Bilateral Facial Nerve Palsy following Head Injury: A Report of Two Uncommon Cases

Autor:	Humam Nisar Tanki, Shafeeq Alam Syed, Sobiya Bilal, Nazish Aslam Chisti, Afzal Wani, Javeid Sheikh, Qawnain Kirmani Syed, Umar Bachh, Zia Ul Haque
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	bilateral facial nerve palsy temporal bone fracture house and brackmann Surgery RD1-811 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
Zdroj:	Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, Vol 9, Iss 03, Pp 183-185 (2020)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2277-954X 2277-9167 0039-1697
DOI:	10.1055/s-0039-1697999
Popis:	Bilateral facial nerve palsy (FNP) following head injury without any brain parenchymal injury or brain stem injury is quite an uncommon presentation. We came across two baffling cases of head trauma in which the patients developed simultaneous bilateral lower motor FNPs without any significant findings in initial brain scans which would suggest the pathophysiology for such a condition. Both the cases were found to be having longitudinal fractures of the temporal bone leading to injury of the facial nerves bilaterally. After conservative management, both the cases showed appreciable neurological improvement on follow-up. Hence, although bilateral FNP can be a diagnostic dilemma, it is quite possible to precisely localize the site of injury and successfully treat it.
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