severe or complete loss of facial muscle motor function; this condition may result from central or peripheral lesions; damage to CNS motor pathways from the cerebral cortex to the facial nuclei in the pons leads to facial weakness that generally spares the forehead muscles; facial nerve diseases generally results in generalized hemifacial weakness; neuromuscular junction diseases and muscular diseases may also cause facial paralysis.

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• Prevalence of taste disorders in idiopathic and B. burgdorferi-associated facial palsy.

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Associated Researchers

Thought leaders and organizations working on research involving facial palsy.

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• Julia K Terzis
• Dimitrios Karypidis
• Fatima S Olivares
• Maurício de Maio
• Nurten Uzun

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• Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH
• Ipsen
• Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
• Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Universidad de Guanajuato

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• Children's Hospital Boston
• Eastern Virginia Medical School
• Microsurgical Research Center
• International Institute of Reconstructive Microsurgery
• Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty

Clinical Trials | 26 trials

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• Corticosteroids in Prevention of Facial Palsy After Cranial Base Surgery

  conditions: Facial Palsy

  interventions: methylprednisolone

   

• Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupuncture to Treat Bell's Palsy According to Different Stages

  conditions: Bell's Palsy

  interventions: acupuncture ; acupuncture and moxibustion ; electroacupuncture ; acupuncture along yangming tendons ; acupuncture

   

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