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Remote Cognitive Therapeutic Exercise in Facial Nerve Palsy Rehabilitation: Pandemic Tips and Tricks.

Filippo Cavallaro, Simona Portaro, Teresa Pintaudi, Mariachiara Ceccio, Angelo Alito

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Article in Innovations in clinical neuroscience. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Telerehabilitation for peripheral facial palsy: A scoping review.Journal of telemedicine and telecare · 2026
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  4. Healing vs. hurting words: the power of language in pain perception-a narrative review.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Filippo CavallaroAll authors are with the University of Messina in Messina, Italy.
Simona PortaroAll authors are with the University of Messina in Messina, Italy.
Teresa PintaudiAll authors are with the University of Messina in Messina, Italy.
Mariachiara CeccioAll authors are with the University of Messina in Messina, Italy.
Angelo AlitoAll authors are with the University of Messina in Messina, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Facial nerve palsy is a clinical diagnosis differentiating between central upper motor neuron lesions and peripheral lower motor neuron lesions. Rehabilitation is an important issue in peripheral facial nerve palsy management. In this article, we present the case of an adult woman affected by right peripheral facial nerve palsy due to acoustic neuroma surgical excision. She immediately started a rehabilitation plan, but it was stopped due to COVID-19 lockdown and did not resume because of the fear of contracting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Therefore, we planned to treat her palsy with remote neurocognitive rehabilitation. After 10 months of treatment, the patient underwent a follow-up physiatric assessment, confirming right facial palsy improvement. There was a slight nasolabial groove flattening and slight left oral rime deviation while smiling (House-Brackmann classification improved from Grade IV to III). Telerehabilitation represents a valid strategy for neurocognitive rehabilitation, not only in a pandemic scenario, but also in other conditions that lead to social distancing.

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acoustic neuromacognitive therapeutic exerciseCOVID-19Facial nerve palsyrehabilitationtelerehabilitation

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PMID37122569
PMCPMC10132273

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