RESUMO

Congenital facial palsy is a devastating deformity. At present time there are no reports of the early treatment of this disorder. The treatment may be to supply contralateral auto reinnervation to the affected muscles through a sural-facial nerve graft enhanced by electric field stimulation. The purpose of this paper is to report 5 cases of congenital facial palsy treated by a crossed sural-facial nerve graft, enhanced by electric field stimulation. One year after surgery, clinical and electrodiagnostic examinations indicate appropriate reinnervation activity in all the patients.

Assuntos

Terapia por Estimulação Elétrica , Nervo Facial/cirurgia , Paralisia Facial/terapia , Nervo Sural/transplante , Terapia Combinada , Eletromiografia , Nervo Facial/fisiologia , Paralisia Facial/congênito , Seguimentos , Humanos , Lactente