Background:Benign essential blepharospasm(BEB),aberrant facial nerve degeneration and hemifacial spasm(HFS)are all examples dystonia which,though not life-threatening,can have a significant impact on patient quality o...
supported by Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning Program,China,No.201504253(to WW);Special Fund for Science and Technology Innovation by Shanghai Jiao Tong University,China,No.YG2016MS10(to WW);the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos.81570906(to HW)and 81371086(to ZYW)。
Both interposition nerve grafts and masseter nerve transfers have been successfully used for facial reanimation after irreversible injuries to the cranial portion of the facial nerve.However,no comparative study of th...
Determine the impact of upper eyelid weight placement at 3 months post onset of idiopathic facial paralysis(IFP)on the recovery of facial function in patients with lagophthalmos.Methods:This is a retrospective review ...
This study was financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China,Nos.2018YFC2001600(to JGX),2018YFC2001604(to CLS);Shanghai Jiao Tong University Multidisciplinary Research Fund of Medicine and Engineering,China,No.YG 2016QN13(to WD);Intelligent Medical Program of Shanghai Health Commission,China,No.2018ZHYL0216(to CLS);Clinical Science and Technology Innovation Project of Shanghai Shen Kang Hospital Development Center,China,No.SHDC12018126(to JGX and CLS);Shanghai Health Commission Accelerated the Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine Three-Year Action Plan Project,China,No.ZY(2018-2020)-CCCX-2001-06(to CLS).
Facial synkinesis is a troublesome sequelae of facial nerve malfunction.It is difficult to recover from synkinesis,despite improved surgical techniques for isolating the peripheral facial nerve branches.Furthermore,it...
Facial synkinesis is one of the most severe sequelae of facial nerve paralysis,and it can result in facial movement disorders,abnormal facial expressions,and even problems of social communication.The underlying mechan...
supported by the United States National Institute of Health grant 1K08DC012535(to MJB);Program for Neurology Research and Discovery;the Sinai Medical Staff Foundation Neuroscience Scholar Fund(to ELF)
The intricate anatomy and physiology of cranial nerves have inspired clinicians and scientists to study their roles in the nervous system. Damage to motor cranial nerves may result from a variety of organic or iatroge...
supported by the Youth Researcher Foundation of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning,No.20144Y0095
Facial synkinesis,a sequela of peripheral facial nerve palsy,is characterized by simultaneous involuntary facial movement during a voluntary desired one.Maladaptive cortical plasticity might be involved in the dysfunc...
Dear Editor,Evidence of oculomotor nerve(ON)synkinesis is a common occurrence following both acquired and congenital III nerve palsy[1].It is generally accepted that aberrant regeneration is the likely aetiology of ...