title: [Treatment of facial paralysis with temporalis lengthening myoplasty and dysarthria improvement].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The dysfunctions engendered by the peripheral facial paralysis (PFP) induce modifications of the verbal and para-verbal functions. The purpose of our study was to observe if the temporalis lengthening myoplasty (TLM) allowed to decrease dysarthria observed on the operated patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  We followed-up seven patients affected by a peripheral facial paralysis with various etiologies. Due to specifics needs of this study, we created an evaluation grid of the articulation, which allowed us to measure evolutions after the operation by a tri-phase evaluation: before surgery, at 3 and 6months after it.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results show a definite improvement of dysarthria in the whole test group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  TLM operation, in addition to be very efficient for the recovering of the paralyzed side, can also treat dysarthria on these patients.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale et plastique de la face, CHU Trousseau, avenue de la République, 37044 Tours cedex, France. laure@med.univ-tours.fr
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Laure
authors.forename: A-H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Fritz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dufour
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004401:Dysarthria / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome