Basilar artery ectasia may be associated with trigeminal neuralgia as a consequence of trigeminal nerve compression by the aberrant artery. The case histories are presented of four patients, investigation of whom demonstrated the presence of an ectatic basilar artery thought to be the cause of facial pain. The value of intravenous digital subtraction angiography in the investigation of this con...

how to cite this article:  inaloo s, katibeh p. guillain-barre syndrome presenting with bilateral facial nerve palsy. iran j child neurol. 2014 winter;8(1):69-71. objective this case study is about an 11-year-old girl with bilateral facial weakness, abnormal taste sensation, and deep tendon reflexes of both knees and ankles were absent. however, the muscle power of the lower and upper extremiti...

To cite: Naik VD, Shah JV. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2014-209122 DESCRIPTION We report a case of a 17-year-old girl who presented, 1 month after being attacked in a chain snatching incident, with neck trauma, and reports of dysarthria and left-sided facial weakness. The patient neglected initial symptoms of headache and left-sided neck pain,...

Angiographic Investigation of Variations in the Branches of the External Carotid Artery: an Anatomic Guide for Intra-arterial Infusion Chemotherapy of Head and Neck Cancer Hiroshi TANAKA, Shoko FUKUSHIMA, Takashi YOSHINOBU, Takashi SHIMADA1), Takashi SHIZUKUISHI2), Naoya ISHIBASHI2), Satoru FURUHASHI2) and Motoichiro TAKAHASHI2) Department of Radiology, Surugadai Nihon University Hospital 1)Dep...

OBJECTIVE To observe the course of the marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve (MMBFN) and its relation to the inferior border of the mandible and facial vessels. METHODS This cadaveric study was conducted at the Department of Anatomy, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey from April to September 2012. The 44 facial halves of 22 adult cadavers were dissected under a stereomi...

Doppler ultrasonic assessment of extracranial carotid occlusive disease has been modified to decrease the incidence of false positive and negative diagnoses. The technique, which assessed directional flow in the frontal artery and the influence of sequential compression of each temporal, infraorbital, facial and common carotid artery, was performed on 152 vessels visualized by contrast arteriog...

We report on a case of facial nerve palsy associated with Kawasaki disease in a 2-year-old boy. Facial nerve palsy is one of the rare neurological manifestations of Kawasaki disease. Twenty-seven other cases that have been reported in the literature are reviewed. There is a high incidence of coronary artery aneurysm (52%) and a female predilection in patients with Kawasaki disease. The facial p...

Common origin of lingual and facial artery is a relatively frequent anatomic varia-tion. Instead, bilateral lingual-facial trunk has been described only sparsely in the literature. In this report authors describe and analyse a case of bilateral common lingual-facial trunk in the context of its anatomical, clinical and embryological implications. We also describe possible consequences in perform...

The reconstruction of facial parts after traumatic amputation is of special interest because of the psychological and functional implications such accidents have on the patient. Most amputations result from dog bites or knife wounds and are often sustained by children and young adults. The amputated part may be an anatomic structure of functional importance (e.g. , the lips) or a static structu...