Bell's palsy (redirected fromfacial nerve palsy) Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia Bell's palsy n. A unilateral facial muscle paralysis of sudden onset, resulting from trauma, compression, or infection of the facial nerve and characterized by muscle weakness and a distorted facial expression. ...
Bell’s palsy Acute peripheral paralysis of the face due to a herpes simplex immune-mediated condition, often characterised by severe pain arising in the trigeminal nerve, the chief sensory nerve of the face, which arises in cranial nerve VII. Clinical findingsAbrupt onset, drooping mouth, unblink...
In this condition, there can be ectopic discharges, ephaptic transmission, and lateral spread of excitation among nerve fibers, giving rise to involuntary muscle twitching and spasms. Electrodiagnostic assessment is of relevance for the diagnosis and prognosis of peripheral facial palsy and hemifacial ...
Facial nerve palsy (FNP) describes the condition in which there is damage to cranial nerve VII, resulting in sensorimotor deflcits involving the muscles of the face and ocular adnexa. Cranial nerve VII consists of numerous individual nerve flbers that innervate muscles of the face, periorbita (...
Bell palsy, abrupt paralysis of the muscles on one side of the face due to dysfunction of the seventh cranial nerve, the facial nerve. The disorder is named for the Scottish surgeon Sir Charles Bell, who first described the function of the facial nerve i
Goin DM.proximal intratemporal facial nerve in Bell‘s palsy surgery:a study correlating anatomical and surgical findings.Laryngoscope. 1982Goin DW. Proximal intratemporal facial nerve in Bell's palsy surgery. A study correlating anatomical and surgical find- ings. Laryngoscope 1982;92:263 -72. ...
rates of immune- or inflammatory-related disorders (2 of 37 [5.4%] among cases vs 3 of 74 [4.1%] among controls; difference, 1.3% [95% CI, −6.8% to 13.9%]), and a previous episode of peripheral nerve palsy (2 of 37 [5.4%] among cases vs 0 of 74 among controls; difference...
Facial muscles, which are innervated by the facial nerve, are of major importance in human craniofacial growth and development.6 A small number of studies have focused on the influence of facial nerve palsy on the growth of the craniofacial skeleton.7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 However, most...
Lung cancer is the second most common type of cancer in the world and is the most common cause of cancer-related death in men and women; it is responsible for 1.3 million deaths annually worldwide. It can metastasize to any organ. The most common site of metastasis in the head and neck...
1. Peripheral Facial Nerve Palsy After High-Dose Radioiodine Therapy in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma D Levenson,S Gulee,M Sonenberg,... - 《Endocrinologist》 被引量: 0发表: 1995年 Cytological Radiotoxicity of Radioiodine Therapy in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Conclusions...