Single session of brief electrical stimulation immediately following crush injury enhances functional recovery of rat facial nerve.
RatCrushPeripheral-nerve crushSprague-DawleyDirect electrode contact with the facial nerve proximal to the crush site30 min stimulation sessionsImmediately following the crush injury
Model: Unilateral facial nerve crush injury
A single 30 min session of electrical stimulation was as effective as daily stimulation at enhancing recovery of most functional parameters after facial nerve crush.
Extraction: extract · Subtype source: rule · Supplied extraction confidence: 0.7. Machine-extracted fields require source verification.