Facial nerve

Facial Nerve Tumour Diagnostic Reasoning Facial never tumours are exceedingly rare (Marzo, Zender & Leonetti, 2009). These tumours present with facial twitching, hearing loss, dizziness, loss of balance, and unilateral facial weakness (Marzo, Zender & Leonetti, 2009). These are strikingly similar symptoms that Ingrid presented with. Major differences include a slow onset of symptoms and the facial weakness is intermittent and recurring (Marzo, Zender & Leonetti, 2009). It would need to be taken into

that I had the hand dexterity and concentration needed to work on the intricate details required for presenting captivating dissections and the patience that is required to work with patients in a clinical setting. While on the team, I completed a facial nerve dissection successfully. I found the activity exhilarating as though I was producing a work of art. This allowed me to learn more from the cadaver than an anatomy atlas could ever teach. Finding

Bell's palsy is the most common type of facial paralysis. Every year it happens to over 40,000 people. It can happen to anyone at any age. I decided to do my paper on Bell's palsy because you talked about viruses on our last lecture. When you talked to us about lysogenic pathway Bell's palsy is what came to my mind because it is said to be a virus that stays in one's body and attacks whenever it wants to. So what is Bell's palsy? Bell's palsy is a form facial paralysis. Most of the times it only affects

suggestive of the presence of inflammation.” Probable Diagnosis Ramsay Hunt Syndrome with the involvement of Cranial nerves VII and VIII Subjective Data: • Sharp shooting pain to right ear • Vertigo- dizziness worse with movement associated with severe nausea and emesis • Decreased taste Objective Data: • Blistering lesions to the right external auditory canal • Right sided facial paralysis with forehead involvement •

7th cranial nerve, also known as the facial nerve is what controls most of the muscles of the face. This facial nerve stems from the brainstem between the pons and the medulla, and controls the muscles of facial expression. The function of the 7th cranial nerve is to express taste sensations from the tongue and oral cavity. It also supplies preganglionic parasympathetic fibers to several head and neck ganglia (citation). In the Bell’s Palsy condition, there is damage to the facial nerve that controls

increased bone density. The SOST gene codes for Sclerostin, and a mutation in the gene produces Sclerosteosis. This disorder results in bone overgrowth through life, leading to distortions in facial structure, and entrapment of the 7th cranial nerve. Because of the distortion in facial bones, the cranial nerves can become entrapped, increasing the risk for potentially lethal elevation of intracranial pressure. Recognizing the symptoms is the primary means of diagnosing and treating the disorder.

front of your ears. Parotid glands make spit (saliva). Sometimes, the parotid glands develop infections or growths (tumors) which can block the flow of saliva from the gland. This can cause swelling. Sometimes, tumors can get in the way of the facial nerve that passes through the parotid gland. In some of these cases, parotidectomy is necessary. Parotidectomy is surgery to remove all or part of a parotid gland. LET YOUR CAREGIVER KNOW ABOUT: • Allergies to food or medicine. • Medicines taken

associated with strokes, the same facial appearance can be seen in someone with Bell’s Palsy. It is said that Bell’s Palsy is responsible for 60-75% of persons with acute one sided facial paralysis (Cabrera & Schub, 2004). This phenomenon of one sided facial paralysis was first discovered by Sir Charles Bell, who happened to be a surgeon from Scotland (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 2003). Since he made the connection of the facial nerve and the temporary paralysis that

typically slow growing tumor that develops on the eighth cranial nerve. The incidence of developing this neuroma is 1 in 100,000 people per year according to Science Direct (Ho & Kveton, 2012). It is estimated that 2,500 new tumors per year are diagnosed in the United States alone. Information on how acoustic neuromas actually evolve, treatment options, advantages and disadvantages of treatment options, and preservation of the facial nerve during surgery will all be discussed in this paper. Evolvement

Diagnosis made on the basis of history and physical examination with people who had facial asymmetry. For the patient who reported the neurological symptoms such as seizures or migraine, Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan is the imaging modality of choice. Patient with seizure disorder is