title: Feasibility of bionic reanimation of a paralyzed face: a preliminary study of functional electrical stimulation of a paralyzed facial muscle controlled with the electromyography of the contralateral healthy hemiface.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Kyorin University School of Medicine (Kurita, Takushima) Clinical Research Center; National Hospital Organization Murayama Medical Center (Muraoka) Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Kyorin University School of Medicine; Tokyo, Japan (Shiraishi, Harii).
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurita
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takushima
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Muraoka
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiraishi
authors.forename: Kiyonori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harii
mesh_terms: D001701:Bionics; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004576:Electromyography / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000294:innervation* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D012016:Reference Values