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Postoperative tongue movement in group 1 (facial reanimation with hypoglossal nerve transfer). A 56-year-old woman (Patient 2) underwent hypoglossal nerve transfer, as well as hypoglossal nerve neurotization using the ansa cervicalis. This patient achieved a grade 3 Martins score with some remaining tongue motor function on the ipsilateral side of facial palsy.
