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Abnormality of facial musculature

MedGen UID:
871369
•Concept ID:
C4025865
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Abnormality of facial muscles; Facial muscle issue
 
HPO: HP:0000301

Definition

An anomaly of a muscle that is innervated by the facial nerve (the seventh cranial nerve). [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

A Review of the Cleft Lip/Palate Literature Reveals That Differential Diagnosis of the Facial Skeleton and Musculature is Essential to Achieve All Treatment Goals.
Berkowitz S
J Craniofac Surg 2015 Jun;26(4):1143-50. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001592. PMID: 26080145
Diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular disorders.
Gauer RL, Semidey MJ
Am Fam Physician 2015 Mar 15;91(6):378-86. PMID: 25822556
Nasal malformations associated with unilateral cleft lip. Accurate diagnosis and management.
Talmant JC
Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg 1993 Sep;27(3):183-91. doi: 10.3109/02844319309078110. PMID: 8272769

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Interaction of the craniofacial complex and velopharyngeal musculature on speech resonance in children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: An MRI analysis.
Kollara L, Baylis AL, Kirschner RE, Bates DG, Smith M, Fang X, Perry JL
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2021 Jan;74(1):174-182. Epub 2020 Aug 8 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2020.08.005. PMID: 32855100
Investigating Facial Nerve Stimulation After Cochlear Implantation in Adult and Pediatric Recipients.
Alzhrani F, Halawani R, Basodan S, Hudeib R
Laryngoscope 2021 Feb;131(2):374-379. Epub 2020 Mar 28 doi: 10.1002/lary.28632. PMID: 32222081
Electromyographic evaluation of the facial and motor donor nerves before facial reanimation surgery in Moebius syndrome.
Telich-Tarriba JE, Cárdenas-Mejía A
Cir Cir 2020;88(1):71-75. doi: 10.24875/CIRU.19000999. PMID: 31967597
Imaging of Cranial Nerves III, IV, VI in Congenital Cranial Dysinnervation Disorders.
Kim JH, Hwang JM
Korean J Ophthalmol 2017 Jun;31(3):183-193. Epub 2017 May 12 doi: 10.3341/kjo.2017.0024. PMID: 28534340Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular disorders.
Gauer RL, Semidey MJ
Am Fam Physician 2015 Mar 15;91(6):378-86. PMID: 25822556

Diagnosis

Further delineation of MYO18B-related autosomal recessive Klippel-Feil syndrome with myopathy and facial dysmorphism.
Altuame FD, Haldeman-Englert C, Cupler E, Al Muhaizea MA, Al-Zaidan HI, Hashem M, Alkuraya FS
Am J Med Genet A 2021 Feb;185(2):370-376. Epub 2020 Nov 11 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61957. PMID: 33179433
Tissue engineering strategies combining molecular targets against inflammation and fibrosis, and umbilical cord blood stem cells to improve hampered muscle and skin regeneration following cleft repair.
Schreurs M, Suttorp CM, Mutsaers HAM, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Von den Hoff JW, Ongkosuwito EM, Carvajal Monroy PL, Wagener FADTG
Med Res Rev 2020 Jan;40(1):9-26. Epub 2019 May 18 doi: 10.1002/med.21594. PMID: 31104334Free PMC Article
Imaging of Cranial Nerves III, IV, VI in Congenital Cranial Dysinnervation Disorders.
Kim JH, Hwang JM
Korean J Ophthalmol 2017 Jun;31(3):183-193. Epub 2017 May 12 doi: 10.3341/kjo.2017.0024. PMID: 28534340Free PMC Article
Craniofacial Manifestations in Severe Nemaline Myopathy.
Xue Y, Magoulas PL, Wirthlin JO, Buchanan EP
J Craniofac Surg 2017 May;28(3):e258-e260. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003483. PMID: 28468212
Diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular disorders.
Gauer RL, Semidey MJ
Am Fam Physician 2015 Mar 15;91(6):378-86. PMID: 25822556

Therapy

Investigating Facial Nerve Stimulation After Cochlear Implantation in Adult and Pediatric Recipients.
Alzhrani F, Halawani R, Basodan S, Hudeib R
Laryngoscope 2021 Feb;131(2):374-379. Epub 2020 Mar 28 doi: 10.1002/lary.28632. PMID: 32222081
Maxillomandibular advancement for obstructive sleep apnea.
Li KK
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2011 Mar;69(3):687-94. Epub 2010 Dec 24 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2010.09.014. PMID: 21185642
Expansion of the phenotypic profile of the young child with XXY.
Samango-Sprouse C
Pediatr Endocrinol Rev 2010 Dec;8 Suppl 1:160-8. PMID: 21217608
Dynamic commissural splint.
Nair CK, Sivagami G, Kunnekel AT, Naidu ME
Indian J Dent Res 2008 Apr-Jun;19(2):165-8. doi: 10.4103/0970-9290.40475. PMID: 18445938
Nonsurgical correction of nasal deformity in unilateral complete cleft lip: a 6-year follow-up.
Bennun RD, Perandones C, Sepliarsky VA, Chantiri SN, Aguirre MI, Dogliotti PL
Plast Reconstr Surg 1999 Sep;104(3):616-30. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199909030-00002. PMID: 10456510

Prognosis

Prevention of oral and maxillofacial trauma secondary to orofacial dyskinesias associated with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis: a case series.
Chadwick JW, Brooks PJ, Singh JM, Lam DK
BMC Oral Health 2021 Oct 10;21(1):511. doi: 10.1186/s12903-021-01783-x. PMID: 34629072Free PMC Article
Further delineation of MYO18B-related autosomal recessive Klippel-Feil syndrome with myopathy and facial dysmorphism.
Altuame FD, Haldeman-Englert C, Cupler E, Al Muhaizea MA, Al-Zaidan HI, Hashem M, Alkuraya FS
Am J Med Genet A 2021 Feb;185(2):370-376. Epub 2020 Nov 11 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61957. PMID: 33179433
Nocturnal lagophthalmos in children with urofacial syndrome (Ochoa): a novel sign.
Mermerkaya M, Süer E, Öztürk E, Gülpınar Ö, Gökçe Mİ, Yalçındağ FN, Soygür T, Burgu B
Eur J Pediatr 2014 May;173(5):661-5. Epub 2013 Nov 19 doi: 10.1007/s00431-013-2172-7. PMID: 24248520
Macrostomia: a spectrum of deformity.
Buonocore S, Broer PN, Walker ME, da Silva Freitas R, Franco D, Alonso N
Ann Plast Surg 2014 Mar;72(3):363-8. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31826aefdf. PMID: 23657042
An evaluation of surgical outcome of bilateral cleft lip surgery using a modified Millard's (Fork Flap) technique.
Adeyemo WL, James O, Adeyemi MO, Ogunlewe MO, Ladeinde AL, Butali A, Taiwo OA, Emeka CI, Ayodele AO, Ugwumba CU
Afr J Paediatr Surg 2013 Oct-Dec;10(4):307-10. doi: 10.4103/0189-6725.125419. PMID: 24469478Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Further delineation of MYO18B-related autosomal recessive Klippel-Feil syndrome with myopathy and facial dysmorphism.
Altuame FD, Haldeman-Englert C, Cupler E, Al Muhaizea MA, Al-Zaidan HI, Hashem M, Alkuraya FS
Am J Med Genet A 2021 Feb;185(2):370-376. Epub 2020 Nov 11 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61957. PMID: 33179433
Investigating Facial Nerve Stimulation After Cochlear Implantation in Adult and Pediatric Recipients.
Alzhrani F, Halawani R, Basodan S, Hudeib R
Laryngoscope 2021 Feb;131(2):374-379. Epub 2020 Mar 28 doi: 10.1002/lary.28632. PMID: 32222081
Congenital facial palsy and emotion processing: The case of Moebius syndrome.
De Stefani E, Nicolini Y, Belluardo M, Ferrari PF
Genes Brain Behav 2019 Jan;18(1):e12548. doi: 10.1111/gbb.12548. PMID: 30604920
Expansion of the phenotypic profile of the young child with XXY.
Samango-Sprouse C
Pediatr Endocrinol Rev 2010 Dec;8 Suppl 1:160-8. PMID: 21217608
Clinical observations of cleft lip and palate.
Precious DS, Delaire J
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1993 Feb;75(2):141-51. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(93)90084-h. PMID: 8426712

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