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Facial Nerve Palsy Related to Trauma

MedGen UID:
768724
•Concept ID:
C3640084
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Facial Nerve Palsy due to Trauma

Definition

Partial or complete paralysis of the facial muscles of one side of an individual''s face that is caused by trauma. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFacial Nerve Palsy Related to Trauma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of facial nerve trauma.
Greiner RC, Kohlberg GD, Lu GN
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2024 Aug 1;32(4):234-238. Epub 2024 Apr 19 doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000976. PMID: 38695542
Facial paralysis: Clinical practice guideline of the Spanish Society of Otolaryngology.
Lassaletta L, Morales-Puebla JM, Altuna X, Arbizu Á, Arístegui M, Batuecas Á, Cenjor C, Espinosa-Sánchez JM, García-Iza L, García-Raya P, González-Otero T, Mañós M, Martín C, Moraleda S, Roda JM, Santiago S, Benítez J, Cavallé L, Correia V, Estévez JM, Gómez J, González R, Jiménez J, Lacosta JL, Lavilla MJ, Peñarrocha J, Polo R, García-Purriños F, Ramos F, Tomás M, Uzcanga M, Vallejo LÁ, Gavilán J
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp (Engl Ed) 2020 Mar-Apr;71(2):99-118. Epub 2019 May 13 doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2018.12.004. PMID: 31097197
Management of the marginal mandibular nerve during and after neck dissection.
Murthy SP, Paderno A, Balasubramanian D
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Apr;27(2):104-109. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000523. PMID: 30664053

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Facial palsy after orthognathic surgery: A systematic review.
Hattori Y, Lo LJ
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2023 Jan;51(1):52-59. Epub 2023 Jan 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2023.01.005. PMID: 36702655
Discerning a smile - The intricacies of analysis of post-neck dissection asymmetry.
Thomas RJ, Whittaker J, Pollock J
Am J Otolaryngol 2022 Jan-Feb;43(1):103271. Epub 2021 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103271. PMID: 34800862
Facial paralysis: Clinical practice guideline of the Spanish Society of Otolaryngology.
Lassaletta L, Morales-Puebla JM, Altuna X, Arbizu Á, Arístegui M, Batuecas Á, Cenjor C, Espinosa-Sánchez JM, García-Iza L, García-Raya P, González-Otero T, Mañós M, Martín C, Moraleda S, Roda JM, Santiago S, Benítez J, Cavallé L, Correia V, Estévez JM, Gómez J, González R, Jiménez J, Lacosta JL, Lavilla MJ, Peñarrocha J, Polo R, García-Purriños F, Ramos F, Tomás M, Uzcanga M, Vallejo LÁ, Gavilán J
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp (Engl Ed) 2020 Mar-Apr;71(2):99-118. Epub 2019 May 13 doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2018.12.004. PMID: 31097197
Otorhinolaryngology and Diving-Part 1: Otorhinolaryngological Hazards Related to Compressed Gas Scuba Diving: A Review.
Lechner M, Sutton L, Fishman JM, Kaylie DM, Moon RE, Masterson L, Klingmann C, Birchall MA, Lund VJ, Rubin JS
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2018 Mar 1;144(3):252-258. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2017.2617. PMID: 29450472
Childhood peripheral facial palsy.
Karalok ZS, Taskin BD, Ozturk Z, Gurkas E, Koc TB, Guven A
Childs Nerv Syst 2018 May;34(5):911-917. Epub 2018 Feb 9 doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-3742-9. PMID: 29427137

Diagnosis

Facial paralysis: Clinical practice guideline of the Spanish Society of Otolaryngology.
Lassaletta L, Morales-Puebla JM, Altuna X, Arbizu Á, Arístegui M, Batuecas Á, Cenjor C, Espinosa-Sánchez JM, García-Iza L, García-Raya P, González-Otero T, Mañós M, Martín C, Moraleda S, Roda JM, Santiago S, Benítez J, Cavallé L, Correia V, Estévez JM, Gómez J, González R, Jiménez J, Lacosta JL, Lavilla MJ, Peñarrocha J, Polo R, García-Purriños F, Ramos F, Tomás M, Uzcanga M, Vallejo LÁ, Gavilán J
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp (Engl Ed) 2020 Mar-Apr;71(2):99-118. Epub 2019 May 13 doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2018.12.004. PMID: 31097197
Management of the marginal mandibular nerve during and after neck dissection.
Murthy SP, Paderno A, Balasubramanian D
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Apr;27(2):104-109. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000523. PMID: 30664053
Otorhinolaryngology and Diving-Part 1: Otorhinolaryngological Hazards Related to Compressed Gas Scuba Diving: A Review.
Lechner M, Sutton L, Fishman JM, Kaylie DM, Moon RE, Masterson L, Klingmann C, Birchall MA, Lund VJ, Rubin JS
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2018 Mar 1;144(3):252-258. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2017.2617. PMID: 29450472
Childhood peripheral facial palsy.
Karalok ZS, Taskin BD, Ozturk Z, Gurkas E, Koc TB, Guven A
Childs Nerv Syst 2018 May;34(5):911-917. Epub 2018 Feb 9 doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-3742-9. PMID: 29427137
Panel 8: Complications and sequelae.
Jung TT, Alper CM, Hellstrom SO, Hunter LL, Casselbrant ML, Groth A, Kemaloglu YK, Kim SG, Lim D, Nittrouer S, Park KH, Sabo D, Spratley J
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2013 Apr;148(4 Suppl):E122-43. doi: 10.1177/0194599812467425. PMID: 23536529

