Electroneurography Values Based on Degree of Facial Muscle Contraction Response to Electroacupuncture in Patients with Peripheral Facial Nerve Palsy: A Retrospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Japanese acupuncture practice cannot easily predict the prognosis of patients with peripheral facial palsy. Electroneurography (ENoG) predicts prognosis in patients with peripheral facial palsy; however, the difference between ENoG values and degree of facial muscle contraction response (FMCR) to electroacupuncture stimulation (ES) targeting the affected facial nerve is unexplored. Therefore, an exploratory evaluation of the differences in ENoG values was conducted across the degrees of FMCR induced by ES targeting the affected facial nerve in patients with peripheral facial nerve palsy.

Methods

In total, 90 patients with peripheral facial nerve palsy were selected who underwent acupuncture treatment at the Department of Oriental Medicine, Saitama Medical Universit

SUBMITTER: Horibe G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10753937 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature