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Abnormality of muscle of facial expression

MedGen UID:
892899
•Concept ID:
C4073201
•
Finding
Synonym: Abnormality of musculature of facial expression
 
HPO: HP:0430019

Definition

An abnormality of any of the muscles of facial expression, which are innervated by the seventh (VII) cranial nerve and control facial expression. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of velopharyngeal competence.
Senders CW
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2001 Feb;9(1):27-35. PMID: 11465004
Management of aging neck.
Brennan HG, Koch RJ
Facial Plast Surg 1996 Jul;12(3):241-55. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1082415. PMID: 9243993
Botulinum toxin treatment of hemifacial spasm.
Elston JS
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1986 Jul;49(7):827-9. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.49.7.827. PMID: 3746313Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Myomodulation with Injectable Fillers: An Innovative Approach to Addressing Facial Muscle Movement.
de Maio M
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2018 Jun;42(3):798-814. Epub 2018 Mar 16 doi: 10.1007/s00266-018-1116-z. PMID: 29549406Free PMC Article
Repair of the Malpositioned Lower Lid.
Chan D, Sokoya M, Ducic Y
Facial Plast Surg 2017 Dec;33(6):598-605. Epub 2017 Dec 1 doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1608711. PMID: 29195240
Management of velopharyngeal competence.
Senders CW
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2001 Feb;9(1):27-35. PMID: 11465004
Botulinum toxin treatment of hemifacial spasm.
Elston JS
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1986 Jul;49(7):827-9. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.49.7.827. PMID: 3746313Free PMC Article
Cleft lip.
Randall P
Clin Plast Surg 1975 Apr;2(2):215-33. PMID: 1097157

Diagnosis

Bell Palsy: Rapid Evidence Review.
Dalrymple SN, Row JH, Gazewood J
Am Fam Physician 2023 Apr;107(4):415-420. PMID: 37054419
Lethal multiple pterygium syndrome.
Mohtisham FS, Sallam A, Shawli A
BMJ Case Rep 2019 May 8;12(5) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-229045. PMID: 31068350Free PMC Article
Repair of the Malpositioned Lower Lid.
Chan D, Sokoya M, Ducic Y
Facial Plast Surg 2017 Dec;33(6):598-605. Epub 2017 Dec 1 doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1608711. PMID: 29195240
Management of velopharyngeal competence.
Senders CW
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2001 Feb;9(1):27-35. PMID: 11465004
Prader-Willi syndrome.
Cassidy SB
Curr Probl Pediatr 1984 Jan;14(1):1-55. doi: 10.1016/0045-9380(84)90043-4. PMID: 6365470

Therapy

Bell Palsy: Rapid Evidence Review.
Dalrymple SN, Row JH, Gazewood J
Am Fam Physician 2023 Apr;107(4):415-420. PMID: 37054419
Congenital myasthenic syndromes.
Finsterer J
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2019 Feb 26;14(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s13023-019-1025-5. PMID: 30808424Free PMC Article
Myomodulation with Injectable Fillers: An Innovative Approach to Addressing Facial Muscle Movement.
de Maio M
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2018 Jun;42(3):798-814. Epub 2018 Mar 16 doi: 10.1007/s00266-018-1116-z. PMID: 29549406Free PMC Article
Botulinum toxin type A: implications in wound healing, facial cutaneous scarring, and cleft lip repair.
Al-Qattan MM, Al-Shanawani BN, Alshomer F
Ann Saudi Med 2013 Sep-Oct;33(5):482-8. doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2013.482. PMID: 24188943Free PMC Article
Cleft lip and cleft rhinoplasty complications.
Kim JE, Sykes JM, Shaye DA
Facial Plast Surg 2012 Jun;28(3):318-22. Epub 2012 Jun 21 doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1312699. PMID: 22723233

Prognosis

Bell Palsy: Rapid Evidence Review.
Dalrymple SN, Row JH, Gazewood J
Am Fam Physician 2023 Apr;107(4):415-420. PMID: 37054419
Lethal multiple pterygium syndrome.
Mohtisham FS, Sallam A, Shawli A
BMJ Case Rep 2019 May 8;12(5) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-229045. PMID: 31068350Free PMC Article
Repair of the Malpositioned Lower Lid.
Chan D, Sokoya M, Ducic Y
Facial Plast Surg 2017 Dec;33(6):598-605. Epub 2017 Dec 1 doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1608711. PMID: 29195240
Episodic Excessive Blinking in Children.
Mali YP, Simon JW, Chaudhri I, Zobal-Ratner J, Barry GP
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2016 Jan-Feb;53(1):22-4. doi: 10.3928/01913913-20150929-18. PMID: 26835998
Management of velopharyngeal competence.
Senders CW
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2001 Feb;9(1):27-35. PMID: 11465004

Clinical prediction guides

A single hypoglossal nerve for bilateral smile reconstruction in Möbius syndrome.
Amer TA
J Craniofac Surg 2010 Nov;21(6):1926-7. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181f4edb2. PMID: 21119457
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
The anatomy of the philtrum: observations made on dissections in the normal lip.
Briedis J, Jackson IT
Br J Plast Surg 1981 Apr;34(2):128-32. doi: 10.1016/s0007-1226(81)80077-x. PMID: 7236966
The gustofacial response: observation on normal and anencephalic newborn infants.
Steiner JE
Symp Oral Sens Percept 1973;(4):254-78. PMID: 4612820
OBSERVATIONS ON THE PATHOLOGY OF THE MOEBIUS SYNDROME.
PITNER SE, EDWARDS JE, MCCORMICK WF
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1965 Aug;28(4):362-74. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.28.4.362. PMID: 14338126Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

The neuro-pathophysiology of temporomandibular disorders-related pain: a systematic review of structural and functional MRI studies.
Yin Y, He S, Xu J, You W, Li Q, Long J, Luo L, Kemp GJ, Sweeney JA, Li F, Chen S, Gong Q
J Headache Pain 2020 Jun 19;21(1):78. doi: 10.1186/s10194-020-01131-4. PMID: 32560622Free PMC Article
Down syndrome as a cause of abnormalities in the craniofacial region: A systematic literature review.
Kaczorowska N, Kaczorowski K, Laskowska J, Mikulewicz M
Adv Clin Exp Med 2019 Nov;28(11):1587-1592. doi: 10.17219/acem/112785. PMID: 31778604
Congenital myasthenic syndromes.
Finsterer J
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2019 Feb 26;14(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s13023-019-1025-5. PMID: 30808424Free PMC Article
Development of the jaw sensorimotor control and chewing - a systematic review.
Almotairy N, Kumar A, Trulsson M, Grigoriadis A
Physiol Behav 2018 Oct 1;194:456-465. Epub 2018 Jun 28 doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.06.037. PMID: 29960013
Frontalis-Orbicularis Muscle Advancement for Correction of Upper Eyelid Ptosis: A Systematic Literature Review.
Cruz AAV, Akaishi APMS
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2018 Nov/Dec;34(6):510-515. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001145. PMID: 29958196

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