title: Contemporary Solutions for the Treatment of Facial Nerve Paralysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Burns, Plastic, Maxillofacial & Microvascular Surgery, Lok Nayak Hospital & Associated Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi Surgical Division, Command Hospital Air Force, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Rajeev B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Ahuja
authors.forename: Pallab
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
mesh_terms: D005149:Facial Expression; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016067:Nerve Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000637:transplantation*
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