"Facial Paralysis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Severe or complete loss of facial muscle motor function. This condition may result from central or peripheral lesions. Damage to CNS motor pathways from the cerebral cortex to the facial nuclei in the pons leads to facial weakness that generally spares the forehead muscles. FACIAL NERVE DISEASES generally results in generalized hemifacial weakness. NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISEASES and MUSCULAR DISEASES may also cause facial paralysis or paresis.
| Descriptor ID |
D005158
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C07.465.327 C10.597.622.214 C23.888.592.636.214
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| Concept/Terms |
Facial Paralysis- Facial Paralysis
- Paralyses, Facial
- Paralysis, Facial
- Facial Palsy
- Facial Palsies
- Palsies, Facial
- Palsy, Facial
Facial Palsy, Lower Motor Neuron- Facial Palsy, Lower Motor Neuron
- Lower Motor Neuron Facial Palsy
- Facial Paralysis, Peripheral
- Facial Paralyses, Peripheral
- Paralysis, Peripheral Facial
- Peripheral Facial Paralysis
Facial Palsy, Upper Motor Neuron- Facial Palsy, Upper Motor Neuron
- Upper Motor Neuron Facial Palsy
- Facial Paralysis, Central
- Central Facial Paralyses
- Central Facial Paralysis
- Facial Paralyses, Central
- Paralyses, Central Facial
- Paralysis, Central Facial
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Facial Paralysis" by people in Profiles.
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Kinkhabwala CM, Ottinger A, Diemer T, Patel KG, Hwang MS. Effects of Chemodenervation on Ocular Synkinesis. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2026 May-Jun; 28(3):271-275.
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Rostami S, Min S, McCann A, Sayers C, Samy R, Collar R, Hsieh TY. The Effectiveness of Facial Neuromuscular Retraining on Patients with Facial Nerve Dysfunction: A Mental Health and Quality of Life Analysis. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2024 Sep-Oct; 26(5):551-557.
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Wagoner SF, Sagalow ES, Chandna M, Kumar AT, Gill K, Amin D, Banoub R, Barbarite E, Alapati R, Stanek J, Baer S, Krein H, Heffelfinger R. The Impact of Surgical and Nonsurgical Interventions on Overall Oral, Palpebral Fissure, and Brow Height Symmetry in a Patient with Facial Synkinesis. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2024 May-Jun; 26(3):294-302.
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Vaysbrot EE, Bannuru RR, Christopher MC, Osani MC, Halperin JJ. Papilledema Secondary to Neurologic Lyme Borreliosis: A Meta-Case Series. J Neuroophthalmol. 2021 12 01; 41(4):e498-e508.
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Balbi A, Sadowski JA, Torrens D, Jacoby JL, Yacoub HA, Eygnor JK. Hyperacute hyponatremia mimicking acute ischemic stroke. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 01; 51:428.e5-428.e7.
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Hjelm N, Crippen M, Azizzadeh B. Long-Term Changes in the Treatment Pattern of Botulinum Toxin A Injections for Postfacial Paralysis Synkinesis Following Modified Selective Neurectomy. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2021 May-Jun; 23(3):234-235.
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Cooper DJ, Pelosi S. Pintail Comb Injury as a Rare Cause of Penetrating Temporal Bone Trauma With Facial Paralysis. Ear Nose Throat J. 2022 Nov; 101(9):567-570.
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Pacheco A, Rutler O, Valenzuela I, Feldman D, Eskin B, Allegra JR. Positive Tests for Lyme Disease and Emergency Department Visits for Bell's Palsy Patients. J Emerg Med. 2020 Dec; 59(6):820-827.
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Levy Z, Satti S, Grillo A. Intercavernous carotid artery aneurysm. J Emerg Med. 2014 Feb; 46(2):e63-4.
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Greenberg MR, Urquhart MC, Eygnor JK, Worrilow CC, Gesell NC, Porter BG, Miller AC. I can't move my face! a case of bilateral facial palsy. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2013 Oct; 113(10):788-90.