objective facial paralysis in children is very often idiopathic and isolated facial nerve palsy, resulting from leukemic infiltration is a rare occurrence. here we present the case of a 14 year-old boy with acute lymphobastic leukemia, who first presented with isolated right side peripheral facial nerve paralysis and was initially diagnosed with bell's palsy. conclusion the presence of bell's p...

We report a case of oculomotor nerve palsy (ONP) as a result of odontogenic infection originating from the third molar, which is considered rare.

conclusions complete rupture of the facial nerve is challenging and the treatment is surgery, which requires careful planning. introduction facial paralysis is a devastating condition with profound functional, aesthetic and psychosocial consequences. tumors within or outside the skull, bell’s palsy and trauma are the most common causes of facial paralysis in adults. case presentation our patien...

Diabetes mellitus commonly causes involvement of cranial nerves and third nerve being the most common, however recurrent and multiple cranial nerve involvement is rare. We present here a case of recurrent cranial nerve palsy and spontaneous recovery in a patient with diabetes mellitus.

Various terms have been applied to this condition: Mobius's syndrome, congenital facial diplegia, congenital oculo-facial paralysis, nuclear agenesis, and congenital nuclear aplasia. It was originally described by von Graefe (1880), Harlan (1881), and Chisolm (1882). M6bius (1892) collected 43 cases of congenital and acquired cranial nerve palsies and classified them into six groups. One group ...

purpose: to evaluate the results of jensen procedure in correction of ocular deviation in patients with complete sixth nerve palsy. methods: hospital records of patients with complete sixth nerve palsy who underwent jensen procedure at khalili hospital of shiraz during 1993-2002 were studied and results of the operation were evaluated. results: of 18 patients including 14 male and 4 females, 19...

introduction the abducent nucleus is located in the upper part of the rhomboid fossa beneath the fourth ventricle in the caudal portion of the pons. the abducent nerve courses from its nucleus, to innervate the lateral rectus muscle. this nerve has the longest subarachnoid course of all the cranial nerves, it is the cranial nerve most vulnerable to trauma. it has been reported that 1% to 2.7% o...