CASE REPORT article
Front. Rehabil. Sci.
Sec. Rehabilitation in Neurological Conditions
Volume 6 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fresc.2025.1637795
This article is part of the Research TopicNovel Rehabilitation Approaches for Non-Communicable Diseases in the Era of Precision MedicineView all 8 articles
Electroacupuncture-Based Cerebral Electric Field Therapy for Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis with Secondary Dysphagia After Upper Respiratory Infection: A Case Report
Provisionally accepted
- 1黑龙江中医药大学, 哈尔滨, China
- 2The Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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Unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP) is most commonly caused by surgical trauma or tumor compression, while post-infectious UVFP remains rare, accounting for less than 1% of cases. Due to the anatomical complexity of the larynx and the branching of the vagus nerve, conventional conservative treatments often yield limited outcomes, and no standardized effective intervention has yet been established. The management of UVFP-especially when resulting from peripheral nerve injury-remains a significant clinical challenge.
Keywords: Electroacupuncture, Unilateral vocal cord paralysis, peripheral nerve injury, dysphagia, VFSS, Laryngoscopy
Received: 29 May 2025; Accepted: 07 Aug 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Zhao, Gao, Chen, Ben and Tang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Qiang Tang, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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