title: [Contribution of early electromyography in the prognostic assessment of facial paralysis].
abstract: 26 patients suffering from total facial palsy of different etiologies underwent an electromyography of the facial muscles between the 5th and 15th day, and were followed up for one year. The muscular activity in forced mimetics, the blink reflex, and the electric response latency were studied after stimulation of the stylomastoid foramen. Early EMG with detection of one or several motor units is a decisive factor in the final prognosis. The methodology and advantages of EMG are compared to those of electroneuronography.
authors.affiliation: CHU Lille, Hôpital B, Service d'Explorations Neurochirurgicales, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guieu
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Hurtevent
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sandler
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moreau
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Desaulty
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001767:Blinking; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004576:Electromyography; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Apport de l'électromyographie précoce dans l'évaluation pronostique des paralysies faciales.