Hemihypoglossal-facial nerve anastomosis: results and electromyographic characterization

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00064203:_____/22:10427948 RIV/00216208:11110/22:10427948 RIV/00216208:11120/22:43921588 RIV/00216208:11130/22:10427948

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-021-06893-4" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-021-06893-4</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00405-021-06893-4" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00405-021-06893-4</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Hemihypoglossal-facial nerve anastomosis: results and electromyographic characterization

Original language description

INTRODUCTION: The facial nerve surgery belongs to the basic procedures during lateral skull base approaches. Its damage has serious medical and psychological consequences, and therefore mastery of reconstruction and correction techniques should belong to the repertoire of skull base surgeons. The goal of this study was to demonstrate usefulness of electromyographic follow-up in facial nerve reconstruction. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 16 patients underwent hemihypoglossal-facial anastomosis between 2005 and 2017. Most of the primary lesions came from vestibular schwannoma surgery. All patients were examined with electromyography and scored according to the House-Brackmann and IOWA grading scales. Function of the tongue has been evaluated. RESULTS: Ten patients achieved definitive House-Brackmann grade 3 score (62.5%). We did not observe any association with the patient&apos;s age, previous irradiation and the etiology of the damage. Electromyography showed pathological spontaneous activity after the first surgery. Incipient regeneration potentials were detected in 4-17 months (average 7.6) and reached maximum in 6.5-18 months (average 16). Electromyographic assessment of the effect of tongue movement showed better mimic voluntary activity by swallowing or by moving the tongue up. There was no relationship between the start of activity and the interval to achieving maximal activity. CONCLUSION: Hemihypoglossal-facial nerve anastomosis is a safe procedure and it is an optimal solution for cases lacking a proximal stump or in the case of reconstruction in the second stage. Electromyography can predict initial reinnervation activity after reconstructive procedures. During subsequent follow-up it can help to discover insufficiently recovering patients, however clinical characteristics are crucial.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30210 - Clinical neurology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

ISSN

0937-4477

e-ISSN

1434-4726

Volume of the periodical

279

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

467-479

UT code for WoS article

000654093400004

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85106399632