Magnetically evoked facial nerve potential.
Facial nerve stimulation by electrical current is painful and tends to discourage serial studies. Transcutaneous magnetic stimulation of the facial nerve is painless, easily reproducible, and elicits facial muscle responses identical to electrical stimulation.
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Division of Communicative Disorders, University of Louisville, KY 40292.
Martinez
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Shields
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Paloheimo
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D004576:Electromyography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D020220:Facial Nerve Injuries; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care