Facial nerve picture

The stylomastoid branch of the posterior auricular artery provides vascular supply to the facial nerve during its intrafallopian course. Free tissue transfer also can be useful to restore large volume defects that could not be reconstructed easily with the comparable "low-volume" temporalis muscle transposition. In paralysis of the muscle even normal sounds appear too loud and is known as hyperacusis. Tumors — An acoustic neuroma, which is a tumor causing damage to the hearing and balancing nerve of the facial nerve. ENog studies are required to determine timing and necessity of surgical intervention decompression or microneurorrhaphy. The results were as follows:.

Injury to the facial nerve can cause a socially and psychologically devastating physical defect; although most cases resolve spontaneously, treatment may ultimately require extensive rehabilitation or multiple procedures. All available procedures -- retrolabyrinthine, retrosigmoid, and middle-fossa have significant risks. There is no cure for genital herpes. When the dura mater is opened, meningitis can occur but is very rare. Path of the Trochlear nerve, right eye, superior view. Readers Comments 4 Share Your Story. The most common cause of chronic fourth nerve palsy is a congenital defect, in which the development of the fourth nerve or its nucleus is abnormal or incomplete.

Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Anatomy. The middle-fossa approach is essentially a neurosurgical approach. What is the facial nerve? Insights into reduced tumor surveillance from an unusual malignancy".