Clinical Observation on Oculomotor Nerve Palsy Treated by Moxibustion

Diabetes mellitus is the most common endocrine disease in the world today; millions of people the world over suffer from this disease. It is characterized by a disruption in glucose metabolism, resulting in short and long term complications that affect multiple organ systems, particularly the eyes, kidneys, nerves, and blood vessels. Diabetic neuropathy is one of the most common complications of diabetes mellitus and can affect any part of the nervous system. Patients with diabetic neuropathy may experience numbness, paresthesias, severe hyperesthesias, or pain. Diabetic neuropathy classically presents as a sudden wrist or foot drop or ophthalmoplegia involving cranial nerves , , and . Partial ophthalmoplegia due to third nerve palsy with an intact pupil is a frequent cause of diplopia observed in diabetic patients. Pupillary muscle involvement, such as anisocoria and loss of light reflex, is usually Received 12 November 2003; revised 24 November 2003; accepted 28 November 2003 Correspondence to:Woo Hyun-su, Kyung-Hee Oriental Medical Center 1st Hoe-gi-dong, Dongdaemun-Gu, Seoul, Korea; Tel: 822-958-9198, Fax: 82-2-958-9210, E-mail: [email protected] Original Articles