| Wang W (2008)47) | China | 26 cases(M: 16, F: 10, mean age: 38) | Bell’s palsy | >6m | Hearing impairment,Contracture,Crocodile tears,Facial spasm,Synkinesis | HM | Qd,1c: 10t,Total 3c | Effective rate | 96.15% |
| Choi CH (2009)20) | South Korea | F/47 | Bell’s palsy | 2m | Contracture,Weakness, Synkinesis | Atx, Bee venom PAtx, HM, Infrared, Physiotherapy | 55d | ① H-B② Y | ① Ⅳ→Ⅱ② 19→39 |
| M/38 | 3m | Crocodile tears | 47d | ① Ⅱ→Ⅱ② 25→40 |
| M/65 | 3m | Contracture, Weakness | 21d | ① Ⅳ→Ⅲ② 15→26 |
| Chu MG (2009)21) | South Korea | F/5 | Ramsay-hunt syndrome | 2m | Lagophthalmos,Asymmetry | Facial rejuvenation Atx | 1m (6) | H-B | Ⅳ→Ⅱ |
| F/50 | Bell’s palsy | 2m | Lagophthalmos,Asymmetry | 10d (3) | Ⅳ→Ⅱ |
| F/23 | 6m | Lagophthalmos,Asymmetry | 1m (6) | Ⅳ→Ⅲ |
| F/40 | 1m | Ptosis, Asymmetry | 2m (8) | Ⅴ→Ⅱ |
| F/50 | 1y | Lagophthalmos,Asymmetry | 15d (3) | Ⅳ→Ⅲ |
| Won JS (2009)22) | South Korea | 18 cases(M: 7, F: 11, age: 19~79) | Bell’s palsy | >2m | Eye dryness,Facial pain Paresthesia,Mastoid pain,Facial spasm | Atx, Physiotherapy, HM, Aroma therapy | 1m ~over 1y | H-B | Ⅳ→Ⅱ, Ⅰ: 3Ⅲ→Ⅱ, Ⅰ: 7Ⅱ→Ⅰ: 4No change: 4 |
| Komori M (2009)23) | Japan | F/60 | Bell’s palsy | 21y | Mouth movement disturbance,Synkinesis,Contracture | Rehabilitation program (massages, stretching) | 4m | EMG | Little activity of orbicularis oris in any mouth/eye movement |
| F/61 | 2y | Depressor anguli oris/labii inferioris> orbicularis oris |
| Shao X (2009)24) | China | 50 cases(M: 22, F: 28, age: 17~75) | Peripheral facial paralysis | 3.5~9m | Lagophthalmos,Dacryorrhea,Asymmetry | Atx | 5t/w,1c: 20t,Total c is not stated. | Effective rate | 90.0% |
| Álvaro N (2010)25) | Spain | 48 cases(M: 14, F: 34, mean age: 48) | Bell’s palsy | Not stated (ENog<10%) | Synkinesis,Contracture | Physiotherapy, BTX | 18m | ① SFGS② VAS (satisfaction) | ① 56.9%② 7 |
| Fu X (2010)26) | China | 100 cases(M: 36, F: 64, age: 1~75) | Peripheral facial paralysis | 3m~1y | Facial spasm,Paresthesia | Puncture bleeding | 2t/w,Until recovery | Effective rate | 90.0% |
| Cui Y (2010)27) | China | M/58 | Bell’s palsy | 3m | Lagophthalmos,Asymmetry | Atx | Qd,Total 10w | Portmann score | 8→17 |
| Lee CW (2011)28) | South Korea | 27 cases(M: 13, F: 14, mean age: 47) | Bell’s palsy | >3m | Not stated | Needle-embedding therapy | Qw (mean: 2.59) | ① Y② Number of Sx (Q)③ Sx score (Q) | (mean)① 29.48→33.11② 7.35→6.35③ 5.93→4.71(p<0.05) |
