Contralateral botulinum injections improve drinking ability and facial symmetry in patients with facial paralysis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To report two patients who experienced improved drinking ability as well as facial appearance with contralateral injection of botulinum toxin. Retrospective case reports. Two patients were treated with botulinum toxin contralateral to the VIIth nerve palsy to improve drinking ability as well as facial asymmetry. Botulinum toxin injections improved facial asymmetry as well as drinking ability in two patients with facial nerve palsies. Contralateral botulinum toxin injections improved drinking ability in two patients with facial nerve palsy.
Medical subject headings
- Botulinum Toxins, Type A
- Drinking
- Facial Asymmetry
- Facial Muscles
- Facial Nerve Diseases
- Facial Paralysis
- Neuromuscular Agents