Validation of a treatment-based classification system for individuals with facial neuromotor disorders

Physical Therapy

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 678-689

  VanSwearingen, Jessie M ^a,b   Brach, Jennifer S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Facial paralysis; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISABILITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FACILITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031873275     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/78.7.678     Document Type: Article

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