University of Groningen
Facial palsy: treatment, quality of life, and assessment
van Veen, Tijn
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10.33612/diss.131756313
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Facial palsy:
Treatment, quality of life, and assessment
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This PhD project was financially supported by the Junior Scientific Masterclass of the University Medical Center Groningen.
Financial support for printing of this thesis was obtained by kind contributions from the Department of Plastic Surgery UMCG, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen – Graduate School of Medical Sciences.
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Facial palsy:
treatment, quality of life, and
assessment
Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
op gezag van de
rector magnificus prof. dr. C. Wijmenga
en volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties.
De openbare verdediging zal plaatsvinden op
woensdag 16 september 2020 om 16.15 uur
door
Martinus Maria van Veen
geboren op 15 december 1992
te Voorburg
Promotores
Prof. dr. P.M.N. Werker Prof. dr. P.U. Dijkstra
Beoordelingscommissie
Prof. dr. J.L.N. Roodenburg Prof. dr. G.H. de Bock Prof. dr. H.A.M. Marres
Table of contents
Part I General introduction and outline of this thesis Part II Smile reanimation surgery
2.1 Comparison of cross-face nerve grafting outcomes with
and without muscle transfer in facial palsy treatment
2.2 A higher quality of life with cross-face nerve grafting as
an adjunct to a hypoglossal-facial nerve jump graft in facial palsy treatment
2.3 Spontaneity assessment in dually innervated gracilis
smile reanimation
2.4 Keeping the fat on the right spot prevents contour
deformity in temporalis muscle transposition
2.5 Gracilis transplantation and temporalis transposition
in longstanding facial palsy in adults: Patient-reported and aesthetic outcomes
2.6 Patient experience in nerve-to-masseter-driven smile
reanimation
2.7 Spontaneous smile after smile reanimation surgery:
A systematic review and meta-analysis
Part III Mime therapy and treatment of synkinesis 3.1 Therapists’ perceptions and attitudes in facial palsy
rehabilitation therapy: A mixed methods study
3.2 Long-term outcome of selective neurectomy for
refractory periocular synkinesis
8 14 18 30 42 54 66 78 88 114 118 134
146 150 160 172 184 190 198 210 224 236 256 270 272 278 284
Part IV Facial palsy-related quality of life
4.1 Facial palsy-specific quality of life in 920 patients:
Correlation with clinician graded severity and predicting factors
4.2 Association of regional facial dysfunction with facial
palsy-related quality of life
4.3 Patient-perceived severity of synkinesis reduces
quality of life in facial palsy: A cross-sectional analysis in 92 patients
Part V Assessment of facial palsy
5.1 Learning curve using the Sunnybrook Facial Grading
System in assessing facial palsy: An observational study in 100 patients
5.2 Three-dimensional stereophotogrammetry
assessment of facial asymmetry in facial palsy: A reliability study of 59 subjects
5.3 Health-related quality of life in facial palsy:
Translation and validation of the Dutch version Facial Disability Index
5.4 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: Aesthetic outcome
assessment in smile reanimation surgery in patients with facial palsy
5.5 In the eye of the beholder: Changes in perceived
emotion expression after smile reanimation
Part VI Summary and general discussion Appendices
Dutch summary / Nederlandse samenvatting
Curriculum vitae & list of publications and presentations Acknowledgements / Dankwoord
