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== Introduction == | == Introduction & Definition == | ||
Synkinesis (AKA aberrant regeneration) occurs after injury to the [[ | Synkinesis (AKA aberrant regeneration) occurs after injury to the [[Facial nerve|facial nerve]], as a common sequelae of [[Facial Palsy|facial palsy]]. | ||
The cause of the injury may be simple Bell's Palsy, the less common condition Ramsey Hunt Syndrome, surgical damage (eg. during surgical removal of [[ | The cause of the injury may be simple Bell's Palsy, the less common condition Ramsey Hunt Syndrome, surgical damage (eg. during surgical removal of [[Acoustic Neuroma|Acoustic Neuroma]]) or trauma (skull fractures). | ||
= | Synkinesis = "syn" meaning "together and "kinesis" meaning movement. Therefore synkinesis means "moving together" or "mass movement". | ||
Synkinesis is an involuntary movement accompanying a voluntary one. These unintentional movements are thought to be caused by an undifferentiated regeneration of the facial nerve that occurs after being compressed or damaged. | |||
Refer to the [[ | == Clinically Relevant Anatomy<br> == | ||
The facial nerve is the 7th cranial nerve, and it controls the muscles of facial expression. | |||
Refer to the [[Facial nerve|Facial Nerve]] page for more details of its anatomy. | |||
== Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process<br> == | == Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process<br> == | ||
Revision as of 20:46, 28 July 2014
Original Editor - Wendy Walker
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Introduction & Definition[edit | edit source]
Synkinesis (AKA aberrant regeneration) occurs after injury to the facial nerve, as a common sequelae of facial palsy.
The cause of the injury may be simple Bell's Palsy, the less common condition Ramsey Hunt Syndrome, surgical damage (eg. during surgical removal of Acoustic Neuroma) or trauma (skull fractures).
Synkinesis = "syn" meaning "together and "kinesis" meaning movement. Therefore synkinesis means "moving together" or "mass movement".
Synkinesis is an involuntary movement accompanying a voluntary one. These unintentional movements are thought to be caused by an undifferentiated regeneration of the facial nerve that occurs after being compressed or damaged.
Clinically Relevant Anatomy
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The facial nerve is the 7th cranial nerve, and it controls the muscles of facial expression.
Refer to the Facial Nerve page for more details of its anatomy.
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