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Stimulation of Trigeminal Afferents Improves Motor Recovery After Facial Nerve Injury

Functional, Electrophysiological and Morphological Proofs

Authors:

  1. Emmanouil Skouras

    1. , Dept. of Trauma, Reconstruc.Surgery, Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany

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  2. Stoyan Pavlov

    1. , Department of Anatomy, Histology, Embryo, Medical University Varna, Varna, Bulgaria

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  3. Habib Bendella

    1. , Zentrum Anatomie, Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany

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  4. Doychin N. Angelov

    1. , Zentrum Anatomie, Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany

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  • The recovery of mimic function after facial nerve transection is still poor and research for better results much needed
  • Written by experts in facial nerve reconstruction with immediate potential for clinical rehabilitation following facial nerve reconstruction
  • D.N.Angelov is a well known author in this field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology (ADVSANAT, volume 213)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Emmanouil Skouras, Stoyan Pavlov, Habib Bendella, Doychin N. Angelov
    Pages 1-2

  3. Materials and Methods

    • Emmanouil Skouras, Stoyan Pavlov, Habib Bendella, Doychin N. Angelov
    Pages 3-42

  4. Results

    • Emmanouil Skouras, Stoyan Pavlov, Habib Bendella, Doychin N. Angelov
    Pages 43-67

  5. Discussion

    • Emmanouil Skouras, Stoyan Pavlov, Habib Bendella, Doychin N. Angelov
    Pages 69-89

  6. Conclusion

    • Emmanouil Skouras, Stoyan Pavlov, Habib Bendella, Doychin N. Angelov
    Pages 91-91

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 93-110
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Recovery of mimic function after facial nerve transection is poor: the successful regrowth of axotomized motoneurons to their targets is compromised by (i) poor axonal navigation and excessive collateral branching, (ii) abnormal exchange of nerve impulses between adjacent regrowing axons and (iii) insufficient synaptic input to facial motoneurons. As a result, axotomized motoneurons get hyperexcitable and unable to discharge. Since improvement of growth cone navigation and reduction of the ephaptic cross-talk between axons turn out be very difficult, the authorsa concentrated on the third detrimental component and proposed that an intensification of the trigeminal input to axotomized electrophysiologically silent facial motoneurons might improve specificity of reinnervation. To test the hypothesis they compared behavioral, electrophysiological and morphological parameters after single reconstructive surgery on the facial nerve with those obtained after identical facial nerve surgery, but combined with direct or indirect stimulation of the ipsilateral infraorbital (ION) nerve.  The authors found that in all cases trigeminal stimulation was beneficial for the outcome by improving the quality of target reinnervation and recovery of vibrissal motor performance.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • , Dept. of Trauma, Reconstruc.Surgery, Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany

    Emmanouil Skouras

  • , Department of Anatomy, Histology, Embryo, Medical University Varna, Varna, Bulgaria

    Stoyan Pavlov

  • , Zentrum Anatomie, Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany

    Habib Bendella, Doychin N. Angelov

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Stimulation of Trigeminal Afferents Improves Motor Recovery After Facial Nerve Injury

  • Book Subtitle: Functional, Electrophysiological and Morphological Proofs

  • Authors: Emmanouil Skouras, Stoyan Pavlov, Habib Bendella, Doychin N. Angelov

  • Series Title: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33311-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-33310-1Published: 16 December 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-33311-8Published: 15 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0301-5556

  • Series E-ISSN: 2192-7065

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 110

  • Topics: Neurosciences, Neurosurgery

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