A Patient with Hemifacial Spasm, Successfully Treated with Daijokito and Inchinko
10.3937/kampomed.64.222
- VernacularTitle:大承気湯加茵蔯蒿が著効した片側顔面痙攣の1症例
- Author:
Tomoaki FUKUDA
;
Tadaaki KAWANABE
;
Tetsuro OIKAWA
;
Toshihiko HANAWA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
daijokito;
blepharospasm;
hemifacial spasm;
anticonvulsive action
- From:Kampo Medicine
2013;64(4):222-226
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
We report a patient with hemifacial spasm in whom daijokito was effective. The patient was a 57-year-old woman who visited our clinic for treatment of fatty liver and asthma. She had been suffering from left blepharospasm and paroxysmal twitching movement of the left lower jaw in stressful situations during the 2 years prior to her first visit to us. After we prescribed daijokito because of her pot belly, she had no more asthma attacks and her left facial spasm improved. Seven months later, we added inchinko to daijokito for her liver damage. When we followed the test results of her clinical survey for two years, we found that her weight had decreased and liver function was improved after starting this dosage. We diagnosed her paroxysmal involuntary twitching on the left side of the face as hemifacial spasm, because these symptoms were unilateral. We regard that her hemifacial spasm was improved with relaxation, anticonvulsants, and the antianxiety action of daijokito.
