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Facial nerve palsy: Clinical Practice and Cognitive Errors.

American Journal of Medicine, 2020
Facial paralysis is the most common cranial nerve paralysis and the majority of these are idiopathic. Idiopathic facial paralysis, or Bell's palsy, typically presents acutely, affects the entire face, may be associated with hyperacusis, decrease in ...
Elizabeth George, M. Richie, C. Glastonbury   +2 more
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Culprit of facial nerve palsy

Emergency Medicine Journal, 2019
A female patient aged 78 years with a medical history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia, presented with right otalgia. At her first consultation, amoxicillin and clavulanic acid and topical ofloxacin were prescribed after the suggestion of a bacterial infection process, but without improvement of the symptoms.
Mónica Martins Teixeira, Rita Soares, Nuno Monteiro   +2 more
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Rehabilitation of facial nerve palsy

Clinical Otolaryngology, 1991
Forty-nine patients underwent 158 procedures (including 19 revisions) for complete facial palsy. The variety of causes of facial palsy are enumerated, with the various procedures used to rehabilitate the face. Some improvement is invariably achieved.
J E, O'Connell, P E, Robin
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Quantitative analysis of movements in facial nerve palsy with surface electromyography and kinematic analysis.

Journal of Electromyography & Kinesiology, 2020
Facial nerve paralysis (FNP) has a significant effect on a person's quality of life. In individuals with FNP undergoing facial rehabilitation, methods to analyze the loss of function are useful in diagnosis, treatment and follow up. To propose a protocol
A. Demeco, N. Marotta, L. Moggio, I. Pino, C. Marinaro, M. Barletta, A. Petraroli, A. Palumbo, A. Ammendolia   +8 more
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Fathoming Facial Nerve Palsies

Postgraduate Medicine, 1968
When facial nerve palsy occurs, physicians can use electric technics to localize the cause of paralysis, assess the degree of damage, and predict the outcome. These technics include electromyography, conduction studies, strength-duration curves, and electrogustometry.
W P, Blocker, M W, Lockey, D A, Corgill
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Facial nerve palsy in childhood

Brain and Development, 2011
Facial nerve palsy in children is usually idiopathic but can also result from many conditions such as neoplasias, systemic diseases, or congenital anomalies with poor prognosis. Children with idiopathic facial palsy (Bell's palsy) have a very good prognosis, while treatment with prednisone does not certainly improve the outcome.
Evangelos, Pavlou, Anastasia, Gkampeta, Maria, Arampatzi   +2 more
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Hemihypoglossal-facial nerve anastomosis for facial nerve palsy

Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska, 2011
Commonly used classic hypoglossal (CN XII) to facial nerve (CN VII) anastomosis has the disadvantage of tongue hemiatrophy. Thus, various attempts have been made to modify this method to reduce the tongue damage. The aim of this report was to present the results of hemihypoglossal-facial nerve anastomosis (HHFA) technique in relation to facial muscles ...
Przemysław, Kunert, Anna, Podgórska, Robert, Bartoszewicz, Andrzej, Marchel   +3 more
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Pearls & Oy-sters: Facial nerve palsy in COVID-19 infection

Neurology, 2020
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been associated with various neurologic manifestations, including anosmia, acute ischemic stroke, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and encephalopathy.
Y. Goh, Darius L. L. Beh, Andrew Makmur, J. Somani, Amanda C. Y. Chan   +4 more
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Bilateral facial swelling and Facial nerve palsy

Emergency Medicine Journal, 2021
A 53-year-old man presented to the accident and emergency department with sudden onset left-sided facial nerve palsy and a 4-day history of progressive bilateral facial swelling. There is no history of any previous medical conditions, trauma or recent travel. What is the most likely Diagnosis seen in figures 1 and 2? 1. Bell’s Palsy. 2. Stroke. 3.
Rahul Pankhania, David Walker
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Novel BRPF1 mutation in a boy with intellectual disability, coloboma, facial nerve palsy and hypoplasia of the corpus callosum.

European Journal of Medical Genetics, 2019
Mutations in the chromatin regulator gene BRPF1 were recently associated with the Intellectual Developmental Disorder With Dysmorphic Facies And Ptosis (IDDDFP). Up till now, clinical data of 22 patients are reported. Besides intellectual disability (ID),
Sofie Demeulenaere, D. Beysen, I. De Veuster, E. Reyniers, F. Kooy, M. Meuwissen   +5 more
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