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  • Title: Oral-Ocular Synkinesis in a 21-Year Old Female Head Trauma Patient Following Facial Nerve Decompression Surgery.
    Author: Abbas KS, Dong V, Ha NX, Ragheb MS, Brown A, Al-Manaseer B, Shehata J, Raut A, Minh LHN, Biala M, Huy NT.
    Journal: J Craniofac Surg; ; 32(8):e778-e780. PubMed ID: 34665787.
    Abstract:
    Facial synkinesis can happen as a negative event following the recovery of facial nerve paralysis. In this case report, five months after right facial nerve decompression surgery following right sided head trauma, a 21-year-old female patient developed oral-ocular synkinesis. During her attempt to voluntarily smile, she experienced uncontrolled winking of her right eye. Exercise therapy was used as a treatment modality which largely improved her facial nerve function and decreased her synkinesis. As a treatment modality, exercise therapy was used which saw a great improvement in both her facial nerve function and decreased her synkinesis.
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