Excellent response to acupuncture treatment in a case of intractable glossopharyngeal neuralgia due to vascular tortuosity: a case report
作者机构：Iranian Scientific Acupuncture AssociationUnit 1No.2First AlleySt.Shhydrbly(Nobakhti)Iran ApadanaTehranIran Shiraz Integrative Medical Clinic#02-01No 1Alley No 19Rajaei BoulevardFarhangshahrShirazIran Research Center for Neuromodulation and PainShiraz University of Medical Sciences#4Exir BuildingZand BoulevardShirazIran.
出 版 物：《TMR Integrative Medicine》 (TMR整合医学)
年 卷 期：2021年第5卷第29期
页 面：1-7页
学科分类：1006[医学-中西医结合] 1005[医学-中医学] 100502[医学-中医临床基础] 10[医学] 100602[医学-中西医结合临床]
主 题：Glossopharyngeal neuralgia Facial pain Acupuncture Moxibustion
摘 要：Objective:Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a relatively rare neurological condition arising from abnormal irritation of the ninth cranial *** first line of conventional treatment is pharmaceutical followed by surgical interventions in non-responsive ***,the efficacy and safety of usual therapeutic methods have limited the compliance of most affected ***:Here for the first time,we report an excellent response of a chronic case of glossopharyngeal neuralgia to traditional Chinese medicine,which is a relatively safe and not expensive therapeutic ***:Despite limited response to conventional medicine,our patient showed a fast and promising response to the combination of acupuncture and moxibustion with low doses of ***:The therapeutic protocol used for the treatment of this patient needs to be validated by further double-blinded case control studies in order to be compared to other available therapeutic methods.
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