Bells against palsy.
A technique is described in which "jingle bells" are sutured in three positions on the face at the points of maximum excursion of the facial musculature when stimulated by a Hilger nerve stimulator set at 2 mA. The procedure is used to monitor movement of the facial nerve while the surgeon dissects the nerve in the cerebellopontine angle and internal auditory canal.
Williams
J D
JD
Geneva Woods ENT Associates, Anchorage, AK 99508.
Lehman
R
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D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000601:surgery*