<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The facial nerve, the seventh pair of cranial nerves, has an essential role in non-verbal communication through facial expression. Besides innervating the muscles involved in facial expression, the complex structure of the facial nerve contains sensory fibres involved in the perception of taste and parasympathetic fibres involved in the salivation and tearing processes. Damage to the facial nerve manifested by facial paralysis translates into a decrease or disappearance of mobility of normal facial expression.Facial nerve palsy is one of the common causes of presenting to the Emergency Room. Most facial paralysis are idiopathic, followed by traumatic, infectious, tumor causes. A special place is occupied by the child’s facial paralysis. Due to the multitude of factors that can determine or favour its appearance, it requires a multidisciplinary evaluation consisting of otorhinolaryngologist, neurologist, ophthalmologist, internist.Early presentation to the doctor, accurate determination of the cause, correctly performed topographic diagnosis is the key to proper treatment and complete functional recovery.</abstract>

The facial nerve, the seventh pair of cranial nerves, has an essential role in non-verbal communication through facial expression. Besides innervating the muscles involved in facial expression, the complex structure of the facial nerve contains sensory fibres involved in the perception of taste and parasympathetic fibres involved in the salivation and tearing processes. Damage to the facial nerve manifested by facial paralysis translates into a decrease or disappearance of mobility of normal facial expression.Facial nerve palsy is one of the common causes of presenting to the Emergency Room. Most facial paralysis are idiopathic, followed by traumatic, infectious, tumor causes. A special place is occupied by the child’s facial paralysis. Due to the multitude of factors that can determine or favour its appearance, it requires a multidisciplinary evaluation consisting of otorhinolaryngologist, neurologist, ophthalmologist, internist.Early presentation to the doctor, accurate determination of the cause, correctly performed topographic diagnosis is the key to proper treatment and complete functional recovery.

Facial nerve paralysis

Romanian Journal of Rhinology

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The facial nerve, the seventh pair of cranial nerves, has an essential role in non-verbal communication through facial expression. Besides innervating the...

Facial nerve paralysis

Publié en ligne: 20 juil. 2020

Pages: 68 - 77

Reçu: 25 avr. 2020

Accepté: 03 juin 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjr-2020-0016

Mots clés
facial nerve paralysis, Bell’s palsy, tumors, Ramsay-Hunt syndrome, facial nerve

© 2020 Dorin Sarafoleanu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Facial nerve paralysis

Publié en ligne: 20 juil. 2020

Pages: 68 - 77

Reçu: 25 avr. 2020

Accepté: 03 juin 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjr-2020-0016

Mots clésfacial nerve paralysis, Bell’s palsy, tumors, Ramsay-Hunt syndrome, facial nerve

© 2020 Dorin Sarafoleanu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
facial nerve paralysis, Bell’s palsy, tumors, Ramsay-Hunt syndrome, facial nerve