XIE Xiujun, HUANG Jingxian, PAN Yu. Acupuncture treatment of Meige syndrome: a case report[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2025, 45(10): 1419-1420.
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XIE Xiujun, HUANG Jingxian, PAN Yu. Acupuncture treatment of Meige syndrome: a case report[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2025, 45(10): 1419-1420.DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240918-k0004.
Acupuncture treatment of Meige syndrome: a case report
A case of Meige syndrome treated by acupuncture was reported. The main symptoms of this patient were involuntary and persistent twitching of muscles around the eyes
lips and jaws. The syndrome belongs to hyperactivity of liver
yang
. The treatment is dispelling wind and dredging collaterals
soothing liver and relieving spasm. Acupuncture treatment was given at bilateral Dadun (LR1)
Sanjian (LI3)
Shaoshang (LU11)
Zulinqi (GB41)
Yuyao (EX-HN4)
Sibai (ST2)
Jiachengjiang (Extra)
Fengchi (GB20)
Yifeng (TE17)
once every other day. After 10 times of treatment
the twitching frequency of facial muscles decreased significantly
and basically did not twitch without emotional fluctuations; the acupuncture treatment was changed to once a week
and the consolidation treatment was 4 times. After 1 month of follow-up
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