OBJECTIVE To determine the degree of facial asymmetry required to trigger conscious perception in the observer in a simulated model of facial paralysis. METHODS A model of unilateral facial paralysis was created using the face of a participant without facial paralysis. Digital morphing software was used to create progressive asymmetry of the brow, oral commissure, and combined brow and oral c...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical features, radiologic findings, and treatment outcomes in patients of facial nerve paralysis with chronic ear infections. And we also aimed to evaluate for radiologic sensitivities on facial canal, labyrinth and cranial fossa dehiscences in middle ear cholesteatomas. METHODS A total of 13 patients were enrolled in this study....

BACKGROUND Facial paralysis is defined as severe or complete loss of facial muscle motor function. OBJECTIVE The study was undertaken to explore a bibliometric approach to quantitatively assess the research on clinical treatment of facial paralysis using rehabilitation, physiotherapy and acupuncture using Web of Science from 1992 to 2011. DESIGN Bibliometric approach. DATA RETRIEVAL A bib...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Disability in patients with facial paralysis is the result of impairment or loss of complex and multidimensional functions of the face, including expression of emotions, facial identity, and communication. However, the majority of interventions for facial paralysis are unidimensional and impairment oriented. Thus, a functional training program intended to address various ...

Introduction. Wegener's granulomatosis belongs to a group of systemic vasculitis diseases, which is characterized by necrotizing vasculitis and presence of granulomas. In a lot of cases, the first symptoms of the disease are observed in the head and neck region, but the bilateral facial nerve palsy occurs very rarely. Objective. The objective of our report was to describe the unusual course of ...

This was a 9-year-old female patient from a rural area, admitted to emergency service due to rapidly progressing deterioration of the state of consciousness. In the clinical examination, she was comatose, with bilateral nonreflective mydriasis, grade IV (House-Brackmann scale) right facial paralysis, absence of right corneal reflex and bilateral extensor motor responses to pain. When asked, the...

Facial paralysis can have devastating physical and psychosocial consequences. These are particularly severe in children in whom loss of emotional expressiveness can impair social development and integration. The etiologies of facial paralysis, prospects for spontaneous recovery, and functions requiring restoration differ in children as compared with adults. Here we review contemporary managemen...