[Treatment of congenital facial paralysis with crossed innervation of facial nerve and electric field stimulation].
Congenital facial palsy is a devastating deformity. At present time there are no reports of the early treatment of this disorder. The treatment may be to supply contralateral auto reinnervation to the affected muscles through a sural-facial nerve graft enhanced by electric field stimulation. The purpose of this paper is to report 5 cases of congenital facial palsy treated by a crossed sural-facial nerve graft, enhanced by electric field stimulation. One year after surgery, clinical and electrodiagnostic examinations indicate appropriate reinnervation activity in all the patients.
Ysunza-Rivera
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Departamento de Electrofisiología y Foniatría, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González, México, D.F.
Iñigo-Muñoz
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Drucker-Colín
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Ortiz-Monasterio
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Pesqueira
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D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D004576:Electromyography; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000151:congenital / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000637:transplantation*
Tratamiento de la parálisis facial congénita con inervación cruzada de nervio facial y estimulación con campos eléctricos.