The Facial Nerve

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Thieme, 2000 - 877 pages
Here is the definitive, long-awaited second edition of the classic text on the facial nerve. It serves as the comprehensive reference source on facial nerve disorders, prognosis and treatment.

Reviews of the first edition:

"There is no question that this is a landmark book...Each chapter is a complete unit in itself" -- Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery

"I fully recommend this to all physicians who deal with the facial nerve...well written, well illustrated and well referenced...I certainly would include this book in all otolaryngologists' libraries... definitive"-- American Journal of Otolaryngology

 

Contents

APPLIED BASIC SCIENCE AND CLINICAL FUNDAMENTALS
1
Histopathology of the Facial Nerve in the Temporal Bone
127
Clinicopathologic Correlations
153
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE PATIENT WITH FACIAL PARALYSIS
179
Diagnosis and Prognosis
213
Diagnostic Role and Clinicopathologic Correlations
231
Reporting Recovery of Facial Function
275
MANAGEMENT OF THE PATIENT WITH FACIAL PARALYSIS
295
Selective Myectomy
467
Microvascular Decompression
483
The Facial Nerve and the Congenitally Malformed Middle Ear
505
Skull Base Surgery
535
REHABILITATION TECHNIQUES FOR ACUTE
551
Nerve Repair
571
XIIVII HookUp XIIVII Jump Graft and CrossFace Graft
611
Temporalis Masseter and Digastric
635

Idiopathic Bells Palsy Herpes Zoster Cephalicus and other Facial Nerve Disorders
319
Facial Nerve Disorders in Newborns and Children
339
External Surgical and Iatrogenic
367
Otitis Media Cholesteatoma Necrotizing External Otitis
385
Osteopetrosis and other Bone Disorders Causing Facial Palsy
409
Central Nervous System Origin of Facial Paralysis
423
Botulinum A Toxin
441
Free Muscle Transfers for Facial Paralysis
667
Nose and Mouth
775
Dual Systems by Combining Procedures
797
Enhancing Facial Appearance with Cosmetic Camouflage
819
Support Groups and Resources for the Facial Palsy Patient
835
A Patient Shares Her Experience after Acoustic Tumor Surgery
849
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