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Trigeminal neo-neurotization of the paralyzed face
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Sporadic reports throughout the literature have documented the spontaneous return of facial function following deliberate intraoperative sacrifice of the facial nerve. Trigeminal reinnervation of the facial muscles has been suggested as one possible mechanism for this occurrence. Evidence for the phenomenon of trigeminal neo-neurotization has been documented experimentally. The case of a 62-year-old woman who underwent total left parotidectomy with transection of a large facial nerve segment ...
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Trauma treating traumatic facial nerve paralysis: Truth or coincidence?
Indian Journal of Medical Sciences
; Sir, Time and patience have been the conventional healers of delayed-onset traumatic facial nerve paralysis. Facial nerve stimulation has played a supportive role in speeding up the recovery. It is managed depending on time of onset and completeness of the paralysis. Delayed-onset paralysis is
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Middle cranial fossa schwannoma of the facial nerve
Neurology India
; Sir, A 24-year-old man presented on 12/05/97 with history of progressive right facial paresis and decreased hearing of one-year duration. On neurological evaluation, he had total infranuclear facial palsy and conductive hearing loss on the right side. His cranial CT scan revealed a homogenously
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Immunological aspects of facial nerve paralysis induced by herpes simplex virus infection in mice
The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology
; The immunologic aspects of facial nerve paralysis due to herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection were investigated in a mouse model system. Half of the 4- to 5-week-old mice developed facial nerve paralysis, whereas none of the 6-week-old mice died or developed facial nerve paralysis on
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Hypoglossal-Facial Nerve Anastomosis: A Meta-analytic Study
The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology
; Objectives: A meta-analysis was conducted on the outcome of facial nerve function after hypoglossal-facial nerve anastomosis in humans. The roles of the timing of and the underlying cause for surgery, the type of the repair, and previous facial nerve function in the final result were analyzed.
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Pathophysiology of facial nerve paralysis induced by herpes simplex virus type 1 infection
The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology
; Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) has been proven to be a cause of Bell's palsy; however, the underlying pathophysiology of the facial nerve paralysis is not fully understood. We established a mouse model with facial nerve paralysis induced by HSV-I infection simulating Bell's palsy and
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