Comparison of Electric Stimulation of Patients with Acute and Chronic Facial Nerve Palsy At Multiple Locations of the Orbicularis Oculi

Identifier 20060228_nanos_posters_060.pdf
Title Comparison of Electric Stimulation of Patients with Acute and Chronic Facial Nerve Palsy At Multiple Locations of the Orbicularis Oculi
Creator Albert Y. Liu; Kimberly P. Cockerham
Affiliation (AYL) (KPC) University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Subject Muscle Stimulation; Orbicularis Oculi; Multiple Electrode; Denervated Muscle
Description Facial nerve palsy results in decreased ability to blink, exposing the cornea to damage due to desiccation. It is not known if reanimation of the orbicularis oculi utilizing electric stimulation is possible. Previous studies have only attempted stimulation of the orbicularis oculi at a single location, without success.
Date 2006-02-28
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2006 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2006: Poster Presentations
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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ID 181077
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kw8nfg
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