Post-surgery Rehabilitative Intervention Based on Imitation Therapy and Mouth-Hand Motor Synergies Provides Better Outcomes in Smile Production in Children and Adults With Long Term Facial Paralysis

Post-surgery Rehabilitative Intervention Based on Imitation Therapy and Mouth-Hand Motor Synergies Provides Better Outcomes in Smile Production in Children and Adults With Long Term Facial Paralysis

Rehabilitation after free gracilis muscle transfer (smile surgery, SS) is crucial for a functional recovery of the smiling skill, mitigating social and psychological problems resulting from facial paralysis. We compared two post-SS rehabilitation treatments: the traditional based on teeth clenching...

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Main Authors: Elisa De Stefani, Anna Barbot, Cecilia Zannoni, Mauro Belluardo, Chiara Bertolini, Rita Cosoli, Bernardo Bianchi, Andrea Ferri, Francesca Zito, Michela Bergonzani, Arianna Schiano Lomoriello, Paola Sessa, Pier Francesco Ferrari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
hand-mouth synergies
smile surgery
free gracilis muscle transfer
Moebius syndrome
mirror neurons
action observation (AO)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.757523/full

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