Factors Influencing Facial Paralysis Recovery: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Electronic Medical Records.

This study aims to report on treatment outcomes and related factors in Bell's palsy patients by analyzing Electronic Medical Records (EMR) data. To assess the impact on the duration until improvement in House-Brackmann grading post-onset, we conducted an analysis of inpatient records for Bell's palsy patients admitted to a traditional Korean medicine hospital from 2018 to 2022. A total of 1049 subjects were included in the analysis.

Elevated prevalence and treatment of sleep disorders from 2011 to 2020: a nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study in Korea.

Objectives: This study used National Health Insurance claims data from Korea to report the prevalence of sleep disorders and treatment status, including traditional Korean medicine, in the last 10 years.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study in Korea. All diagnosis and prescription data, including herbal medicine claims, from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service from 2011 to 2020 were reviewed.

The Impact of Early Acupuncture on Bell's Palsy Recurrence: Real-World Evidence from Korea.

Evidence-based treatment for Bell's palsy includes the administration of steroids within 3 days of symptom onset. Additionally, a few studies have suggested the importance of combining early acupuncture treatment in the acute phase of Bell's palsy with steroids. This study aimed to observe the impact of early acupuncture for Bell's palsy using real-world health insurance data in Korea.

The incidence of new vertebral compression fractures in women after kyphoplasty and factors involved.

Purpose: To identify the incidence of new vertebral compression fractures in women after kyphoplasty and to analyze influential factors in these patients.

Materials And Methods: One hundred and eleven consecutive female patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) underwent kyphoplasty at 137 levels. These patients were followed for 15.

Anti-angiogenic activity of the methanol extract and its fractions of Ulmus davidiana var. japonica.

This study aimed to elucidate anti-angiogenic activity of Ulmus davidiana var. japonica that has been widely used in folk medicine. The methanol extract (UDE) of Ulmus davidiana var.

Anti-inflammatory and anti-angiogenic activities of Gastrodia elata Blume.

Gastrodia elata Blume rhizome has been traditionally used as a folk medicine for centuries in Oriental countries. Its ethanol extract (GEE) and subsequent fractions were used to evaluate anti-angiogenic, anti-inflammatory and related activities of Gastrodia elata. GEE potently inhibited angiogenesis in the chick chorioallantoic membrane assay, and its n-butanol fraction (BuOH) exerted the higher inhibitory effect.