Trigeminal neo-neurotization of the paralyzed face

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  September 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......deliberate intraoperative sacrifice of the facial nerve. Trigeminal reinnervation of the facial...parotidectomy with transection of a large facial nerve segment is presented in order to provide...trigeminal neo-neurotization of the facial nerve. Despite the lack of any efforts to...

Multicentricity of intraparotid facial nerve schwannomas

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  September 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Facial nerve schwannomas are uncommon neoplasms. Multiple schwannomas of the facial nerve in the parotid region are rare. Research regarding the pathogenesis of multiple facial nerve schwannomas is incomplete. Both the neoplastic...

Middle cranial fossa schwannoma of the facial nerve

Neurology India;  July 1, 2004 ;     648 words ......from the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve. The tumor-adjoining cranial nerves...improvement in facial function. The facial nerve is the most frequently paralyzed motor...comprise only a small fraction of these. Facial nerve schwannomas are postulated to arise...

Immunological aspects of facial nerve paralysis induced by herpes simplex...

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  August 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...The immunologic aspects of facial nerve paralysis due to herpes simplex virus...the 4- to 5-week-old mice developed facial nerve paralysis, whereas none of the 6-week-old mice died or developed facial nerve paralysis on inoculation with HSV...

Hypoglossal-Facial Nerve Anastomosis: A Meta-analytic Study

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......meta-analysis was conducted on the outcome of facial nerve function after hypoglossal-facial nerve anastomosis in humans. The roles of the...surgery, the type of the repair, and previous facial nerve function in the final result were analyzed...

About face; Imagine not being able to smile and blink or walk into a room...

Chicago Sun-Times;  October 16, 2007 ;     664 words ......his ear was putting pressure on his facial nerve, causing paralysis on the right side...and replaced the damaged part of his facial nerve with healthy nerve tissue taken from...in Maywood to open the new Center for Facial Nerve Disorders. It's devoted to treating...

Microsurgical anatomy of the perigeniculate ganglion area as seen from a...

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  March 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......ganglion area of the facial nerve from a translabyrinthine...imperative for facial nerve decompression by...approach. KEY WORDS - facial nerve, surgical anatomy...decompression of the facial nerve in traumatic facial nerve palsies or...facial ...

Facial nerve schwannoma

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  February 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Facial nerve schwannomas are clinically challenging...study of a young woman with an extensive facial nerve schwannoma. The clinical presentation...rare tumor are discussed. KEY WORDS - facial nerve paralysis, facial nerve schwannoma...

Business Briefs

Elm Leaves (Elmwood Park, IL);  September 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ......com or call (212) 974-9050 Ext. 118. Facial nerve center open For people who cannot smile...control their facial muscles due to facial nerve weakness or paralysis, Loyola University Health System has opened the Center for Facial Nerve Disorders, the first of its kind in...

Facial nerve palsy may present to the ophthalmologist

Ophthalmology Times;  April 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...The anatomy of the facial nerve is complex. The nerve arises in...stylomastoid foramen as peripheral facial nerve branches (e.g., temporal, zygomatic...in this location may result in a facial nerve palsy and an upper-extremity, hand...

Hypertrophic neuropathy of the facial nerve

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  March 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......KEY WORDS - cranial nerve disease, facial nerve, facial paralysis, hypertrophy. INTRODUCTION...trigeminal nerve, the acoustic nerve, or the facial nerve. Actually, some of these cases were...hypertrophic neuropathy affecting a facial nerve lesion that was clinically considered...

Pathophysiology of facial nerve paralysis induced by herpes simplex virus...

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  July 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......underlying pathophysiology of the facial nerve paralysis is not fully understood...established a mouse model with facial nerve paralysis induced by HSV-I infection...investigated the pathophysiology of the facial nerve paralysis. The time course of...

Bell's Palsy: diagnosis and management.(Information from Your Family...

American Family Physician;  October 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......palsy is a peripheral palsy of the facial nerve that results in muscle weakness...peripheral-nerve palsy involving the facial nerve, which supplies all the muscles of facial expression. The facial nerve also contains parasympathetic fibers...

Facial nerve schwannoma: Surgical excision versus conservative management

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  November 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Facial nerve schwannomas are slow-growing tumors that may involve any part of the facial nerve. When they present with moderate to total...less obvious. A series of 22 patients with facial nerve schwannoma is presented, of whom 12 underwent...

Axonal regeneration in severed peripheral facial nerve of the rabbit:...

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  February 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...The minimum number of regenerating facial nerve myelinated motor axons that are required...musculature is not known. We compare rabbit facial nerve regeneration following complete transectional...electrophysiology, evoked potentials, facial nerve, motor axons, regeneration, ...