Gauri Mankekar

Assistant Professor

Department of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.

Latest Contribution

Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery journal cover image.

Facial reanimation dynamic trends

2 September 2022 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | Facial paralysis, Nerve, Gracilis, Sural, Face

Facial nerve paralysis leads to functional loss and aesthetic issues. Several techniques are used to restore function and to improve cosmesis. The gold standard is dynamic facial reanimation. Typically, the masseteric, hypoglossal, and contralateral facial nerve branches have been used...

Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery journal cover image.

Indication and timing of electrodiagnostic tests in facial palsy

2 September 2022 | | Head and Neck, Maxillofacial Surgery, Neurotology, Otology | Facial paralysis, Electrodiagnostic testing, Neurophysiologic testing, Electromyography, Electroneuronography

This excellent review describes the benefits and limitations of electrodiagnostic testing for patients with facial paralysis. Tests such as Schirmer, stapedial reflex and electrogustometry have been largely replaced by neurophysiologic tests like nerve excitability test (NET), electroneuronography (ENoG), surface electromyography...

European Archives of Oto Rhino Laryngology journal cover image.

Patients with auto-immune Meniere’s disease more likely to respond to intratympanic steroids

5 July 2022 | | Neurotology, Otology | Corticosteroids, Dizziness, Injection, Meniere’s disease

The authors retrospectively reviewed the duration of symptom control after intratympanic dexamethasone (IT) injections in 27 patients with Meniere’s disease (MD) over a six-year period. The patients received two IT injections of 3.3mg/ml of dexamethasone one-to-two weeks apart. Eleven patients...