Management of Bell's palsy [PDF]
, 2016 Bell’s palsy is facial nerve paralysis of unknown cause. Left untreated, 70–75% of patients make a full recovery.Early treatment with prednisolone increases the chance of complete recovery of facial function to 82%.
Somasundara, Dhruvashree +1 more
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Barnes Hospital Bulletin [PDF]
, 1990 https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/bjc_barnes_bulletin/1287/thumbnail ...
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The expression and assessment of emotions and internal states in individuals with severe or profound intellectual disabilities [PDF]
, 2011 The expression of emotions and internal states by individuals with severe or profound intellectual disabilities is a comparatively under-researched area. Comprehensive or standardised methods of assessing or understanding the emotions and internal states
Adams, Dawn, Christopher, Oliver
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Surface electromyography in peripheral facial paralysis patients [PDF]
OBJETIVO: estudar a atividade eletromiográfica dos músculos frontal, orbicular dos olhos, zigomáticos, orbicular da boca em indivíduos normais e pacientes portadores de paralisia facial e o índice de simetria entre os dois lados da face.
BENTO, Ricardo Ferreira +2 more
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Review of Rabies Preventions and Control [PDF]
, 2017 Rabies is an acute viral infection of the central nervous system, caused by a lyssavirus in the family Rhabdoviridae. It is zoonotic viral disease that can affect all mammals, including humans, cats, dogs, and wildlife and farm animals.
Abdela, N. (Nejash) +1 more
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Complete Facial Paralysis Caused by Stabbing With a Car Key at the Stylomastoid Foramen
Ear, Nose & Throat JournalNon-iatrogenic traumatic facial paralysis is most common in intratemporal facial nerve injury caused by temporal bone fracture, followed by intraparotid facial nerve branch injury.
Bo Yang MD +3 more
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Corticosteroids for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis) [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Inflammation and oedema of the facial nerve are implicated in causing Bell's palsy. Corticosteroids have a potent anti-inflammatory action that should minimise nerve damage.
Daly, Fergus +6 more
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Gold weight implantation as a treatment measure for correction of paralytic lagophthalmos
Indian Journal of Dental Research, 2011 Ocular complications from facial nerve paralysis can be quite devastating. Facial nerve paralysis results in cosmetic as well as functional problems. Paralysis of the upper eyelids leads to lagophthalmos, which results in incomplete closure of the lid ...
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Subtotal resection of vestibular schwannoma: evaluation with Ki-67 measurement, magnetic resonance imaging, and long-term observation [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose The aim of this study was to compare the postoperative clinical and radiological data of patients with vestibular schwannomas who were initially managed by near total resection (NTR) or subtotal resection (STR).
Angeletti, Diletta +8 more
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Botulinum toxin therapy: functional silencing of salivary disorders. [PDF]
, 2017 Botulinum toxin (BTX) is a neurotoxic protein produced by Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium. BTX therapy is a safe and effective treatment when used for functional silencing of the salivary glands in disorders such as sialoceles and salivary ...
Lovato, A +4 more
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