title: Neonatal peripheral facial paralysis' evaluation with photogrammetry: A case report.
abstract: Facial paralysis in newborns can leave functional sequelae. Determining the evolution and amount of functional losses requires consistent evaluation methods that measure, quantitatively, the evolution of clinical functionality. This paper reports an innovative method of facial assessment for the case of a child 28 days of age with unilateral facial paralysis. The child had difficulty breast feeding, and quickly responded to the physical therapy treatment.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Ana Bezerra, HUAB/EBSERH/UFRN, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gentil Gomes
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: da Fonseca Filho
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, FACISA/UFRN, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gabriele Natane
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: de Medeiros Cirne
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, FACISA/UFRN, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Roberta Oliveira
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Cacho
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, FACISA/UFRN, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jane Carla
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, FACISA/UFRN, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nagem
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, FACISA/UFRN, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Enio Walker Azevedo
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Cacho
authors.affiliation: Science from Federal University of Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cristiane Aparecida
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.affiliation: Pediatric and Neonatal Physiotherapy by Universidade Católica de Goiás, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bruna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Abreu
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, and University Hospital Ana Bezerra's Residence Program, UFRN/HUAB/EBSERH, RN, Brazil. Electronic address: apsilvana@usp.br.
authors.forename: Silvana Alves
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Pereira
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010780:Photogrammetry; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities
keywords: Facial paralysis; Photogrammetry; Physical therapy modalities; Toxoplasmosis