Published January 1, 2018
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Recovery of facial expressions using functional electrical stimulation after full-face transplantation
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- 1. Akdeniz Univ, Fac Med, Dept Neurol, Antalya, Turkey
- 2. Akdeniz Univ, Fac Med, Dept Plast & Reconstruct Surg, Antalya, Turkey
- 3. Akdeniz Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Elect Elect Engn, Dumlupinar Bulv, TR-07058 Antalya, Turkey
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Background: We assessed the recovery of 2 face transplantation patients with measures of complexity during neuromuscular rehabilitation. Cognitive rehabilitation methods and functional electrical stimulation were used to improve facial emotional expressions of full-face transplantation patients for 5 months. Rehabilitation and analyses were conducted at approximately 3 years after full facial transplantation in the patient group. We report complexity analysis of surface electromyography signals of these two patients in comparison to the results of 10 healthy individuals.
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