Facial nerve paralysis is a common disease due to nerve damage. Most approaches for evaluating the degree of facial paralysis rely on a set of different facial movements as commanded by doctors. Therefore, automatic recognition of the patterns of facial movement is fundamental to the evaluation of the degree of facial paralysis. In this paper, a novel method named Active Shape Models plus Local...

Facial nerve paralysis because of penetrating trauma through the external auditory canal is extremely rare, with a paucity of published literature. The objective of this study is to review the literature on transtympanic facial nerve paralysis and increase physician awareness of this uncommon injury through discussion of its clinical presentation, management and prognosis. We also aim to improv...

OBJECTIVE To present and discuss the clinical presentation and treatment in patients with long-duration unilateral facial paralysis and normal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings. DESIGN Case series. SETTING Ear, nose, and throat department of the University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. PATIENTS A total of 486 patients with unilateral facial paralysis who were treated from 1986 to ...

IMPORTANCE Although herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is a causative agent of Bell palsy, the precise mechanism of the paralysis remains unknown. It is necessary to investigate the pathogenesis and treatment of Bell palsy due to HSV-1 infection. OBJECTIVE This study elucidated the role of nitric oxide (NO) in the incidence of facial nerve paralysis caused by HSV-1 in mice and to evaluate th...

2. Lasak JM et al. Middle ear injury through the external auditory canal: a review of 44 cases. 3. Snelling JD et al. Unusual middle-ear mischief: trans-tympanic trauma from a hair grip resulting in ossicular, facial nerve and oval window disruption. 4. Neuenschwander et al. Penetrating middle ear trauma: a report of 2 cases. This case represents a rarely reported sequela of penetrating middle ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The objective of this study was to describe a methodology for creation of a nasolabial fold in patients with facial paralysis and to report patient-reported outcome measures following this procedure. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case series. METHODS All patients who underwent nasolabial fold modification at our institution since July 2010 were included in our analysis. P...

Introduction: Intraoral synechia is a rare congenital condition, generally associated with other maxillo-facial malformations. We present a neonate with congenital intraoral bilateral synechia without any other facial anomalies.   Case Report: In this paper, we present a 19-day-old male neonate with congenital intraoral bilateral synechia without any other facial anomalies. We review the litera...