A General Approach to Facial Palsy

Nate Jowett

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2018.07.002

A General Approach to Facial Palsy

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2018 Dec;51(6):1019-1031. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2018.07.002. Epub 2018 Aug 16.

Author

Nate Jowett¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: nate_jowett@meei.harvard.edu.

PMID: 30119926
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2018.07.002

Abstract

Management of facial palsy can be daunting. This article presents a conceptual framework for classification and therapeutic management of facial palsy.

Keywords: Facial nerve; Facial palsy; Facial reanimation; Synkinesis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Combined Modality Therapy
Disease Management
Facial Nerve / physiopathology
Facial Paralysis / classification*
Facial Paralysis / therapy*
Humans
Synkinesis / etiology
Synkinesis / therapy*