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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
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
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

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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
Facial nerve decompression.
Andresen NS, Sun DQ, Hansen MR
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2018 Oct;26(5):280-285. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000478. PMID: 30138146
Community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults in the Netherlands, 2006-14: a prospective cohort study.
Bijlsma MW, Brouwer MC, Kasanmoentalib ES, Kloek AT, Lucas MJ, Tanck MW, van der Ende A, van de Beek D
Lancet Infect Dis 2016 Mar;16(3):339-47. Epub 2015 Dec 1 doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00430-2. PMID: 26652862
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
Bell's palsy.
Holland NJ, Bernstein JM
BMJ Clin Evid 2014 Apr 9;2014 PMID: 24717284Free PMC Article

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
The controversial natural history of oral herpes simplex virus type 1 infection.
Petti S, Lodi G
Oral Dis 2019 Nov;25(8):1850-1865. Epub 2019 Nov 27 doi: 10.1111/odi.13234. PMID: 31733122
Ocular manifestations of herpes simplex virus.
Valerio GS, Lin CC
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2019 Nov;30(6):525-531. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000618. PMID: 31567695Free PMC Article
Diagnosis, antiviral therapy, and prophylaxis of varicella-zoster virus infections.
Sauerbrei A
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2016 May;35(5):723-34. Epub 2016 Feb 12 doi: 10.1007/s10096-016-2605-0. PMID: 26873382
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

Therapy

Diagnosis, antiviral therapy, and prophylaxis of varicella-zoster virus infections.
Sauerbrei A
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2016 May;35(5):723-34. Epub 2016 Feb 12 doi: 10.1007/s10096-016-2605-0. PMID: 26873382
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
Bell's palsy.
Holland NJ, Bernstein JM
BMJ Clin Evid 2014 Apr 9;2014 PMID: 24717284Free PMC Article
Ramsay Hunt syndrome.
Wagner G, Klinge H, Sachse MM
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2012 Apr;10(4):238-44. Epub 2012 Mar 19 doi: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2012.07894.x. PMID: 22429645
Bell's palsy.
Holland J
BMJ Clin Evid 2008 Jan 2;2008 PMID: 19450338Free PMC Article

Prognosis

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
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
Neurobrucellosis.
Zheng N, Wang W, Zhang JT, Cao Y, Shao L, Jiang JJ, Huang XS, Tian CL, Yu SY
Int J Neurosci 2018 Jan;128(1):55-62. Epub 2017 Aug 24 doi: 10.1080/00207454.2017.1363747. PMID: 28768443
Community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults in the Netherlands, 2006-14: a prospective cohort study.
Bijlsma MW, Brouwer MC, Kasanmoentalib ES, Kloek AT, Lucas MJ, Tanck MW, van der Ende A, van de Beek D
Lancet Infect Dis 2016 Mar;16(3):339-47. Epub 2015 Dec 1 doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00430-2. PMID: 26652862
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

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

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
Bell's palsy.
Holland J, Bernstein J
BMJ Clin Evid 2011 Mar 7;2011 PMID: 21375786Free PMC Article

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