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Facial Paralysis - Thermal Patterns
Published Jul 1, 2015 · I. Cojocaru, M. Cojocaru, Ileana Ciobanu
Applied Mechanics and Materials
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Abstract
Facial paralysis is a common affliction for the Rehabilitation Medicine practitioner. This type of paralysis is a very disabling condition. The lost sensation and muscle control in the territory of the facial nerve can cause difficulty in speech, swallowing, closing the eye (it can cause blindness if not tended carefully), it ca also cause vertigo (sometimes it’s so severe that the patient is unable to stand or walk) or the loss of taste in the anterior two thirds of the tongue. In healthy individuals the skin temperature distribution is symmetric. Lesions of the facial nerve are associated with an alteration of the normal skin temperature pattern. Infrared thermography is a valuable auxiliary tool for differential diagnosis, as it objectivizes the infrared thermal distribution on the facial skin.
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