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Biomedical image sequence analysis with application to automatic quantitative assessment of facial paralysis [PDF]

, 2007
Facial paralysis is a condition causing decreased movement on one side of the face. A quantitative, objective, and reliable assessment system would be an invaluable tool for clinicians treating patients with this condition.
He, Shu, O'Reilly, Brian F., Soraghan, John J.   +2 more
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Facial Nerve Paralysis due to a Pleomorphic Adenoma with the Imaging Characteristics of a Facial Nerve Schwannoma

Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports, 2014
Background Facial nerve paralysis in a patient with a salivary gland mass usually denotes malignancy. However, facial paralysis can also be caused by benign salivary gland tumors.
Marc-Elie Nader, Diana Bell, Erich M. Sturgis, Lawrence E. Ginsberg, Paul W. Gidley   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Mother and Child with Moebius Syndrome [PDF]

Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2017
In this case report, we present the case of a 25-year-old male with familial Moebius syndrome having facial nerve paralysis; his mother had both facial nerve paralysis and sixth cranial nerve paralysis.
Z. Ulaş Bali, Ayşen Usluer, Levent Yoleri   +2 more
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Antiviral treatment for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis) [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Antiviral agents against herpes simplex virus are widely used in the treatment of idiopathic facial paralysis (Bell's palsy), but their effectiveness is uncertain. Significant morbidity can be associated with severe cases.
Abiko, Adour, Adour KK Swanson, Ahangar, Allen, Allen, Antunes, Aquino, Axelsson, Bateman, Brandenberg, Chen, Diego, Egger, Engström, Goudakos, Hato, Hato, Hernández, House, Hultcranzt, Ibarrondo, Inanli, Katusic, Kawaguchi, May, McCormick, Morgan, Morgenlander, Murakami, Petruzelli, Pietersen, Pietersen, Ramos Macias, Ross, Rowlands, Roy, Salinas, Sipe, Stjernquist-Desatnik, Sugita, Sullivan, Takasu, Theil, Wolf, Yanagihara, Yeo, Zhou   +47 more
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Impaired Conscious Recognition of Negative Facial Expressions in Patients with Locked-in Syndrome [PDF]

, 2010
The involvement of facial mimicry in different aspects of human emotional processing is widely debated. However, little is known about relationships between voluntary activation of facial musculature and conscious recognition of facial expressions.
Carducci, F., Colonnese, C., Conson, M., Grossi, D., Pistoia, F., Pistoia, M. L., Ponari, M., Sara, M., Trojano, L.   +8 more
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Peripheral facial paralysis as presenting symptom of COVID-19 in a pregnant woman

BMJ Case Reports, 2020
Acute facial nerve disease leading to peripheral facial paralysis is commonly associated with viral infections. COVID-19 may be a potential cause of peripheral facial paralysis and neurological symptoms could be the first and only manifestation of the ...
Rita Figueiredo, Vera Falcão, M. J. Pinto, C. Ramalho   +3 more
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Surgical interventions for the early management of Bell's palsy [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Bell's palsy is an acute paralysis of one side of the face of unknown aetiology. Bell's palsy should only be used as a diagnosis in the absence of all other pathology.
Adour, Adour, Adour, Antoni, Aoyagi, Ballance, Brown, DerSimonian, Engstrom, Fisch, Fisch, Fisch, Friedman, Gantz, Giancarlo, Lockhart, May, May, May, McCormick, McNeill, Mechelse, Morgenlander, Peitersen, Salinas, Sillman, Spiegelhalter, Stjernquist-Desatnik, Sullivan, Theil, Yanagihara   +30 more
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Facial Paralysis Following Influenza Vaccination: A Disproportionality Analysis Using the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System Database

Clinical drug investigation, 2020
Several cases of facial paralysis have been reported following influenza vaccination; however, recent surveillance studies have not shown an increased risk.
A. Kamath, N. Maity, M. Nayak
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Re‐animation and rehabilitation of the paralyzed face in head and neck cancer patients [PDF]

, 2012
Facial nerve paralysis can occasionally result from the treatment of head and neck cancer. The treatment of paralysis is patient specific, and requires an assessment of the remaining nerve segments, musculature, functional deficits, anticipated recovery,
Anderson, Asaoka, Berghaus, Booth, Coulson, Cross, Croxson, Davis, de Ru, Fedok, Fowler, Frey, Gioia, Golio, Harell, Henstrom, House, Kahn, Kao, Kinney, Lindsay, Pensak, Rea, Rizvi, Ross, Seiff, Terzis, Tulley, VanSwearingen, Yarbrough   +29 more
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Physical Therapy for Iatrogenic Facial Paralysis: A Systematic Review.

JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2020
Importance Facial paralysis (FP) after surgery has substantial functional, emotional, and financial consequences. Most iatrogenic FP is managed by watchful waiting, with the expectation of facial function recovery.
Nneoma S. Wamkpah, Latoya M. Jeanpierre, J. Lieu, Drew Del Toro, Laura E Simon, John J. Chi   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source