OBJECTIVE The aim of this paper was to address the management of acute facial nerve paralysis after temporal bone fracture and the outcomes of late decompression. METHODS The study design was a retrospective review of eight patients who underwent late decompression of acute facial nerve paralysis due to temporal bone fracture involving the geniculate region. Pre-operative electrophysiological...

Facial animation is an essential part of human communication and one of the main means of expressing emotions, indexing our physiologic state and providing nonverbal cues. The loss of this important human quality due to facial paralysis can be devastating and is often associated with depression, social isolation and poor quality of life. Interruption of the neuromuscular pathway from the facial...

Metastatic tumors to the temporal bone are very rare. The most common sites of origin of temporal bone metastases are breast, lung, kidney, gastrointestinal tract, larynx, prostate gland, and thyroid gland. The pathogenesis of spread to the temporal bone is most commonly by the hematogenous route. The common otologic symptoms that manifest with facial nerve paralysis are often thought to be due...

Objective. To describe a unique case of familial Bell's palsy and summarize the current literature regarding possible hereditary influences. Design. Case report. Main Outcome Measures. Clinical exam, CSF analysis, and family history provided per the patient. Results. We report the case of a 58-year-old female who presented with recurrent and bilateral episodes of facial palsy. The patient under...

• A comprehensive review of subjective and objective facial paralysis grading. Investigate the correlations between asymmetry scores calculated from dynamics images grades a modified Sunnybrook grading system. Machine learning approaches applied which showed potential to improve accuracy Facial is loss movement due nerve damage. It essential for clinicians diagnose severity treat patients, asse...

Facial nerve palsy is usually associated with a malignant parotid neoplasm; it is highly unusual for it to result from a benign situation, such as inflammation or infection of the parotid gland. Surgery along with prompt medical treatment is the mainstay, and in the majority of the patients, nerve paralysis recovers in the follow-up period. We report a case of a 50-year-old non-diabetic non-hyp...

Masamitsu Hyodo, Takahiko Yamagata, Kazumi Motoyoshi and Aki Taguchi Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis in children is a relatively rare disease. Its clinical features in children are considered dissimilar to those in adults. Here we present 11 cases of children with recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis and discuss the manner of treatment for this disease. Clinical features compared and found t...

INTRODUCTION Although bilateral facial nerve palsy is a rare condition, its etiology is more detectable than the unilateral type. A temporal bone fracture is one cause of bilateral facial nerve palsy, contributing in 3% of the cases. CASE PRESENTATION Here, we report the case of a 35-year-old man complaining of bilateral incomplete eye closure, two weeks after a closed head injury caused by a...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Therapeutic indication of peripheral facial paralysis depends on the degree of nerve injury. Severe facial palsy (electroneuronographic study less than or equal to 10%) leads to healing with sequelae. The sequelae of facial paralysis are contractures, hemifacial spasm and synkinesis.Our purpose was to demonstrate that these patients could benefit from rehabilitation ...