| Wiener A (2011)29) | USA | F/50 | Bell’s palsy | 3m | Synkinesis,Facial spasm,Neck pain | Neurotoxins, Fillers | 6y | Picture | - |
| Ai B (2011)30) | China | M/74 | Peripheral facial paralysis | 50d | Asymmetry,Lagophthalmos,Post ear pain | Atx,Puncture bleeding | Qd~Qod,1c: 10t,Total 4m | Not stated | Improved |
| Rhee DH (2012)31) | South Korea | F/46 | Bell’s palsy | 4y | Contracture,Synkinesis | Atx, PAtx, HM, Physiotherapy | 1m | ① H-B② P(a)Contracture(b)Synkinesis | ① Ⅱ→?② (a) Ⅱ→0 (b) Ⅲ→Ⅱ |
| F/55 | 1y | Contracture,Synkinesis | ① Ⅰ→?② (a) Ⅱ→Ⅰ (b) Ⅲ→Ⅱ |
| M/59 | 15y | Contracture,Synkinesis Crocodile tears | ① Ⅲ→?② (a) Ⅲ→Ⅲ (b) Ⅲ→ⅢCrocodile tears: exist→exist |
| Lu Q (2012)34) | China | M/53 | Peripheral facial paralysis | 2m | Lagophthalmos,Stiffness,Post ear pain | Atx, Moxa | Qd,1c: 10t,Over 2m | Not stated | Improved |
| Li H(2012)35) | China | M/42 | Bell’s palsy | 7m | Stiffness,Asymmetry | Atx, Acupoint injection | Qd~Qod,1c: 10t,Total 3m | Not stated | Cured |
| Fang D (2012)48) | China | 23 cases(M: 14, F: 9, age: 18~69) | Peripheral facial paralysis | 6w~20y | Facial spasm,Asymmetry,Lagophthalmos | Atx, Moxa, HM, Massage,External application therapy | Qd,1c: 10t,Total 5w | Effective rate | 95.65% |
| Sun F (2012)36) | China | F/34 | Peripheral facial paralysis | >6m | Lagophthalmos,Asymmetry,Dacryorrhea | Fire therapy | Qod,Total 20d | Not stated | Improved |
| Ni w (2012)38) | China | 23 cases(M: 10, F: 13, mean age: 49) | Bell’s palsy | Mean5.8m | Dacryorrhea,Lagophthalmos,Paresthesia,Facial spasm | Atx, Moxa, Massages | 3t/w,Total 8w | Portmann score | 12.76±2.07→ 16.10±1.97 (p<0.01) |
| Wang W (2012)32) | China | 120 cases(M: 89, F: 31, mean age: 40) | Bell’s palsy | Mean3.3m | Lagophthalmos,Dacryorrhea,Asymmetry | Atx, HM, Cut therapy | HM: tid,Atx: 6~12w,Cut:1t/3~5d,generally no more than 4t)Total c is not stated. | Effective rate | 98.33% |
| Wang W (2012)33) | China | 120 cases(M: 74, F: 46, mean age: 37) | Bell’s palsy | Mean2.2m | Asymmetry,Paresthesia,Contracture | Cut therapy | 1t/3~5d,generally no more than 4t.Total c is not stated. | Effective rate | 95.83% |
| Zhao J (2012)37) | China | 48 cases(M: 20, F: 28, age: 15~78) | Peripheral facial paralysis | 2m~3y | Paresthesia,Lagophthalmos,Contracture,Facial spasm | Atx(fire) | Qd~Qod,1c: 5t,Total 4c | Effective rate | 91.67% |
