Direct facial-to-hypoglossal neurorrhaphy with parotid release

Skull Base

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-106

  Roland Jr , J Thomas ^a,b   Lin, Karen ^a   Klausner, Lee M ^a   Miller, Philip J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HCC 3C ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Facial paralysis; Facial reanimation; Hypoglossal to facial anastomosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FACIAL NERVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; NERVE ANASTOMOSIS; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; PAROTID GLAND; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248643432     PISSN: 15315010     EISSN: 15320065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-934111     Document Type: Article

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