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Excellent response to acupuncture treatment in a case of intractable glossopharyngeal neuralgia due to vascular tortuosity: a case report | |
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Mehdy Ghaeminia1  Sogand Zareisedehizadeh1  Ali Razmkon3  | |
[1] Iranian Scientific Acupuncture Association;Shiraz Integrative Medical Clinic;Research Center for Neuromodulation and Pain, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences | |
关键词: Glossopharyngeal neuralgia; Facial pain; Acupuncture; Moxibustion; | |
DOI : 10.53388/TMRIM202105029 | |
学科分类:医学(综合) | |
来源: TMR publishing group | |
【 摘 要 】
Objective: Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a relatively rare neurological condition arising from abnormal irritationof the ninth cranial nerve. The first line of conventional treatment is pharmaceutical followed by surgicalinterventions in non-responsive cases. However, the efficacy and safety of usual therapeutic methods have limitedthe compliance of most affected patients. Methods: Here for the first time, we report an excellent response of achronic case of glossopharyngeal neuralgia to traditional Chinese medicine, which is a relatively safe and notexpensive therapeutic method. Results: Despite limited response to conventional medicine, our patient showed afast and promising response to the combination of acupuncture and moxibustion with low doses of carbamazepine. Conclusion: The therapeutic protocol used for the treatment of this patient needs to be validated by furtherdouble-blinded case control studies in order to be compared to other available therapeutic methods.
【 授权许可】
CC BY
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