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Spinofacial anastomosis

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Removal of large acoustic neuromas may still be followed by facial nerve palsy. The results of fourteen cases of spinofacial nerve anastomosis have been studied and compared with the results of spinofacial and hypoglossalfacial anastomoses reported in the literature. Other standard treatments of facial palsy have been briefly reviewed and criteria developed by which the most appropriate therapy for facial paralysis may be selected.

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  1. L. F. Hirsh

    Present address: Department of Neurosurgery, Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

  2. F. Murtagh

    Present address: Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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    Hirsh, L.F., Murtagh, F. Spinofacial anastomosis. Acta neurochir 40, 285–297 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01774753

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