Impact of Sensory and Motor Defects on Oral Function in an Animal Model

Conclusions The addition of a sensory loss to a motor deficit involving the oral tongue results in a measurably significant difference in weight gain, a marker of function, compared with rats with only a motor deficit. Additional studies are needed to determine if there would be similar findings in a model of sensate vs asensate oral tongue reconstruction.
Source: Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tags: General Otolaryngology Source Type: research