AMONG the topics which Kinnier Wilson 1 has selected as representing some modern problems in neurology is that presented by the clinical picture of dissociation of the voluntary and emotional innervation of the facial muscles. It has long been known that patients suffering a paralysis of volitional movement of the facial musculature, as a result of supranuclear cortical or capsular lesions, may...

Objective Involvement of the facial nerve in leprosy can result debilitating features, including blindness. Electrophysiological studies addressing abnormalities along with its branches are limited. This study was designed to assess prevalence and pattern clinical subclinical involvement patients active disease. Methods A hospital-based cross-sectional done 75 who had leprosy. The were examined...

Objectives: Evaluate intra-rater and inter-rater variabilities of the Sunnybrook Facial Grading System (SFGS) explore potential factors variability. Study Design: Prospective test hypothesis. Setting: University tertiary referral center. Participants/Methods: video recordings 20 patients with variable degrees peripheral facial palsy (PFP) were anonymized then presented to 31 independents raters...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS As laryngeal electromyography (LEMG) becomes more refined, accurate predictions of vocal fold motion recovery are possible. Focus has been on outcomes for patients with poor prognosis for vocal fold motion recovery. Limited information is available regarding the expected rate of purposeful vocal fold motion recovery when there is good to normal motor recruitment, no signs ...

Facial paralysis presents a significant and challenging reconstructive problem for plastic surgeons. An aesthetically pleasing and acceptable outcome requires not only good surgical skills and techniques, but also knowledge of facial nerve anatomy and an understanding of the causes of facial paralysis.The loss of the ability to move the face has both social and functional consequences for the p...

British Journal of General Practice, December 2014 e807 IntrOduCtIOn Bell’s palsy remains the most common cause of lower motor neurone facial nerve paralysis. While 71% experience complete spontaneous resolution, including 61% who demonstrate a complete palsy and 94% who demonstrate a partial palsy, the remaining 29% exhibit lifelong residual hemifacial weakness.1,2 In 55% of these cases, the d...

Acute unilateral facial paralysis is usually a benign neurological condition that resolves in a few weeks. However, it can also be the source of a transient or long-lasting severe motor dysfunction, featuring disorders of automatic and voluntary movement. This review is organized according to the two most easily recognizable phases in the evolution of facial paralysis: (1). Just after presentat...