa e s i h o-t a n g. Me t h o d s : A p a t i e n td i a g n o s e dw i t hc h o l e l i t h i a s i swa st r e a t e dwi t ha c u p u n c t u r ea n dh e r b a lme d i c i n e .A b d o mi n a lp a i nd u e
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