Should acupuncture therapy be used for acute facial paralysis? A protocol for systematic review [PDF]
, 2023 Lu Cheng +7 more
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Maximizing Neurovascular Outcomes of Facial Transplantation: A Comprehensive Review
Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Facial transplantation is a division of reconstructive surgery which aims to improve the function and appearance of a face that has endured severe disfigurement. Currently, the face transplant procedure uses allogenic tissue, harvested from a brain‐dead donor, to replace damaged facial components.
Olivia A. James, Faye Bennett
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Neurologic Deficits Including Auditory Loss and Recovery of Function in Horses with Temporohyoid Osteoarthropathy. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundAuditory loss is a common deficit in horses with temporohyoid osteoarthropathy (THO), however, recovery of function is unknown.Hypothesis/objectivesTo investigate neurologic function with emphasis in audition in horses with THO after treatment.
Aleman, M +3 more
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Chemistry &Biodiversity, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Hymenocardia acida Tul. is a medicinal plant used in Angola to treat microbial diseases. It is a well‐known plant among local populations; however, few studies have focused on the assessment of phytochemicals associated with their biological activities.
Ntsoaki Joyce Malebo +4 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 ...
P Manodh +2 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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Speech and Communicative Participation in Patients With Facial Paralysis
JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2018 Importance Problems with speech in patients with facial paralysis are frequently noted by both clinicians and the patients themselves, but limited research exists describing how facial paralysis affects verbal communication.
James H Kim +4 more
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Post‐LECA Origin and Diversification of an Axonemal Outer Arm Dynein Motor
Cytoskeleton, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Dyneins were present in the last eukaryotic common ancestor (LECA) and play key roles in eukaryotic biology. Axonemal dyneins form the inner and outer arms that power ciliary beating, and it has long been recognized that outer arms in some organisms contain two different heavy chain motors, whereas those from other species contain a third unit
Stephen M. King
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Fhod3 in zebrafish supports myofibril stability during growth of embryonic skeletal muscle
Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.Abstract Background Actin filament organization in cardiomyocytes critically depends on the formin Fhod3, but a role for Fhod3 in skeletal muscle development has not yet been described. Results We demonstrate here that in zebrafish mutated for one of two fhod3 paralog genes, fhod3a, skeletal muscle of the trunk appears normal through 2 days post ...
Aubrie Russell +3 more
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Feline vestibular disorders. Part II: diagnostic approach and differential diagnosis. [PDF]
, 1999 Results of a neurological examination usually permit localisation of a vestibular disorder to either the central or peripheral parts of the vestibular system. Many different disorders located in the same part of the vestibular system will produce similar
LeCouteur, RA, Vernau, KM
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