Aberrant facial nerve regeneration (AFR): An under-recognized cause of ptosis

Eye

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-162

  Chen, C ^a   Malhotra, R ^a   Muecke, J ^a   Davis, G ^a   Selva, D ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aberrant regeneration; Botulinum toxin; Facial never palsy; Ptosis; synkinesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEEK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYELID CLOSURE; EYELID MUSCLE; FACIAL NERVE DISEASE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LAGOPHTHALMOS; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; ORBICULARIS ORIS MUSCLE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PTOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 1342303855     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700599     Document Type: Article

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