Stimulated by Li et al, and Choi et al 2023.[1,2] Photo by 邱 严 on Unsplash, with some pretty bad editing on photoshop by MC to create facial asymmetry. EA – electroacupunctureTES – transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TENS applied to cause muscle contraction)EMG – electromyographyUS FDA – United States Food & Drug AdministrationTFNI – total facial … Continue reading Chronic and recurrent Bell’s palsy 2023
Stimulated by Qin et al 2023.[1] Figure 2 from Liu et al 2011.[2] Bell’s palsy – idiopathic facial palsyDTI – diffusion tensor imagingIF – impact factorFA – fractional anisotropyMD – mean diffusivityAD – axial diffusivityRD – radial diffusivity key to acronyms I was just doing a review for a big general journal and the authors … Continue reading Bell’s palsy and DTI 2023
Inspired by Yang et al and Shi et al 2022.[1,2] Scottish neurophysiologist Sir Charles Bell was the first author to describe the anatomical basis for facial paralysis, and has since served as the eponym for Bell's palsy. Bell’s palsy – idiopathic facial palsyMA – manual acupunctureEA – electroacupunctureH-B – House–Brachmann (a grading system for facial … Continue reading Idiopathic facial palsy 2022
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