Facial Weakness in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy: Objective and Patient-Reported Measures to Guide Reconstructive Interventions
Objective facial assessments revealed marked facial movement deficits in FSHD and were closely aligned with lower FACE-Q scores, implicating the functional and aesthetic burden of facial palsy in FSHD.
Authors
- Alexandra J. Berges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0890-6291)
- Jeffrey S. Heaton
- Kofi D.O. Boahene
- D. Leung
- Angela Renne
Institutions
- Kennedy Krieger Institute (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/26893614251407675
- Primary Topic
- Muscle Physiology and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00