Parotidectomy-related facial nerve lesions: proposal for a modified Sunnybrook Facial Grading System

Parotidectomy-related facial nerve lesions: proposal for a modified Sunnybrook Facial Grading System

ABSTRACT Facial nerve injury, affecting mainly the marginal mandibular branch, is the most frequent neurologic complication from parotidectomy. Objective To test a modified Sunnybrook Facial Grading System as a new tool to assess the facial nerve function following parotidectomy, emphasizing the m...

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Main Authors: Márcia Gonçalves e Silva Targino da COSTA, Péricles de Andrade MARANHÃO-FILHO, Izabella Costa SANTOS, Ronir Raggio LUIZ, Maurice Borges VINCENT
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
Facial nerve
parotid gland
parotid neoplasms
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2019000700460&lng=en&tlng=en
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