Rehabilitation of the paralyzed face addresses both the physical and psychological aspects
of facial disability. Individuals with facial palsy suffer from lack of facial expression, as well as …

Abstract Purpose To develop a European White Paper document on oropharyngeal
dysphagia (OD) in head and neck cancer (HNC). There are wide variations in the …

Introduction Synkinesis refers to abnormal involuntary facial movements that accompany
volitional facial movements. Despite a 55% incidence of synkinesis reported in patients with …

Objectives/Hypothesis To evaluate the range and incidence of facial palsy etiologies in
cases presenting to a tertiary facial nerve center, and to review the broad and evolving …

Facial palsy (FP) is a devastating condition with functional and esthetic sequelae resulting in
profound quality-of-life (QOL) impairment. 1, 2 When acquired, the inciting insult typically …

The management of acute facial nerve insult may entail medical therapy, surgical
exploration, decompression, or repair depending on the etiology. When recovery is not …

Materials and Methods: Among referrals from three university hospitals, 34 patients with
facial synkinesis were divided randomly into two groups. All participants were evaluated …

Whether congenital or acquired, FP is a devastating condition with functional and aesthetic
sequelae resulting in profound psychosocial and QOL impairment. 1, 2 When acquired, the …

Abstract Background and Objective Facial palsy patients or patients with facial
transplantation have abnormal facial motion due to altered facial muscle functions and nerve …

Introduction: Researchers make an effort to the assessment of injuries prevalence in
different sports, to the find the cause of this injury and eventually to provide the appropriate …