introduction gradenigo’s syndrome consists of ophthalmoplegia, facial palsy, and facial pain due to involvement of abducens and facial nerves as well as the trigeminal ganglion. this involvement is due to infections of ipsilateral middle ear and mastoid bone. case presentation a 14-month-old girl was referred to a private clinic with chief complaint of acute and sudden-onset right ophthalmopleg...

Introduction: Cranial nerve palsy in Wegener’s granulomatosis is a curious incident, particularly if it occurs without kidney or lung involvement. In a review of medical articles, only 1 case of Wegener’s granulomatosis with bilateral facial nerve palsy was found. Case Presentation: The patient was a 16-year-old female who presented with pain and hearing ...

PURPOSE To investigate the correlation between gadolinium enhanced magnetic resonance image (MRI) results and surgical findings of facial nerves in Bell's palsy and Ramsay Hunt syndrome. MATERIALS AND METHODS From 1995 to 2004, MRI was performed on 13 patients with Bell's palsy or Ramsay Hunt syndrome, who were offered with surgical decompression of the facial nerve through the middle cranial...

IMPORTANCE Although herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is a causative agent of Bell palsy, the precise mechanism of the paralysis remains unknown. It is necessary to investigate the pathogenesis and treatment of Bell palsy due to HSV-1 infection. OBJECTIVE This study elucidated the role of nitric oxide (NO) in the incidence of facial nerve paralysis caused by HSV-1 in mice and to evaluate th...

BACKGROUND Idiopathic facial nerve palsy (Bell's palsy) is a very common condition that affects active population. Despite its generally benign course, a minority of patients can remain with permanent and severe sequelae, including facial palsy or dyskinesia. Hypoglossal to facial nerve anastomosis is rarely used to reinnervate the mimic muscle in these patients. In this paper, we present a cas...

Multi-segment Facial Nerve Schwannoma (MFNS) is a very rare tumor, benign in nature and can arise anywhere along the course of facial nerve from its origin cerebello-pontine angle to extra cranial ramification parotid space head neck. It mimic like vestibular schwannoma other schwannoma. The most common clinical presentation palsy depending upon segment involved. We report case multi-segment ex...

The etiology of Bell's palsy remains unknown but clinical serological investigations have suggested herpes simplex virus (HSV) induced facial neuritis to be a potential cause. In order to verify the viral etiology of Bell's palsy it must be proved by animal experimentation. The author first succeeded in producing a transient facial paralysis of mice, with a herpes simplex viral neuritis simulat...

Facial nerve palsy may represent an important complication of head trauma; yet, an adequate surgical treatment can reduce negative effects of such injuries. The surgical treatment usually consists of nerve decompression, nerve anastomosis and graft technique with n. auricularis magnus. In this study a retrospective analysis of the patients treated from the traumatic facial palsy in a ten-year p...

Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is defined as a granulomatous inflammation of the upper and lower respiratory tract due to a systemic vasculitis. Facial nerve palsy may occur during the course of any granulomatous or vasculitis disease. But very few cases have been reported in which facial nerve palsy is the presenting feature of WG. We recently experienced an interesting case of WG presenting as...

BACKGROUND Bell´s palsy is the most common cause of facial paralysis worldwide and the most common disorder of the cranial nerves. It is a diagnosis of exclusion, accounting for 60-75% of all acquired peripheral facial nerve palsies. Our case shows the first case of a microcystic adnexal carcinoma-like squamous cell carcinoma as a cause of facial nerve palsy. CASE PRESENTATION The patient, a ...