News tagged with facial nerve paralysis
Jackler on removing a tumor, saving a smile
(PhysOrg.com) -- Every doctor carries at least one patient in his or her head -- a memory of a difficult case, perhaps, or of a tragic outcome. And sometimes there’s a patient who simply touches the heart. ...
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Babies with mild facial paralysis from forceps typically do not need treatment
Mild facial nerve paralysis caused by the use of forceps during birth generally resolves on its own and does not require treatment, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Intel exploring ways to help Stephen Hawking speak
Intel Corp. is looking for ways to help famed British physicist Stephen Hawking reverse the slowing of his speech, according to a senior executive with the American chipmaker.
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Periocular treatment improves eye comfort and quality of life for patients with facial paralysis
Patients with facial paralysis who underwent surgical treatment for a condition that leaves them unable to completely close their eyes reported improvement in comfort around the eyes and overall quality of life, according ...
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Mar 21, 2011 |
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'Vast majority' of acoustic tumor patients benefit from surgery
Surgery to remove tumors under the brain known as acoustic neuromas produces favorable outcomes in the "vast majority" of patients, according to one of the largest studies of its kind.
Dec 07, 2010 |
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Whisker stimulation prevents strokes in rats, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Talk about surviving by a whisker. The most common type of stroke can be completely prevented in rats by stimulating a single whisker, according to a new study by UC Irvine researchers.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 13, 2010 |
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Can blocking a frown keep bad feelings at bay?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Your facial expression may tell the world what you are thinking or feeling. But it also affects your ability to understand written language related to emotions, according to research that ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 29, 2010 |
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Researchers studying 'deep brain stimulation' for Parkinson's disease
At Scott & White Memorial Hospital, a multi-disciplinary team of neurosurgeons, neurologists, neurophysiologist, neuropsychologists and a movement disorders specialist are offering hope to some Parkinson's patients with a ...
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Jan 26, 2010 |
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Artificial muscles restore ability to blink, save eyesight
(PhysOrg.com) -- Surgeons from UC Davis Medical Center have demonstrated that artificial muscles can restore the ability of patients with facial paralysis to blink, a development that could benefit the thousands ...
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Jan 18, 2010 |
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First near-total face and upper-jaw transplant appears successful
More than a year and a half following the first near-total face and upper jaw transplant, the donor tissue appears successfully integrated, according to a report in the November/December issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Su ...
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Study evaluates use of corticosteroids and antiviral agents for treatment of Bell Palsy
Among patients with Bell Palsy, a facial paralysis with unknown cause, treatment with corticosteroids is associated with a reduced risk of an unsatisfactory recovery, and treatment with a combination of corticosteroids and ...
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Sep 01, 2009 |
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How Botulism Paralyzes Nerve Cells: New Details Revealed
(PhysOrg.com) -- New structures of a botulism toxin interacting with a mimic of the nerve-cell protein it destroys suggest new ways to block this often-fatal interaction. Indeed, the mimic molecules have such ...
Jun 22, 2009 |
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