The rehabilitation of the tongue in hypoglossal-facial anastomosis

UNLABELLED: End to end hypoglossal-facial nerve anastomosis (tt HFA) is a traditional technique for rehabilitation of facial palsy. The sacrifice of the hypoglossal nerve generates a paralysis and an atrophy of the tongue which is thought to lead to speech, chewing and swallowing disorders. In a previous study, we demonstrated that tt HFA does not lead to speech disorders (Gatignol et al 2003).

OBJECTIVES: In this work, we were interested in the functional consequences of the lingual atrophy and in the possibilities of rehabilitation with early therapy.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: Nine patients were distributed in two groups, in one patients received a specific and early lingual rehabilitation in the other no specific treatment. These two groups (paired with control subjects) were subjected to a series of tests studying the motor function, the articulation (using palatograms).

RESULTS: This study highlights the interest of early rehabilitation of the tongue in the first post-operative days. Early rehabilitation was associated with a reduction in lingual atrophy, an improvement in motility of the tongue thus generating a better management of saliva and stagnant food in the oral vestibule on the paralysed side.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2006

Erschienen:

2006

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:127

Enthalten in:

Revue de laryngologie - otologie - rhinologie - 127(2006), 5 vom: 01., Seite 327-33

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

La rééducation de la langue dans l'anastomose hypoglosso-faciale

Beteiligte Personen:

Gatignol, P [VerfasserIn]
Cortadellas, A L [VerfasserIn]
Grandi, S [VerfasserIn]
Tankere, F [VerfasserIn]
Lobryeau, C [VerfasserIn]
Wilier, J C [VerfasserIn]
Lamas, G [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Comparative Study
Evaluation Study
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.05.2007

Date Revised 10.12.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM169576159