. Journal - American Medical Association. elve years and withbadly atrophied muscles, yet showed beginning returnof power around the chin and corner of the mouth atthe end of five months, and this power is steadilv,though slowly increasing and extending (Figs. 27-32). 5. Tii: Chas. H. Krazlcr of rhlladclphia, and Dr. A. B. Duel ofNew York each made this suggestion In conversation with the authors. 860 FACIAL PALSY—TAYLOR-CLABK. Jouii. A. M. A. Case 6, at the end of ten months, had not shown anyreturn of voluntary power (but see Footnote 4 in thisconnection). The improvement in the face after t
. Journal - American Medical Association. elve years and withbadly atrophied muscles, yet showed beginning returnof power around the chin and corner of the mouth atthe end of five months, and this power is steadilv,though slowly increasing and extending (Figs. 27-32). 5. Tii: Chas. H. Krazlcr of rhlladclphia, and Dr. A. B. Duel ofNew York each made this suggestion In conversation with the authors. 860 FACIAL PALSY—TAYLOR-CLABK. Jouii. A. M. A. Case 6, at the end of ten months, had not shown anyreturn of voluntary power (but see Footnote 4 in thisconnection). The improvement in the face after the nerve anasto-mosis follows certain interesting lines. First, the pa-tient notices, in from three to six weeks, that the eye of those cases where the muscles have markedly atrophiedduring a prolonged palsy. During this period thestrength of galvanic current required to cause contrac-tion in the facial muscles when the electrode is placedover the nerve anastomosis steadily decreases. Third m from five to eight months, voluntary motion. Fig. 9. — Casemonths and threeproved smile. Thirteenveeks. Im- Fig. 10. — Case 1. Thirteenmonths and three weeks. Tonguevoluntarily protruded to left. Fig. 11.—Case 1. Twenty-fivemonths. Improved elevation ofangle of mouth In smiling, show-ing teeth and gums on right side. -Case 1. Twenty-five
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