Clinical Study on One Patient with Diabetes-associated Oculomotor Nerve Palsy
Author(s) -
Seoung Eun Jo,
Jae Hui Kang,
Yun Joo Kim,
Seo Jin Hong,
Hyun Lee
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the acupuncture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2287-7797
pISSN - 1229-1137
DOI - 10.13045/acupunct.2014068
Subject(s) - oculomotor nerve palsy , medicine , palsy , oculomotor nerve , physical medicine and rehabilitation , diabetes mellitus , surgery , alternative medicine , endocrinology , pathology
Objectives : We report a case of a patient with oculomotor nerve palsy accompanied by diabetes mellitus complication to show the efficacy of a treatment with Korean medical complex therapy. Methods & Results : We treated one patient by acupuncture, electroacupuncture, pharmacopuncture, herbal medication and Korean medical physical therapy. We measured the severity change in physical examination and had a result that the patient’s symptom had improved. Conclusions : We suggest that Korean medical therapy including acupuncture, electroacupuncture, pharmacopuncture, herbal medication and Korean medical physical therapy have an effect with diabetes-associated oculomotor nerve palsy.
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