Facial Nerve Paralysis

James A. Owusu; Charles Matthew Stewart; Derek O Boahene

doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2018.06.011

Facial Nerve Paralysis

James A. Owusu, Charles Matthew Stewart, Derek O Boahene

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Abstract

Patients afflicted with facial paralysis suffer significant physical and psychosocial effects that can lead to depression and social isolation. Timely diagnosis and initiation of appropriate therapy are keys to achieving good outcomes in the management of facial paralysis. Eye protection is of paramount importance to prevent vision loss in patients with impaired eye closure. Patients should be assessed for signs of depression and treated appropriately.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Medical Clinics of North America
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcna.2018.06.011
State	Accepted/In press - Jan 1 2018

Keywords

Bell palsy
Facial paralysis
Facial reanimation
Ramsay hunt

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General Medicine

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