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Infection of cranial nerve

MedGen UID:
308444
•Concept ID:
C1697749
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Cranial Nerve Infection
SNOMED CT: Infection of cranial nerve (721254003)

Definition

An infectious process affecting a cranial nerve. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVInfection of cranial nerve

Professional guidelines

PubMed

European Academy of Neurology/Peripheral Nerve Society Guideline on diagnosis and treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome.
van Doorn PA, Van den Bergh PYK, Hadden RDM, Avau B, Vankrunkelsven P, Attarian S, Blomkwist-Markens PH, Cornblath DR, Goedee HS, Harbo T, Jacobs BC, Kusunoki S, Lehmann HC, Lewis RA, Lunn MP, Nobile-Orazio E, Querol L, Rajabally YA, Umapathi T, Topaloglu HA, Willison HJ
Eur J Neurol 2023 Dec;30(12):3646-3674. Epub 2023 Oct 10 doi: 10.1111/ene.16073. PMID: 37814552
Chikungunya: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, Management, and Prevention.
Vairo F, Haider N, Kock R, Ntoumi F, Ippolito G, Zumla A
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2019 Dec;33(4):1003-1025. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2019.08.006. PMID: 31668189
Surgical Management of Acute Facial Palsy.
Sun DQ, Andresen NS, Gantz BJ
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2018 Dec;51(6):1077-1092. Epub 2018 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2018.07.005. PMID: 30170700

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Approaches to Reducing Risk in Rhytidectomy Surgery.
Truswell WH
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2020 Aug;28(3):419-427. Epub 2020 May 6 doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2020.03.008. PMID: 32503723
The Diagnosis and Treatment of Idiopathic Facial Paresis (Bell's Palsy).
Heckmann JG, Urban PP, Pitz S, Guntinas-Lichius O, Gágyor I
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2019 Oct 11;116(41):692-702. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0692. PMID: 31709978Free PMC Article
Bell's palsy.
Holland NJ, Bernstein JM
BMJ Clin Evid 2014 Apr 9;2014 PMID: 24717284Free PMC Article
Reassessing the link between herpes zoster ophthalmicus and stroke.
Grose C, Adams HP
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2014 May;12(5):527-30. Epub 2014 Mar 28 doi: 10.1586/14787210.2014.904203. PMID: 24678919
Carotid artery occlusive disease.
Daly C, Rodriguez HE
Surg Clin North Am 2013 Aug;93(4):813-32, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2013.05.004. PMID: 23885933

Diagnosis

Neurological Complications of Dengue Fever.
Trivedi S, Chakravarty A
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2022 Aug;22(8):515-529. Epub 2022 Jun 21 doi: 10.1007/s11910-022-01213-7. PMID: 35727463Free PMC Article
Otoneurological presentations of COVID-19.
Shinde KJ, Karanth T, Yeolekar AM
BMJ Case Rep 2021 Sep 13;14(9) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-241893. PMID: 34518174Free PMC Article
Missing the Target.
Iriarte C, Vaitkevicius H, Marty FM, Miller AL, Loscalzo J
N Engl J Med 2020 Apr 2;382(14):1353-1359. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcps1901669. PMID: 32242362
Missing the Target.
Iriarte C, Zambrotta M, Vaitkevicius H, Vaidya A, Marty FM
N Engl J Med 2020 Mar 26;382(13):e23. doi: 10.1056/NEJMimc1909410. PMID: 32212523
Neuralgia.
Loeser JD
Postgrad Med 1973 May;53(6):207-10. doi: 10.1080/00325481.1973.11713470. PMID: 4701613

Therapy

Approaches to Reducing Risk in Rhytidectomy Surgery.
Truswell WH
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2020 Aug;28(3):419-427. Epub 2020 May 6 doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2020.03.008. PMID: 32503723
Bell's palsy.
Holland NJ, Bernstein JM
BMJ Clin Evid 2014 Apr 9;2014 PMID: 24717284Free PMC Article
Carotid artery occlusive disease.
Daly C, Rodriguez HE
Surg Clin North Am 2013 Aug;93(4):813-32, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2013.05.004. PMID: 23885933
Bell's palsy.
Salinas R
Clin Evid 2002 Jun;(7):1140-4. PMID: 12230732
Neuralgia.
Loeser JD
Postgrad Med 1973 May;53(6):207-10. doi: 10.1080/00325481.1973.11713470. PMID: 4701613

