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Synkinesis

MedGen UID:
68594
•Concept ID:
C0234362
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonym: Synkineses
SNOMED CT: Synkinesis (54685005); Synkinesia (54685005)
 
HPO: HP:0034980

Definition

Unintentional movement in one area of the body produced during intentional movement of another area of the body. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Effect of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation in the treatment of dysfunctions in facial paralysis: a systematic literature review.
Silva MC, Oliveira MT, Azevedo-Santos IF, DeSantana JM
Braz J Phys Ther 2022 Nov-Dec;26(6):100454. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2022.100454. PMID: 36279766Free PMC Article
Facial Rehabilitation: Evaluation and Treatment Strategies for the Patient with Facial Palsy.
Robinson MW, Baiungo J
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2018 Dec;51(6):1151-1167. Epub 2018 Sep 24 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2018.07.011. PMID: 30262166
Botulinum toxin treatment for facial palsy: A systematic review.
Cooper L, Lui M, Nduka C
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2017 Jun;70(6):833-841. Epub 2017 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2017.01.009. PMID: 28389084

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Minimization of facial synkinesis.
Tikhtman R, Hsieh TY
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023 Oct 1;31(5):293-299. Epub 2023 Aug 17 doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000920. PMID: 37610981
Approach to Facial Weakness.
Wang Y, Cruz CD, Stern BJ
Semin Neurol 2021 Dec;41(6):673-685. Epub 2021 Nov 26 doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1726358. PMID: 34826871
Antiviral treatment for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis).
Gagyor I, Madhok VB, Daly F, Sullivan F
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 Sep 5;9(9):CD001869. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001869.pub9. PMID: 31486071Free PMC Article
Physical therapy for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis).
Teixeira LJ, Valbuza JS, Prado GF
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Dec 7;(12):CD006283. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006283.pub3. PMID: 22161401
Management of synkinesis.
Husseman J, Mehta RP
Facial Plast Surg 2008 May;24(2):242-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1075840. PMID: 18470836

Diagnosis

Bell Palsy: Rapid Evidence Review.
Dalrymple SN, Row JH, Gazewood J
Am Fam Physician 2023 Apr;107(4):415-420. PMID: 37054419
Visual Neurolaryngology.
Thomas JP
Adv Otorhinolaryngol 2020;85:10-17. Epub 2020 Nov 9 doi: 10.1159/000456679. PMID: 33166977
Acute Peripheral Facial Palsy: Recent Guidelines and a Systematic Review of the Literature.
Kim SJ, Lee HY
J Korean Med Sci 2020 Aug 3;35(30):e245. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e245. PMID: 32743989Free PMC Article
Antiviral treatment for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis).
Gagyor I, Madhok VB, Daly F, Sullivan F
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 Sep 5;9(9):CD001869. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001869.pub9. PMID: 31486071Free PMC Article
Physical therapy for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis).
Teixeira LJ, Valbuza JS, Prado GF
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Dec 7;(12):CD006283. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006283.pub3. PMID: 22161401

Therapy

Bell Palsy: Rapid Evidence Review.
Dalrymple SN, Row JH, Gazewood J
Am Fam Physician 2023 Apr;107(4):415-420. PMID: 37054419
Effect of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation in the treatment of dysfunctions in facial paralysis: a systematic literature review.
Silva MC, Oliveira MT, Azevedo-Santos IF, DeSantana JM
Braz J Phys Ther 2022 Nov-Dec;26(6):100454. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2022.100454. PMID: 36279766Free PMC Article
Acute Peripheral Facial Palsy: Recent Guidelines and a Systematic Review of the Literature.
Kim SJ, Lee HY
J Korean Med Sci 2020 Aug 3;35(30):e245. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e245. PMID: 32743989Free PMC Article
Botulinum toxin treatment for facial palsy: A systematic review.
Cooper L, Lui M, Nduka C
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2017 Jun;70(6):833-841. Epub 2017 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2017.01.009. PMID: 28389084
Physical therapy for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis).
Teixeira LJ, Valbuza JS, Prado GF
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Dec 7;(12):CD006283. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006283.pub3. PMID: 22161401

Prognosis

Bell Palsy: Rapid Evidence Review.
Dalrymple SN, Row JH, Gazewood J
Am Fam Physician 2023 Apr;107(4):415-420. PMID: 37054419
Approach to Facial Weakness.
Wang Y, Cruz CD, Stern BJ
Semin Neurol 2021 Dec;41(6):673-685. Epub 2021 Nov 26 doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1726358. PMID: 34826871
Normal and abnormal spontaneous activity.
Rubin DI
Handb Clin Neurol 2019;160:257-279. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64032-1.00017-5. PMID: 31277853
Bell's Palsy.
Vakharia K, Vakharia K
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2016 Feb;24(1):1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2015.08.001. PMID: 26611696
Contemporary management of Bell palsy.
Jowett N, Hadlock TA
Facial Plast Surg 2015 Apr;31(2):93-102. Epub 2015 May 8 doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1549040. PMID: 25958893

Clinical prediction guides

The undesirable wink.
Backiavathy V, Pal S, Poonam NS, Subramanian N
Indian J Ophthalmol 2022 Jun;70(6):2211. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1262_22. PMID: 35648031Free PMC Article
Antiviral treatment for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis).
Gagyor I, Madhok VB, Daly F, Sullivan F
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 Sep 5;9(9):CD001869. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001869.pub9. PMID: 31486071Free PMC Article
Botulinum toxin treatment for facial palsy: A systematic review.
Cooper L, Lui M, Nduka C
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2017 Jun;70(6):833-841. Epub 2017 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2017.01.009. PMID: 28389084
Physical therapy for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis).
Teixeira LJ, Valbuza JS, Prado GF
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Dec 7;(12):CD006283. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006283.pub3. PMID: 22161401
Oculonasal synkinesis.
Guyuron B, Bokhari F, Galloway DV, Thomas T
Plast Reconstr Surg 1994 Aug;94(2):251-3. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199408000-00005. PMID: 8041815

Recent systematic reviews

Effect of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation in the treatment of dysfunctions in facial paralysis: a systematic literature review.
Silva MC, Oliveira MT, Azevedo-Santos IF, DeSantana JM
Braz J Phys Ther 2022 Nov-Dec;26(6):100454. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2022.100454. PMID: 36279766Free PMC Article
Acute Peripheral Facial Palsy: Recent Guidelines and a Systematic Review of the Literature.
Kim SJ, Lee HY
J Korean Med Sci 2020 Aug 3;35(30):e245. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e245. PMID: 32743989Free PMC Article
Antiviral treatment for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis).
Gagyor I, Madhok VB, Daly F, Sullivan F
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 Sep 5;9(9):CD001869. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001869.pub9. PMID: 31486071Free PMC Article
Botulinum toxin treatment for facial palsy: A systematic review.
Cooper L, Lui M, Nduka C
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2017 Jun;70(6):833-841. Epub 2017 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2017.01.009. PMID: 28389084
Physical therapy for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis).
Teixeira LJ, Valbuza JS, Prado GF
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Dec 7;(12):CD006283. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006283.pub3. PMID: 22161401

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