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- Title
Ultrasonography in Bell's Palsy: seeing the nerve rather than trialing on the muscles.
- Authors
Abdulsalam, Ahmad J.; Analay, Pelin; Kaymak, Bayram; Kara, Murat; Özçakar, Levent
- Abstract
This document is a letter commenting on an article titled "Ultrasonographic findings of facial muscles in patients with severe facial palsy who showed no improvement for more than 3 months on acute stage." The authors of the letter congratulate the original authors for highlighting the potential role of ultrasound (US) in the follow-up of patients with Bell's palsy. However, they suggest a different perspective, recommending direct evaluation of the facial nerve's main trunk using US for clinical follow-up. They argue that this approach would be less time-consuming and more informative than assessing facial muscles indirectly. The authors also provide technical recommendations for measuring the main trunk of the facial nerve using ultrasound.
- Subjects
BELL'S palsy; FACIAL paralysis; NERVES; ULTRASONIC imaging; FACIAL nerve; FACIAL muscles; NERVE conduction studies; PERIPHERAL nervous system
- Publication
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2024, Vol 281, Issue 6, p3299
- ISSN
0937-4477
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00405-024-08526-y