Surgical Treatment of Bell Palsy
10.1055/b-0034-92457 Surgical Treatment of Bell PalsySarah E. Mowry and Bruce J. Gantz Symmetric movement of the facial features is an integral part of how humans communicate. Loss of facial symmetry…
Extratemporal Causes of Facial Paralysis
10.1055/b-0034-92461 Extratemporal Causes of Facial ParalysisJohn P. Leonetti and Sam J. Marzo Acute facial paralysis is due to Bell palsy in ∼85% of patients who present with complete, unilateral facial…
Synkinesis and Hyperkinesis
10.1055/b-0034-92472 Synkinesis and HyperkinesisBarry M. Schaitkin Unwanted facial nerve movement disorders take many forms. Hemifacial spasm is a unilateral hyperactivity that usually begins focally and may progress to involve all…
Neuromuscular Retraining: Nonsurgical Therapy for Facial Palsy
10.1055/b-0034-92471 Neuromuscular Retraining: Nonsurgical Therapy for Facial PalsyH. Jacqueline Diels and Carien H.G. Beurskens Neuromuscular retraining (NMR) is a patient-centered approach to the nonsurgical treatment of facial paralysis, paresis, and…
Facial Nerve Monitoring
10.1055/b-0034-92464 Facial Nerve MonitoringEmily Z. Stucken, Kevin D. Brown, and Samuel H. Selesnick Injury to the facial nerve is one of the most feared and potentially devastating complications of otologic…
Acoustic Neuromas and Facial Paralysis
10.1055/b-0034-92466 Acoustic Neuromas and Facial ParalysisMark Brandt Lorenz and William H. Slattery III Due to its proximity, lesions of the eighth cranial nerve have significant impact upon the integrity and…
Lower Facial Reanimation
10.1055/b-0034-92470 Lower Facial ReanimationBabak Azizzadeh and Kimberly J. Lee Facial paralysis is a condition that can affect some or all branches of the facial nerve. Facial nerve disorders can lead…
Facial Nerve Repair
10.1055/b-0034-92469 Facial Nerve RepairDouglas K. Henstrom and Tessa A. Hadlock Myriad clinical conditions lead to permanent or irreversible facial paralysis. Examples of “permanent” facial paralysis include facial nerve sacrifice at…
Rehabilitation with the Enhanced Palpebral Spring
10.1055/b-0034-92468 Rehabilitation with the Enhanced Palpebral SpringRobert E. Levine The ocular manifestations of facial paralysis are a major source of both local and systemic disability. Locally, the inability to blink…
Hemifacial Spasm
10.1055/b-0034-92463 Hemifacial SpasmJacques Magnan and Claire-Lise Curto Faïs Hemifacial spasm is characterized by the occurrence of unilateral, involuntary, sudden, and isolated spasms of one side of the face. It is…
