Facial nerve palsy

Facial nerve palsy due to birth trauma
Definition
Facial nerve palsy due to birth trauma is the loss of controllable (voluntary) muscle movement in an infant's face due to pressure on the facial nerve just before or at the time of delivery.

Facial nerve palsy due to birth trauma
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Facial nerve palsy occurs when there is damage to the seventh cranial (facial) nerve. It is a type of mononeuropathy. The seventh facial nerve is located in the skull. It controls movement of the muscles of the face.

Facial nerve palsy is the paralysis of a facial nerve following injury. It can occur as a result of the use of forceps, or because of pressure on the nerve due to fetal position against the mother's pelvic bones during birth or during the pregnancy.

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Damage to the facial nerve, causing a facial nerve palsy. The facial nerve is the nerve in the brain that controls movements in the muscles of the face.

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Neurologic: most commonly facial nerve palsy, which can be bilateral
Cardiac: irregular pulse, cardiac rub or gallop ...

facial nerve palsy, or loss of muscle tone in the face
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In addition to the presence of a parotid or submandibular mass, pain is a frequent symptom, and facial nerve palsy occurs in as many as 20% of patients.

Finsterer J. Management of peripheral facial nerve palsy. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngology. 2008;265:743-752.
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Cranial neuropathy, especially 7th (causing facial nerve palsy) and 8th (causing hearing loss)
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Meaning: Acute Idiopathic Peripheral Facial Nerve Palsy
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Neurologic symptoms at this stage may include constant headache, stiff neck, facial droop (facial nerve palsy) involving one (unilateral) or both (bilateral) sides of the face, muscle paralysis, and pain and weakness in the extremities and trunk.

in the middle ear compresses the facial nerve and causes temporary paralysis. After landing in a plane or surfacing in scuba diving, the ear pressure returns to normal and the nerve paralysis subsides. Also called alternobaric facial nerve palsy.

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