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HEREDITARY CONGENITAL FACIAL PALSY

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2020
Hereditary congenital facial palsy (HCFP) is a rare disorder. We report the case of 20 year old woman who presented with right sided facial weakness since her infancy. Among five generations of her family, 12 other members had facial palsy. Her detailed
Muhammad Tariq
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A Proof‐of‐Concept Assessment of a Novel Wearable Eyelid Muscle Device: A Pre‐Clinical Animal Cadaver Study for Eyelid Closure Restoration

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces a soft wearable eyelid sling device incorporating a hydraulic soft artificial muscle (SAM) for achieving complete closure of an eyelid. The SAM is driven by a cam mechanism that provides a displacement profile closely matched with those of a healthy eyelid.
Patrick Pruscino, Phuoc Thien Phan, James Davies, Bibhu Sharma, Tianruo Guo, Chi Cong Nguyen, Nigel H. Lovell, Thanh Nho Do   +7 more
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A 4-year-old girl presenting with facial palsy, found to have increased delta neutrophil index, and diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia with extramedullary infiltration [PDF]

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2017
Although Bell’s palsy is the most common cause of facial palsy in children, some cases have potentially fatal causes. We report a rare case of isolated facial palsy in a 4-year-old girl whose diagnosis was acute myeloid leukemia with extramedullary ...
Seo Hee Yoon, Se Hee Kim, Mi-Jung Lee, Ho-Joon Lee, Chuhl Joo Lyu, Moon Kyu Kim   +5 more
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Strategic Design of Soft Actuators in Translational Medical Robotics for Human‐Centered Healthcare

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robotics enables biocompatible, compliant medical devices, but clinical translation requires design‐driven engineering beyond materials. This perspective reviews implantable, surgical, and wearable systems by actuation mechanism, highlighting how optimized architectures and integration improve mechanical interfacing, adaptability, and durability ...
Ho Jun Jin, Jimin Kim, Inho Kim, Bong Hoon Kim   +3 more
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Pontine stroke presenting as isolated facial nerve palsy mimicking Bell's palsy: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction Isolated facial nerve palsy usually manifests as Bell's palsy. Lacunar infarct involving the lower pons is a rare cause of solitary infranuclear facial paralysis.
Saluja Paramveer, Manandhar Lochana, Agarwal Rishi, Grandhi Bala   +3 more
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Congenital facial nerve palsy: Single center study

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
ObjectivesThis study will list the most common comorbidities of congenital facial nerve palsy and how to detect and treat them, with special attention for ENT-problems such as hearing loss.
Hermine Baelen, Hermine Baelen, Anne-Marie Esschendal, Yannick De Brucker, Ina Foulon, Ina Foulon, Vedat Topsakal, Vedat Topsakal, Frans Gordts, Frans Gordts   +9 more
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Magnetoelectric Nanoparticle‐Based Wireless Brain–Computer Interface: Underlying Physics and Projected Technology Pathway

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Magnetoelectric nanoparticles (MENPs) enable fully wireless, minutely invasive neuromodulation, and potentially neural recording, by converting magnetic into electric and, conversely, electric into magnetic fields, respectively, at high spatiotemporal resolution.
Elric Zhang, Max Shotbolt, Mostafa Abdel‐Mottaleb, Shawnus Chen, Victoria Andre, Jieyuan Tian, Jonathan Shulgach, Max Murphy, Brian Noga, Ping Liang, Darcy Griffin, Douglas Weber, Marta Pardo, Salvador Pane, Sakhrat Khizroev   +14 more
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Recurrent Facial Palsy in an Adolescent - Case Report

Case Reports in Clinical Practice
Recurrent facial nerve paralysis is an unusual occurrence.Recurrent facial palsy, oro-facial swelling, and a fissured tongue. Lower Motor Neuron Palsy.
Anantika Garg, Sumaiya Shamsi, Wamique Khan   +2 more
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A Portable Soft Robotic Glove with Fully Functional Thumb Assistance for Complex Dexterous Fine Motor Skills

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A portable, sensorized, and controlled dexterous thumb‐enhanced glove helps stroke survivors swipe phones, twist caps, and perform other tasks. It is based on a powerful continuously, segmented origami dual chamber actuator to achieve active thumb CMC and MCP joint assistance and passively extend the IP joint.
Disheng Xie, Zhen Wang, Zhongping Ye, Minghao Liu, Xiangqian Shi, Shuk Fan Tong, Jianbin Liu, Chuanbin Mao, Thomas W. Leung, Haitao Liu, Raymond Kai‐yu Tong   +10 more
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A Deep Learning Approach for Early Detection of Facial Palsy in Video Using Convolutional Neural Networks: A Computational Study

Computers
Facial palsy causes the face to droop due to sudden weakness in the muscles on one side of the face. Computer-added assistance systems for the automatic recognition of palsy faces present a promising solution to recognizing the paralysis of faces at an ...
Anuja Arora, Jasir Mohammad Zaeem, Vibhor Garg, Ambikesh Jayal, Zahid Akhtar   +4 more
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