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| | eMedicine - Facial Nerve Anatomy : Article by Daphne A Bascom, MD, PhD |
 | | The surgical anatomy and landmarks of the facial nerve. | | | The pathways of the facial nerve are variable, and knowledge of the key intratemporal and extratemporal landmarks is essential for accurate physical diagnosis and safe and effective surgical intervention in the head and neck. | | | Nerve fibers influencing emotional facial expression are thought to arise in the thalamus and globus pallidus. |
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http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic8.htm
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| | MEI: Facial Nerve Paralysis Patient Brochure |
| | Facial nerve weakness occurring in chronically infected ears is usually due to pressure from a cholesteatoma (skin-lined cyst). | | | Examination of the nerve and correction of the irritation, if present, is possible by the retrolabyrinthine or retrosigmoid surgical approach. | | | A condition similar to Bell’s palsy is herpes zoster oticus, "shingles" of the facial nerve. |
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http://www.michiganear.com/library/brochures/facial
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| | MEEI-Facial Nerve |
| | Generally, those patients with return of some facial nerve function by the third week, or who don't experience complete paralysis, tend to follow the rapid recovery pattern, while those who have complete paralysis extending beyond three weeks tend to follow the delayed recovery pattern. | | | Sometimes the degree of function of the facial nerve or recovery ability cannot be determined. | | | Nerves are extremely sensitive to any manipulation, and can be either temporarily or permanently altered by any surgical procedure around them. |
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http://www.meei.harvard.edu/facialnerve/face2.php
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| | Core Curriculum Syllabus: Facial Paralysis |
| | Disorders of the nerve provoke some interest in other medical specialties, but because of his background in head and neck anatomy and pathology and skill in temporal bone surgery, the otolaryngologist is most qualified to diagnose and manage paralysis of the facial nerve. | | | Facial movement may be present on affected side during emotional expression. | | | Treatment is surgical removal with grafting of the involved segment of nerve. |
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http://www.bcm.edu/oto/studs/face.html
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| | TITLE: FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS 1996 |
| | Acute facial nerve paralysis is a common clinical entity with which all practicing otolaryngologist should be familiar. | | | As the edema within the nerve increases, axonal flow and circulation are inhibited resulting in varying degrees of nerve injury (first, second, and third degree). | | | If there is any question as to the integrity of the nerve, exploration should be done as soon as possible by a surgeon familiar with the intratemporal anatomy of the facial nerve and reconstructive techniques. |
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http://www.bellspalsy.ws/facialparalysis96.htm
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| | Research Interests at the Facial Nerve Center |
| | Current research projects include the study of facial motion by using computer-assisted video analysis (automated facial analysis, or AFA); outcomes of various rehabilitation, reconstructive, and medical interventions for facial nerve disorders; and the relation of psychological distress with facial neuromotor disorders. | | | Physical therapy for facial paralysis: A tailored treatment approach. | | | Quantitative facial motion analysis after functional free muscle reanimation procedures. |
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http://www.upmc.edu/FacialNerve/research.htm
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| | Facial Nerve |
| | The greater petrosal nerve leaves the internal auditory meatus via the hiatus of the greater petrosal nerve which is found on the anterior surface of the petrous part of the temporal bone in the middle cranial fossa. | | | The nerve enters the internal auditory meatus where the sensory part of the nerve forms the geniculate ganglion. | | | The main body of the facial nerve is somatomotor and supplies the muscles of facial expression. |
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http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/h_n/cn/cn1/cn7.htm
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| | Facial Nerve |
| | Possibly related to involvement of greater superficial petrosal nerve | | | Some axons may arise from vagus (Arnold's nerve) | | | Pathology: Aplasia or hypoplasia of cranial nerves and nuclei |
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http://www.neuro.wustl.edu/neuromuscular/nanatomy/vii.htm
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| | Facial nerve palsy due to birth trauma |
| | This condition describes facial paralysis caused by compression on the facial nerves while an infant is inside the uterus or being delivered. | | | To find more information on specific conditions, please visit our partner sites: | | | The information provided herein should not be used during any medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. |
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http://www.healthscout.com/ency/1/001425.html
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| | IX. Neurology. 5g. The Facial Nerve. Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body. |
| | This nucleus is situated above the nucleus ambiguus, behind the superior olivary nucleus, and medial to the spinal tract of the trigeminal nerve. | | | With the sphenopalatine ganglion by the greater superficial petrosal nerve. | | | The course and connections of the facial nerve in the temporal bone. |
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http://www2.bartleby.com/107/202.html
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| | Yale- Cranial Nerve 7, pg. 1 |
| | General sensation from the skin of the concha of the auricle and from a small area behind the ear. | | | Supplies the muscles of facial expression; posterior belly of digastric muscle; stylohyoid, and stapedius. | | | Collectively these three components are referred to as the nervus intermedius. |
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http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/cnerves/cn7/cn7_1.html
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| | The facial nerve and the muscles of facial expression |
| | Understand how the underlying anatomy affects the development and presentation of facial nerve palsies. | | | Know the basic anatomy of the muscles of facial expression. | | | The facial nerve and the muscles of facial expression |
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http://anatome.ncl.ac.uk/tutorials/facial
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| | Facial Nerve Center |
| | Information about the center's multidisciplinary approach of evaluating and treating facial paralysis and paresis caused by injury or disease of the facial nerve or muscles. | | | E.K. Manders, MD, serves as the medical director of the center, coordinating the evaluations. | | | The telephone numbers and address to use to refer patients to the center. |
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http://www.upmc.edu/FacialNerve
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| | facial nerve |
| | either one of the seventh pair of cranial nerves composed of motor fibers that control muscles of the face except those used in chewing. |
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http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/facial+nerve
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