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Facial paralysis

Known as: facial paralyses, Palsy, Facial, paralysis facial nerve 
Severe or complete loss of facial muscle motor function. This condition may result from central or peripheral lesions. Damage to CNS motor pathways… 
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Related topics

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41 relations
Acquired Facial Nerve PalsyBell PalsyCHARGE SyndromeCRANIOMETAPHYSEAL DYSPLASIA, AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT

Narrower (6)

Asymmetric crying face associationFacial Palsy, Lower Motor NeuronFacial Palsy, Upper Motor NeuronFacial Paresis

Broader (2)

Peripheral Neuropathynervous system disorder

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Recognition and discrimination of prototypical dynamic expressions of pain and emotions
Review
2006
Review
2006
A Comparison of Commissure Excursion following Gracilis Muscle Transplantation for Facial Paralysis Using a Cross-Face Nerve Graft versus the Motor Nerve to the Masseter Nerve
Background: The microneurovascular transfer of a free muscle transplant is the procedure of choice for facial animation in a… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Microvascular Decompression Surgery in the United States, 1996 to 2000: Mortality Rates, Morbidity Rates, and the Effects of Hospital and Surgeon Volumes
OBJECTIVEMicrovascular decompression (MVD) is associated with low mortality and morbidity rates at specialized centers, but many… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Impaired neuroglial activation in interleukin‐6 deficient mice
Astrocyte activation is a ubiquitous hallmark of the damaged brain and has been suggested to play an important regulatory role in… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Deficiency as Cause of Facial Flushing Reaction to Alcohol in Japanese
A dehydrogenase is an enzyme responsible for the breakdown of acetaldehyde, a toxic intermediate1 produced directly from the… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Developmental changes in pain expression in premature, full-term, two- and four-month-old infants
Review
1990
Review
1990
An epidemiologic survey of facial fractures and concomitant injuries
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
The triad of neurologic manifestations of Lyme disease
We studied 38 patients with Lyme meningitis, a newly recognized spirochetal infection. The patients characteristically had… 
Highly Cited
1934
Highly Cited
1934
Experiences with Fascia Lata Grafts in the Operative Treatment of Facial Paralysis
many months, or even years, in the vain hope of recovery from the palsy without operation. The cells of the facial medullary… 
Highly Cited
1932
Highly Cited
1932
CEREBRAL VASODILATOR NERVES AND THEIR PATHWAY FROM THE MEDULLA OBLONGATA: WITH OBSERVATIONS ON THE PIAL AND INTRACEREBRAL VASCULAR PLEXUS
A crucial experiment in the laboratory of neurology of the Boston City Hospital in which we cooperated with Cobb, Forbes and… 
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