Continual rehabilitation motivation of patients with postparalytic facial nerve syndrome.
Maike OsthuesAnna-Maria KuttenreichGerd Fabian VolkChristian DobelBernhard StraussUwe AltmannOrlando Guntinas-LichiusPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2021)
Patients with PFS seem to have a high facial motor and non-motor psychosocial impairment even after several facial therapies. Rehabilitation-related motivation increases with both, higher facial motor and non-motor dysfunction. Social and emotional dysfunction are drivers to be interested in innovative digital therapy forms.