Rehabilitation of the paralyzed face addresses both the physical and psychological aspects
of facial disability. Individuals with facial palsy suffer from lack of facial expression, as well as …

Purpose: To create a systematic overview of the available reconstructive techniques, facial
nerve grading scales, physical evaluation, the reversibility of paralysis, non-reconstructive …

Importance: Quantitative assessment of facial function is challenging, and subjective grading
scales such as House–Brackmann, Sunnybrook, and eFACE have well-recognized …

Background: Facial palsy assessment is nonstandardized. Clinician-graded scales are
limited by subjectivity and observer bias. Computer-aided grading would be desirable to …

Objectives To investigate the correlation between facial palsy severity and quality of life in a
broad cohort of facial palsy patients and to elucidate factors that influence this relationship …

Background: Facial palsy is a frequent and debilitating sequela of stroke and brain injury,
causing functional and aesthetic deficits as well as significant adverse effects on quality of …

Purpose Management of the facial nerve is instrumental in the surgical treatment of parotid
cancer. Methods A literature search was conducted using PubMed and ScienceDirect …

Background: The grading process in facial palsy (FP) patients is crucial for time-and cost-
effective therapy decision-making. The House-Brackmann scale (HBS) represents the most …

Physical therapy, specifically neuromuscular retraining, is a useful intervention for treating
facial nerve palsy. Care for these patients is best delivered in a multidisciplinary setting in …

Current outcome tracking in facial palsy is multimodal, consisting of patient-reported
outcome measures, clinician-graded scoring systems, objective assessment tools, and novel …