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Facial Nerve Function Training in Patients with Peripheral Facial Paralysis: an Expert Consensus

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Specialty Dentistry
Date 2024 Apr 10
PMID 38597024
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Facial nerve training can prevent facial expression muscle atrophy and promote the recovery of facial para-lysis in patients with peripheral facial paralysis. However, there is still a lack of specific and unified technical standards for facial nerve training, which results in a variety of clinical training methods and uneven levels. In order to standardize the application of facial nerve function training technology for nursing staff, the study convened relevant domestic experts, based on evidence-based combination with the disease characteristics of peripheral facial paralysis and expert clinical experience, conducted in-depth interviews with experts, expert correspondence and expert meetings, and finally formulated the expert consensus on facial nerve function training in patients with peripheral facial paralysis. Overall, suggestions for standardizing the timing, training methods, evaluation methods, health education and other aspects were provided for clinical reference.

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