Extratemporal Causes of Facial Paralysis

Jun 18, 2020 by in OTOLARYNGOLOGY Comments Off on 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…

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Synkinesis and Hyperkinesis

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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…

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Facial Nerve Monitoring

Jun 18, 2020 by in OTOLARYNGOLOGY Comments Off on 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…

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Acoustic Neuromas and Facial Paralysis

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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…

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Lower Facial Reanimation

Jun 18, 2020 by in OTOLARYNGOLOGY Comments Off on 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…

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Facial Nerve Repair

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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…

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Rehabilitation with the Enhanced Palpebral Spring

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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…

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Hemifacial Spasm

Jun 18, 2020 by in OTOLARYNGOLOGY Comments Off on 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…

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Facial Nerve Tumors

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10.1055/b-0034-92460 Facial Nerve TumorsMichael Hoa, Eric P. Wilkinson, and Derald E. Brackmann Tumors of the facial nerve are rare causes of facial paralysis. Nonetheless, the possibility of neoplastic involvement of…

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