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J Vet Sci. 2008 Mar;9(1):117-119 |
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Acupuncture treatment for idiopathic Horner's syndrome in a dog
Sung-Jin Cho1,3, Okjin Kim1,2,* |
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1Animal Disease Research Unit, College of Life Science and Natural Resources, and
2Center for Animal Resources Development, Wonkwang University, Iksan 570-749, Korea
3Family Animal Clinic, Gunsan 573-351, Korea
* kimoj@wonkwang.ac.kr |
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A one-year-old female English Cocker Spaniel dog with
idiopathic Horner's Syndrome is described. The specific
clinical signs in this specimen were miosis, ptosis,
enophthalmos, and prolapsed nictitans for 2 days following
sudden onset. According to history taking, ophthalmic,
neurological, and radiological examination, the patient was
diagnosed with idiopathic Horner's syndrome. Manual
acupuncture treatment was applied to the dog on local
points two times in 2 days. The local acupoints were ST-4
(Di Chang) and GB-1 (Tong Zi Liao). The day after the
initial acupuncture treatment, clinical signs related to
idiopathic Horner's syndrome had almost disappeared. The
day after the second treatment, specific clinical signs were
completely absent. During this period, the dog did not
receive any orthodox treatment. Thus, it is suggested that
manual acupuncture might be an effective therapy for
idiopathic Horner's syndrome.
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