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Abnormality of muscle of facial expression

MedGen UID:
892899
•Concept ID:
C4073201
•
Finding
Synonym: Abnormality of musculature of facial expression
 
HPO: HP:0430019

Definition

An abnormality of any of the muscles of facial expression, which are innervated by the seventh (VII) cranial nerve and control facial expression. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Meige's syndrome: History, epidemiology, clinical features, pathogenesis and treatment.
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Facial Plast Surg 2012 Dec;28(6):603-10. Epub 2012 Nov 27 doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1329935. PMID: 23188688
Management of synkinesis.
Husseman J, Mehta RP
Facial Plast Surg 2008 May;24(2):242-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1075840. PMID: 18470836

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Bell Palsy: Rapid Evidence Review.
Dalrymple SN, Row JH, Gazewood J
Am Fam Physician 2023 Apr;107(4):415-420. PMID: 37054419
Congenital myasthenic syndromes.
Finsterer J
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2019 Feb 26;14(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s13023-019-1025-5. PMID: 30808424Free PMC Article
Myomodulation with Injectable Fillers: An Innovative Approach to Addressing Facial Muscle Movement.
de Maio M
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Management of synkinesis.
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Facial Plast Surg 2008 May;24(2):242-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1075840. PMID: 18470836
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Prognosis

Bell Palsy: Rapid Evidence Review.
Dalrymple SN, Row JH, Gazewood J
Am Fam Physician 2023 Apr;107(4):415-420. PMID: 37054419
Down syndrome as a cause of abnormalities in the craniofacial region: A systematic literature review.
Kaczorowska N, Kaczorowski K, Laskowska J, Mikulewicz M
Adv Clin Exp Med 2019 Nov;28(11):1587-1592. doi: 10.17219/acem/112785. PMID: 31778604
Acquired Abnormalities of the Temporomandibular Joint.
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Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2018 Feb;30(1):83-96. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2017.08.005. PMID: 29153240
Distal myopathy.
Satoyoshi E
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The facial tics.
Harrison MS
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Clinical prediction guides

Spontaneous, Voluntary, and Reflex Blinking in Clinical Practice.
Valls-Sole J
J Clin Neurophysiol 2019 Nov;36(6):415-421. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000561. PMID: 31688324
Congenital facial palsy and emotion processing: The case of Moebius syndrome.
De Stefani E, Nicolini Y, Belluardo M, Ferrari PF
Genes Brain Behav 2019 Jan;18(1):e12548. doi: 10.1111/gbb.12548. PMID: 30604920
Acquired Abnormalities of the Temporomandibular Joint.
Chouinard AF, Kaban LB, Peacock ZS
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2018 Feb;30(1):83-96. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2017.08.005. PMID: 29153240
Oculonasal synkinesis.
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Oral-pharyngeal development and evaluation.
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Recent systematic reviews

The neuro-pathophysiology of temporomandibular disorders-related pain: a systematic review of structural and functional MRI studies.
Yin Y, He S, Xu J, You W, Li Q, Long J, Luo L, Kemp GJ, Sweeney JA, Li F, Chen S, Gong Q
J Headache Pain 2020 Jun 19;21(1):78. doi: 10.1186/s10194-020-01131-4. PMID: 32560622Free PMC Article
Down syndrome as a cause of abnormalities in the craniofacial region: A systematic literature review.
Kaczorowska N, Kaczorowski K, Laskowska J, Mikulewicz M
Adv Clin Exp Med 2019 Nov;28(11):1587-1592. doi: 10.17219/acem/112785. PMID: 31778604
Congenital myasthenic syndromes.
Finsterer J
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2019 Feb 26;14(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s13023-019-1025-5. PMID: 30808424Free PMC Article
Development of the jaw sensorimotor control and chewing - a systematic review.
Almotairy N, Kumar A, Trulsson M, Grigoriadis A
Physiol Behav 2018 Oct 1;194:456-465. Epub 2018 Jun 28 doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.06.037. PMID: 29960013
Frontalis-Orbicularis Muscle Advancement for Correction of Upper Eyelid Ptosis: A Systematic Literature Review.
Cruz AAV, Akaishi APMS
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2018 Nov/Dec;34(6):510-515. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001145. PMID: 29958196

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