Published January 1, 2011
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The hypoglossal-facial nerve repair as a method to improve recovery of motor function after facial nerve injury
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- 1. Akdeniz Univ, Dept Anat, Fac Med, TR-07070 Antalya, Turkey
- 2. Akdeniz Univ, Dept Physiol, Fac Med, TR-07070 Antalya, Turkey
- 3. Akdeniz Univ, Dept Biochem, Vocat Sch Hlth, TR-07070 Antalya, Turkey
- 4. Akdeniz Univ, Dept Otorhinolaryngol, Fac Med, TR-07070 Antalya, Turkey
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Nerve repair after facial nerve injury provides neural input to the distal facial nerve and facial musculature via a variety of motor nerves such as hypoglossal, spinal accessory, masseteric branch of the trigeminal nerve and motor branches of the cervical plexus. The most commonly used procedure is the hypoglossal-facial nerve transfer. This cross-nerve paradigm is a unique nerve repair method as one motor nerve takes over the function of another motor nerve. The hypoglossal-facial nerve repair was reviewed by means of history, terminology, technical variations, and its capacity for recovery of function. (C) 2011 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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