Traumatic peripheral nerve injuries are common and often result in partial or permanent
paralysis, numbness of the affected limb, and debilitating neuropathic pain. Experimental …

Injury to the facial nerve can occur after different etiologies and range from simple
transection of the branches to varying degrees of segmental loss. Management depends on …

Background: Facial palsy is a devastating condition potentially amenable to rehabilitation by
functional electrical stimulation. Herein, a novel paradigm for unilateral facial reanimation …

Cranial nerve injury is disabling for patients, and facial nerve injury is particularly debilitating
due to combined functional impairment and disfigurement. The most widely accepted …

Facial nerve injury can cause severe long‐term physical and psychological morbidity. There
are limited repair options for an acutely transected facial nerve not amenable to primary …

OBJECTIVES To investigate the effects of topical and systemic administrations of melatonin
and dexamethasone on facial nerve regeneration. MATERIALS and METHODS In total, 50 …

This protocol describes consistent and reproducible methods to study axonal regeneration
and inhibition in a rat facial nerve injury model. The facial nerve can be manipulated along …

Traumatic injuries to human peripheral nerves are frequently associated with damage to
nerve surrounding tissues including muscles and blood vessels. Currently, most rodent …

Purpose: To describe the microsurgical anatomical aspects of the extratemporal facial nerve
of Wistar rats under a high-definition video system. Methods: Ten male Wistar rats (12–15 …

Background: Bioengineered nerve guides with glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor
(GDNF) support recovery after facial nerve injury by acting as regenerative scaffolds …