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La electroacupuntura para el espasmo hemifacial inducido por quimioterapia: un informe de caso
Xin Tan1, Wenlong Bao2, Dehou Deng2
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China.
Frontiers in medicine
|February 11, 2026
Resumen
La electroacupuntura (EA) trató eficazmente el espasmo hemifacial (HFS) en una paciente con cáncer cervical después de la quimioterapia. Este trastorno neurológico implica contracciones faciales involuntarias, y la EA ofreció un alivio significativo de los síntomas.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Neurología Neurología.
- Oncología Oncología.
- La Medicina Integrativa es una Medicina Integral.
Sus antecedentes:
- El espasmo hemifacial (HFS) se caracteriza por contracciones involuntarias de los músculos faciales.
- La quimioterapia para el cáncer de cuello uterino puede inducir efectos secundarios neurológicos como HFS.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para describir el efecto terapéutico de la electroacupuntura (EA) para el HFS inducido por quimioterapia.
- Evaluar la EA como un tratamiento potencial para el HFS en pacientes con cáncer.
Principales métodos:
- Un informe de caso de una paciente de 60 años de edad con cáncer de cuello uterino que experimenta HFS después de la quimioterapia.
- El tratamiento incluyó 15 sesiones de electroacupuntura (EA).
Principales resultados:
- Se observó una mejora significativa en los síntomas de la SFI después del tratamiento con EA.
- Se logró una resolución completa de las contracciones involuntarias de los músculos faciales.
Conclusiones:
- La electroacupuntura (EA) se muestra prometedora como un tratamiento alternativo eficaz para el espasmo hemifacial (HFS) inducido por quimioterapia.
- Este caso destaca el potencial de EA en el manejo de las complicaciones neurológicas relacionadas con la quimioterapia.
Palabras clave:
Informe de caso, informe de caso.cáncer de cuello uterino cáncer cervical.La quimioterapia es una quimioterapia.La electroacupuntura es la electroacupuntura.Espasmo hemifacial con espasmos en el cuerpo.Más Videos Relacionados
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