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Evoked Blink and whisk in anesthetized rat by electrical stimulation. Video 2 from "Toward the bionic face: A novel neuroprosthetic device paradigm for facial reanimation comprising neural blockade and functional electrical stimulation." 143(1).

Video Author:Nate Jowett, MD, Robert E. Kearney, PhD, Christopher J. Knox, BS, Tessa A. Hadlock, MD

Published on:December 22, 2018

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Video demonstrates Evoked blink and whisk in a live anesthetized rat by means of electrical stimulation of specific facial nerve branches via implanted nerve cuff electrodes. From "Toward the bionic face: A novel neuroprosthetic device paradigm for facial reanimation comprising neural blockade and functional electrical stimulation." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: January 2019 - 143 (1).

Keywords: Prostheses and Implants, electric stimulation/instrumentation, Electric Stimulation Therapy, facial palsy, facial paralysis, Nerve Transfer/rehabilitation, Peripheral Nerve Injuries/rehabilitation, animal model