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To evaluate the comparative effectiveness of the Kabat rehabilitation technique with conventional physical therapy along with electrical stimulation in both, for reducing facial disability in patients with Bell's palsy. To assess the prognosis of patients with Bell's palsy, using the assay of serum level of ischemia-modified albumin, high-frequency ultrasonography (HFUS), and electrophysiological studies of the facial nerve.
Bell palsy (BP) is the most common cause of acute facial palsy, which leads to functional and esthetic disturbances for patients and results in a lowered quality of life. Electroacupuncture (EA) received attention as an alternative and complementary treatment method. The low-frequency continuous wave EA and the intermittent wave EA have been used in the management of BP. The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of these two electroacupuncture waveforms for different severity groups of BP.
The use of free Neurovascularized muscles like free latissimus and gracillis muscles for reanimation of long-standing facial palsy patients using the hypoglossal nerve for innervating these muscles
The purpose of this study is to determine efficacy of apraclonidine for patients with ocular synkinesis, who are seen in the UAB Facial Nerve Clinic.
The return of eyelid function and facial expression in Patients with facial nerve affection is very important for quality of life. Eyelid dysfunction leads to drying and ulceration of cornea which may lead to permanent vision loss. Facial paralysis is distinguished into two main groups according to the presence or absence of facial fibrillations at needle Electromyography. Recent paralysis, mainly lasting less than two years generally show these signs and are eligible for reactivation of facial nerve by anastomosing it to a donor one (early facial reanimation). The masseteric nerve (motor branch of trigeminal nerve ) is a reliable donor nerve on early facial reanimation. The deep temporal nerves are motor branches of trigeminal nerve which have some advantage over masseteric nerve as they are longer and reach the zygomatic and frontal branch of facial nerve and it can reach the eyelid and eyebrow to be used for direct neurotization and it supplies temporalis muscle which is an expandable muscle with little effect on mastication and it was reported that they can restore blinking. So on this study we examine the advantages and disadvantages of both nerves to develop a protocol for use of both especially on eyelid reanimation and restoration of blinking on upper facial segment paresis
Bell's palsy is defined as a facial nerve palsy without any other known cause. The common practice for this disease consists of the use of oral steroids. Such treatment can cause harm to people who have disabilities or prior conditions such as pregnancies, diabetes, obesity and/or high blood pressure. While the use of intratympanic injection for sudden sensory hearing loss is well rehearsed in many practices, similar management of facial nerve palsy due to Bell's phenomenon is rare and a few researches have been conducted regarding the subject. In this research we suggest intratympanic injections for these patients as a treatment for Bell's palsy.