Congenital facial palsy and crossed facial nerve grafts: age and outcome

Facial nerve aplasia is an extremely rare condition that is usually syndromic, namely, in Moebius syndrome. The occurrence of isolated agenesis of facial nerve is even rarer, with only few cases reported in the literature. We report a case of congenital facial paralysis due to facial nerve aplasia diagnosed on MRI, while no noticeable abnormality was detected on the temporal bone CT.

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Recurrent bilateral peripheral facial palsy

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s0022215100108199 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 103 (1) ◽

pp. 117-119 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

N. Stahl ◽

T. Ferit

Keyword(s):

Facial Nerve ◽

Facial Palsy ◽

Common Finding ◽

Facial Nerve Paralysis ◽

Nerve Paralysis ◽

Peripheral Facial Palsy ◽

Local Disease ◽

Idiopathic Facial Palsy

AbstractFacial nerve paralysis is a common otolaryngological diagnosis. Recurrent unilateral peripheral facial palsy is found in about 7 per cent of the cases. Simultaneous bilateral facial palsy is relatively uncommon and occurs in 0.3–2.0 per cent of cases of facial palsy. Recurrent. simultaneous, bilateral, idiopathic facial palsy to the best of our knowledge has never been reported. A case of recurrent, simultaneous, bilateral, idiopathic facial palsy is presented. No evidence of systemic or local disease was found in both attacks of peripheral facial palsies. The association with states of stress is the only common finding between the two attacks.

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Location of the extracranial extent of leprous facial nerve pathology may allow leprous facial palsy to be reanimated by free muscle transfer

British Journal of Plastic Surgery ◽

10.1016/s0007-1226(03)00006-7 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 56 (1) ◽

pp. 14-19

Author(s):

B.M. Richard

Keyword(s):

Facial Nerve ◽

Facial Palsy ◽

Muscle Transfer

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Hypoglossal-facial ‘side’-to-side neurorrhaphy combined with electrical myostimulation for facial palsy in rats

Translational Neuroscience ◽

10.1515/tnsci-2018-0025 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 167-174

Author(s):

Binbin Wang ◽

Shiwei Wang ◽

Song Liu ◽

Shaodong Zhang ◽

Dezhi Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

Facial Nerve ◽

Motor Neurons ◽

Functional Recovery ◽

Rat Model ◽

Facial Palsy ◽

Crush Injury ◽

Nerve Crush ◽

Retrograde Labeling ◽

Electrophysiological Examination ◽

Nerve Crush Injury

Abstract Introduction This study investigated the effect of combining hypoglossal-facial nerve “side”-to-side neurorrhaphy and electrical myostimulation in a rat model of facial palsy. Methods Rats with facial nerve crush injury were subjected to control condition, monotherapy of either neurorrhaphy or electrical myostimulation, or bitherapy of the two treatments. After 1, 3, and 6 months, rats were performed the facial symmetry evaluation, electrophysiological examination and the retrograde labeling of motor neurons. Results As early as 3 months after injury, face symmetry significantly improved in rats of the bitherapy group. At 3 or 6 months after injury, either the parameters of electrophysiological examination or the number of labeled motor neurons were significantly increased in the bitherapy group than in any other group. Discussion The combination of neurorrhaphy and electrical myostimulation effectively promoted the functional recovery after facial nerve crush injury.

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