## Abstract 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 accord
Reinnervation by the contralateral facial nerve in patients with peripheral facial palsy
✍ Scribed by Jordi Casanova-Molla; Luci León; Carlos David Castillo; Josep Valls-Solé
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 419 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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