Prognosis

Early Disseminated Lyme Disease: Cranial Neuropathy, Meningitis, and Polyradiculopathy.
Crissinger T, Baldwin K
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2022 Sep;36(3):541-551. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2022.02.006. PMID: 36116833
Neurological Complications of Dengue Fever.
Trivedi S, Chakravarty A
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2022 Aug;22(8):515-529. Epub 2022 Jun 21 doi: 10.1007/s11910-022-01213-7. PMID: 35727463Free PMC Article
Guillain-Barré syndrome: clinical profile and management.
Sudulagunta SR, Sodalagunta MB, Sepehrar M, Khorram H, Bangalore Raja SK, Kothandapani S, Noroozpour Z, Aheta Sham M, Prasad N, Sunny SP, Mohammed MD, Gangadharappa R, Nidsale Sudarshan R
Ger Med Sci 2015;13:Doc16. Epub 2015 Sep 21 doi: 10.3205/000220. PMID: 26421004Free PMC Article
Herpes simplex keratitis.
Kaye SB, Baker K
J Med Microbiol 1996 Jul;45(1):3-5. doi: 10.1099/00222615-45-1-3. PMID: 8667408
Acute infantile hemiplegia.
Carter S, Gold AP
Pediatr Clin North Am 1967 Nov;14(4):851-64. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)32060-0. PMID: 4875466

Clinical prediction guides

Vagus nerve inflammation contributes to dysautonomia in COVID-19.
Woo MS, Shafiq M, Fitzek A, Dottermusch M, Altmeppen H, Mohammadi B, Mayer C, Bal LC, Raich L, Matschke J, Krasemann S, Pfefferle S, Brehm TT, Lütgehetmann M, Schädler J, Addo MM, Schulze Zur Wiesch J, Ondruschka B, Friese MA, Glatzel M
Acta Neuropathol 2023 Sep;146(3):387-394. Epub 2023 Jul 15 doi: 10.1007/s00401-023-02612-x. PMID: 37452829Free PMC Article
Physical therapy for facial nerve paralysis (Bell's palsy): An updated and extended systematic review of the evidence for facial exercise therapy.
Khan AJ, Szczepura A, Palmer S, Bark C, Neville C, Thomson D, Martin H, Nduka C
Clin Rehabil 2022 Nov;36(11):1424-1449. Epub 2022 Jul 5 doi: 10.1177/02692155221110727. PMID: 35787015Free PMC Article
Neurological Complications of Dengue Fever.
Trivedi S, Chakravarty A
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2022 Aug;22(8):515-529. Epub 2022 Jun 21 doi: 10.1007/s11910-022-01213-7. PMID: 35727463Free PMC Article
COVID-19 and Eye: A Review of Ophthalmic Manifestations of COVID-19.
Sen M, Honavar SG, Sharma N, Sachdev MS
Indian J Ophthalmol 2021 Mar;69(3):488-509. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_297_21. PMID: 33595463Free PMC Article
Guillain-Barré syndrome: clinical profile and management.
Sudulagunta SR, Sodalagunta MB, Sepehrar M, Khorram H, Bangalore Raja SK, Kothandapani S, Noroozpour Z, Aheta Sham M, Prasad N, Sunny SP, Mohammed MD, Gangadharappa R, Nidsale Sudarshan R
Ger Med Sci 2015;13:Doc16. Epub 2015 Sep 21 doi: 10.3205/000220. PMID: 26421004Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Benefits of Coronectomy in Lower Third Molar Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Peixoto AO, Bachesk AB, Leal MOCD, Jodas CRP, Machado RA, Teixeira RG
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2024 Jan;82(1):73-92. Epub 2023 Oct 6 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2023.09.024. PMID: 37925166
A systematic review of trials currently investigating therapeutic modalities for post-acute COVID-19 syndrome and registered on WHO International Clinical Trials Platform.
Fawzy NA, Abou Shaar B, Taha RM, Arabi TZ, Sabbah BN, Alkodaymi MS, Omrani OA, Makhzoum T, Almahfoudh NE, Al-Hammad QA, Hejazi W, Obeidat Y, Osman N, Al-Kattan KM, Berbari EF, Tleyjeh IM
Clin Microbiol Infect 2023 May;29(5):570-577. Epub 2023 Jan 13 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2023.01.007. PMID: 36642173Free PMC Article
Physical therapy for facial nerve paralysis (Bell's palsy): An updated and extended systematic review of the evidence for facial exercise therapy.
Khan AJ, Szczepura A, Palmer S, Bark C, Neville C, Thomson D, Martin H, Nduka C
Clin Rehabil 2022 Nov;36(11):1424-1449. Epub 2022 Jul 5 doi: 10.1177/02692155221110727. PMID: 35787015Free PMC Article
Coronectomy of impacted mandibular third molars: A meta-analysis and systematic review of the literature.
Cervera-Espert J, Pérez-Martínez S, Cervera-Ballester J, Peñarrocha-Oltra D, Peñarrocha-Diago M
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2016 Jul 1;21(4):e505-13. doi: 10.4317/medoral.21074. PMID: 27031064Free PMC Article
Bell's palsy.
Holland NJ, Bernstein JM
BMJ Clin Evid 2014 Apr 9;2014 PMID: 24717284Free PMC Article

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