A contribuição da análise eletromiográfica de superfície para a definição da fase de evolução da paralisia facial periférica: fase flácida ou fase de seqüelas / The contribution of electromyographic analysis of the area for the definition of the stage of development of peripheral facial paralysis: flaccid or sequelae stage

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2009

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the electromyographic profile in the normal and the affected faces in cases of facial paralysis, in its two extremes of evolution; musculature without neural input and musculature after regeneration neural aberrant. METHODS: Subjects with peripheral facial paralysis unilateral of any etiology, with age ranging from 18 to 69 years, of both sexes, without a history of prior facial paralysis or without congenital facial lesions that would interfere with the contact of electrodes selected. Thirty-four subjects met the criteria. The control group was composed of 20 volunteers without history of facial paralysis, trauma or face craniofacial anomalies. The electromyographic assessment of the facial muscle was performed by means of a MIOTEC equipment with software MIOTOOL 400, 04 channels, low-pass filter, with disposable surface electrodes type: Ag-AgCI mini med Kendal. For the evaluation electromyographic were requested the following movements: lifting the forehead, closure of eyes, protrusion labial and labial retraction. In addition, Eletromyographic activities were recorded in other channels corresponding to the other groups during the primary activity in order to identify the presence of synkinesis, the activity of the lips during strong eye closure, the activity of the eyes during protrusion labial and the activity of eyes during labial retraction. The statistical analysis was performed usingsoftware Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version is Mac 16.0 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL). The mean value of the RMS during 8 seconds of register (in V) was considered as the electromyographic activity of each segment of hemifaces evaluated (forehead, eye and lip) during each movement. The electromyographic index IEMG was obtained from the division of electromyographic activity (on) of the left side by the right side in the control group. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant difference between the groups in all movements analyzed. The lip synkinesiss during the eye closure in all patients must be correctly identified (with 100% true positive and 0% false negative) using (a) the IEMG value of 1.62 as cutoff point. In order to detect synkinesis in the eye or eye synkinesis during lip protrusion the IEMG at the cutoff point is 1,79 with (a) 93.3% of sensivity and 95,9% of specificity . CONCLUSION: The pattern of electromyographic activity showed to be statistically different between the flaccid and the sequelae groups; the relationship between the two hemifaces is below normal levels in patients at the flaccid stage whereas in patients at the stage of sequelae it can either show normal values, above or below normal levels; the IEMG showed to be of high sensitivity and specificity in the identification of synkinesis

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electromyography avaliação paralisia facial facial paralysis evaluation eletromiografia

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