Publications by authors named "C H G Beurskens"
Nonsurgical rehabilitation of unilateral peripheral facial palsy (FP) varies globally with controversy regarding best practice. To develop facial therapist consensus regarding what should be included or excluded in rehabilitation of adults with FP of any etiology. Three clinical presentations: flaccid, paretic and synkinetic, were separately considered.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF'Everybody is watching me': A closer look at anxiety in people with facial palsy.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
February 2023
Objectives: Objectives were to evaluate the sociodemographic and disease-related factors, and coping style associated with social interaction and social appearance anxiety in people with unilateral facial palsy.
Methods: Medical data were extracted from electronic health records, and participants completed the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS), Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS), and Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced inventory. Associations of SIAS and SAAS scores with sociodemographic and disease variables, and coping were assessed with multiple linear regression.
Background: Synkinesis is defined as involuntary movements accompanying by voluntary movements and can occur during the aftermath of peripheral facial palsy, causing functional, aesthetic and psychological problems in the patient. Botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) is frequently used as a safe and effective treatment; however, there is no standardized guideline for the use of BTX-A in synkinesis. The purpose of this article is to review and summarize studies about the BTX-A treatment of synkinesis in patients with a history of peripheral facial palsy; including given dosages, injection sites and time intervals between injections.
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- Facial nerve palsy (FP) is a common condition that causes partial or complete immobility of one side of the face, affecting oral health as it hinders the ability to clean teeth naturally.
- A study comparing 43 patients with FP to 43 without it revealed that those with FP had significantly worse oral health, showing more plaque, bleeding, and dental caries.
- Handedness also played a role, as right-handed patients with right-sided FP had poorer oral hygiene than those with left-sided FP, and individuals with FP reported a greater negative impact on their quality of life related to oral health.
Background: The aims of this pilot study were to evaluate the psychologist's role on the multidisciplinary team during peripheral facial palsy (PFP) patient care and to identify the potential predictors of anxiety and depressive symptoms/disorders in PFP patients.
Methods: Using the prospective non-controlled study design, PFP patients aged 18-75 years who presented to the Radboud Facial Palsy Expert Centre, the Netherlands, were enrolled during a 1-year interval. The main outcome variables were 1) anxiety and depression in relation to PFP using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and 2) the outcome of psychological counselling in patients with a HADS score ≥ 8.