The effectiveness of neuromuscular facial retraining combined with electromyography in facial paralysis rehabilitation

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 534-538

  Cronin, Gaye W ^a   Steenerson, Ronald Leif ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NERVE ANASTOMOSIS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMUSCULAR FACIAL RETRAINING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SYNKINESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037390665     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(03)00005-6     Document Type: Article

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