This issue's Consultations involves a difficult facial nerve problem, that of a facial nerve graft with no evidence of reinnervation 1 year later. Almost all facial nerve grafts achieve some degree of nerve reinnervation, depending on length of the graft, radiotherapy, age of the patient, and other
Reinnervation of the facial muscles following extratemporal facial nerve resection
โ Scribed by E. Gordon McCoy; William F. Boyle
- Book ID
- 115039194
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1971
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 249 KB
- Volume
- 81
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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We studied 18 patients with complete unilateral denervation of the facial muscles after idiopathic facial nerve palsy to determine whether motoneuronal excitability is enhanced in the few motor units that are active at onset of muscle reinnervation. The study was carried out between 75 and 90 days a
## Abstract ## Objectives/Hypothesis: The anatomical configuration of the facial nerve differs greatly between the intratemporal and extratemporal portions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence of facial synkinesis and misdirection on clamping the facial nerve at the intratem