Facial Nerve Diseases (definition)

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Definition: Diseases of the facial nerve or nuclei. Pontine disorders may affect the facial nuclei or nerve fascicle. The nerve may be involved intracranially, along its course through the petrous portion of the temporal bone, or along its extracranial course. Clinical manifestations include facial muscle weakness, loss of taste from the anterior tongue, hyperacusis, and decreased lacrimation.

Examples Bell Palsy; Facial Hemiatrophy; Facial Nerve Injuries; Facial Neuralgia; Herpes Zoster Oticus; Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome; Mobius Syndrome

Other names Geniculate Ganglionitis; Facial Neuropathy; Facial Myokymia; Cranial Nerve VII Diseases; Acquired Facial Neuropathy; Neuropathy, Familial Facial; Neuropathy, Facial; Neuropathies, Familial Facial; Neuropathies, Facial; Neuritis, Facial; Neuritides, Facial; Myokymias, Facial; Myokymia, Facial; Geniculate Ganglionitides; Ganglionitis, Geniculate; Ganglionitides, Geniculate; Familial Facial Neuropathies; Facial Neuropathy, Familial; Facial Neuropathy, Acquired; Facial Neuropathies, Familial

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Sources: NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs@FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 6/6/2012
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