Programme of criteria for clinical evaluation and assessment of therapeutic effects of peripheral facial paralysis / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
;
(12): 829-832, 2006.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-348428
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To establish perfect criteria for clinical evaluation and assessment of therapeutic effects of peripheral facial paralysis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>With reference to relative evaluating criteria, and in combination with self-characteristics of TCM and functional characteristics of facial nerves, and via clinical repeated investigation and control evaluation, put forward a scale for peripheral facial nerve rating, criteria for facial nerve grading, criteria of syndrome types and criteria of assessment of therapeutic effects.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Clinical preliminary determination indicated that the assessment contents were characterized by rational reference, convenience and objectiveness.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The program can used as criteria for clinical evaluation and assessment of therapeutic effects, but it needs support of clinical effectiveness and determination of confidence, and multi-central studies.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Physiology
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Therapeutics
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Diagnosis
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Facial Nerve
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Facial Paralysis
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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