(Elsevier, 2015-11-14) Filho, Gentil Gomes da Fonseca; Cirne, Gabriele Natane de Medeiros; Cacho, Roberta Oliveira; Souza, Jane Carla de; Nagem, Danilo Alves Pinto; Cacho, Enio Walker Azevedo; Moran, Cristiane Aparecida; Abreu, Bruna; Pereira, Silvana Alves
Facial paralysis in newborns can leave functional sequelae. Determining the evolution and amount of
functional losses requires consistent evaluation methods that measure, quantitatively, the evolution of
clinical functionality. This paper reports an innovative method of facial assessment for the case of a child
28 days of age with unilateral facial paralysis. The child had difficulty breast feeding, and quickly
responded to the physical therapy treatment
