Axonal branching and recovery of coordinated muscle activity after transsection of the facial nerve in adult rats

Axonal branching and recovery of coordinated muscle activity after transsection of the facial nerve in adult rats

Author
Doychin N. Angelov, Wolfram F. Neiss, Orlando Guntinas-Lichius, …
Publication Year
2005
Publisher
Springer
Language
English
Document Type
Book
Faculty / Subject Heading
Medical Science

Facial nerve surgery inevitably leads to partial pareses, abnormally associated movements and pathologically altered reflexes. The reason for this "post-paralytic syndrome" is the misdirected reinnervation of targets


Keywords: Biomedical and life sciences / Autologous olfactory mucosa / Axonal regrowth / Cytoskeleton / Facial pareses / Influence / Muscle / Neuronal regeneration / Peripheral nerve regeneration / Regeneration