| Cho E(2013)39) | South Korea | F/36 | Bell’s palsy | 3y | Synkinesis,Contracture | Jung-An Atx | 3m (20) | ① Y② P③ SAQ | ① 36→39② (a) Ⅱ→Ⅰ (b) Ⅲ→Ⅱ③ 31.1→26.7 |
| F/43 | 3m | Asymmetry,Lagophthalmos,Contracture | 1m (10) | ① Y② P③ Picture | ① 29→33② (a) Ⅰ→0 (b) 0→0 |
| F/42 | 8m | Asymmetry,Lagophthalmos,Contracture,Synkinesis | 2m (15) | ① 34→37② (a) Ⅱ→Ⅰ (b) Ⅲ→Ⅱ |
| F/40 | 18y | Asymmetry,Synkinesis | 2m (15) | ① 39→40② (a) Ⅰ→0 (b) Ⅱ→Ⅰ |
| Zhao J (2013)41) | China | 176 cases(M: 73, F: 103, age: 10~75) | Bell’s palsy | >6m | Facial spasm,Contracture,Hearing impairment,Synkinesis | Atx, Moxa,Puncture bleeding,Acupoint injection, HM | Qd~Qod,1c: 10t,Total 4c | Effective rate | 82.3% |
| Han L (2013)40) | China | 45 cases(M: 28, F: 17, age: 15~64) | Peripheral facial paralysis | 14w~1y | Asymmetry | Electro-Atx | Qd,1c: 10t,Total c is not stated. | Effective rate | 95.6% |
| Su M (2014)42) | China | 47 cases(M: 32, F: 15, age: 30~70) | Bell’s palsy | 2m~1y | Asymmetry,Paresthesia,Dacryorrhea | Atx | Qd,1c: 7t,Total c is not stated | SFGS(Effective rate) | 93.6% |
| Lee EJ (2015)45) | South Korea | F/61 | Bell’s palsy | Not stated | Contracture,Crocodile tears,Facial spasm | Jung-An Atx | 8d (8) | H-B(a)Gross(b)Facial nerve | (a) Ⅴ→Ⅲ(b) Ⅴ→Ⅲ: 2/8→5/8 |
| Pang Y (2015)43) | China | 80 cases(M: 48, F: 32, | Bell’s palsy | 3m~12y | Contracture,Facial spasm,Dacryorrhea | Atx | Qd,1c: 5d,Total 4c | H-B(Effective rate) | 96.3% |
| Wang H (2015)44) | China | 43 cases(M: 28, F: 15, mean age: 55) | Peripheral facial paralysis | >3m | Dacryorrhea | Plum blossom needle | Qd,1c: 10t,Total 2c | Effective rate | 86.0% |
| Heo ES (2016)3) | South Korea | M/49 | Bell’s palsy | 1y | Asymmetry,Lagophthalmos,Contracture,Synkinesis | Jung-An Atx, Infrared, BR mask pack, PAtx, HM, Physiotherapy | 8m (17) | ① H-B② P③ Picture④ Satisfaction score (Q) | ① Ⅲ→Ⅱ② (a) Ⅱ→Ⅰ (b) Ⅲ→Ⅱ④ 5 |
| M/12 | 1y | Asymmetry,Lagophthalmos,Contracture,Synkinesis | 5m (18) | ① Ⅲ→Ⅱ② (a) Ⅱ→Ⅰ (b) 0→0④ 4 |
| F/63 | 10m | Asymmetry,Synkinesis | 1m (12) | ① Ⅱ→Ⅰ② (a) Ⅱ→Ⅰ (b) Ⅱ→Ⅰ④ 3 |
| F/57 | 10m | Asymmetry,Contracture | 2m (20) | ① Ⅲ→Ⅱ② (a) Ⅱ→Ⅰ (b) 0→0④ 4 |
| F/50 | 8m | Asymmetry,Contracture | 20d (10) | ① Ⅱ→Ⅰ② (a) Ⅱ→Ⅰ (b) 0→0④ 5 |
| Wang J (2018)46) | China | 42 cases(M: 24, F: 18, age: 26~75) | Bell’s palsy | 1~3m | Asymmetry,Dacryorrhea,Lagophthalmos,Facial spasm | Atx, TDP | Qd,1c: 12t,Total 2c | Effective rate | 95.2% |