Facial Palsies / druk 1

Facial palsy is a devastating deformity. One loses face in a very literal sense. Often, people with facial palsies have emotional, psychological, and physical difficulties. This book illuminates all of the aspects of facial palsies, and is therefore meant for a large readership.
Clearly organized and appropriately illustrated, this book will prove an invaluable resource to all those interested in the facial palsies, which includes generalists, otolaryngologists, ear-, nose-, and throat-surgeons, plastic surgeons, neurologists, neurophysiologists, physiotherapists, speech therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists.
Multidisciplinarity and multidisciplinary treatments are stressed in the four sections of the book. The first section covers causes, diagnoses, anatomy and a short review of the history of this condition. The second section describes surgical treatments and procedures to reinnervate and reanimate the facial muscles of patients with long-standing paralysis. An algorithm is presented to facilitate the choice of the right treatment for a particular patient. The simplest one-stage corrective interventions are described as well as the most advanced multi-stage microsurgical ones.
The third section deals with the problems associated with delayed return of facial function and treatments given by allied health care professionals. The fourth section of this book is devoted to the psychology or rather the pathopsychology of patients suffering from facial palsy. The latest views and techniques together with future expectations are described by leading world experts.
The very broad scope and top scientific level of this book make it a classic.