Therapy

Otologic use of porcine small intestinal submucosal graft (biodesign): A MAUDE database review.
Speed OE, Bareiss A, Patel VA, Mangan A, Dornhoffer J, Saadi RA
Am J Otolaryngol 2023 Sep-Oct;44(5):103961. Epub 2023 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2023.103961. PMID: 37343508
Discerning a smile - The intricacies of analysis of post-neck dissection asymmetry.
Thomas RJ, Whittaker J, Pollock J
Am J Otolaryngol 2022 Jan-Feb;43(1):103271. Epub 2021 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103271. PMID: 34800862
Management of the marginal mandibular nerve during and after neck dissection.
Murthy SP, Paderno A, Balasubramanian D
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Apr;27(2):104-109. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000523. PMID: 30664053
Otorhinolaryngology and Diving-Part 1: Otorhinolaryngological Hazards Related to Compressed Gas Scuba Diving: A Review.
Lechner M, Sutton L, Fishman JM, Kaylie DM, Moon RE, Masterson L, Klingmann C, Birchall MA, Lund VJ, Rubin JS
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2018 Mar 1;144(3):252-258. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2017.2617. PMID: 29450472
Microsurgical resection of vestibular schwannomas: complication avoidance.
Rahimpour S, Friedman AH, Fukushima T, Zomorodi AR
J Neurooncol 2016 Nov;130(2):367-375. Epub 2016 Sep 20 doi: 10.1007/s11060-016-2260-4. PMID: 27650193

Prognosis

Discerning a smile - The intricacies of analysis of post-neck dissection asymmetry.
Thomas RJ, Whittaker J, Pollock J
Am J Otolaryngol 2022 Jan-Feb;43(1):103271. Epub 2021 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103271. PMID: 34800862
Outcomes of the Nonendoscopic Transoral Approach to Subcondylar Mandible Fractures.
Buller J, Noetzel N, Kröger N, Zöller JE, Zirk M
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 Jan;80(1):114-120. Epub 2021 Jul 30 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2021.07.026. PMID: 34453908
Management of the marginal mandibular nerve during and after neck dissection.
Murthy SP, Paderno A, Balasubramanian D
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Apr;27(2):104-109. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000523. PMID: 30664053
Childhood peripheral facial palsy.
Karalok ZS, Taskin BD, Ozturk Z, Gurkas E, Koc TB, Guven A
Childs Nerv Syst 2018 May;34(5):911-917. Epub 2018 Feb 9 doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-3742-9. PMID: 29427137
Hemihypoglossal-facial nerve anastomosis for facial nerve palsy.
Kunert P, Podgórska A, Bartoszewicz R, Marchel A
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2011 Sep-Oct;45(5):452-60. doi: 10.1016/s0028-3843(14)60313-3. PMID: 22127940

Clinical prediction guides

Outcomes of the Nonendoscopic Transoral Approach to Subcondylar Mandible Fractures.
Buller J, Noetzel N, Kröger N, Zöller JE, Zirk M
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 Jan;80(1):114-120. Epub 2021 Jul 30 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2021.07.026. PMID: 34453908
Parotidectomy-related facial nerve lesions: proposal for a modified Sunnybrook Facial Grading System.
Costa MGESTD, Maranhão-Filho PA, Santos IC, Luiz RR, Vincent MB
Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2019 Jul 29;77(7):460-469. doi: 10.1590/0004-282X20190074. PMID: 31365637
Surgical approaches for condylar fractures related to facial nerve injury: deep versus superficial dissection.
Imai T, Fujita Y, Motoki A, Takaoka H, Kanesaki T, Ota Y, Iwai S, Chisoku H, Ohmae M, Sumi T, Nakazawa M, Uzawa N
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019 Sep;48(9):1227-1234. Epub 2019 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2019.02.003. PMID: 30833093
Otorhinolaryngology and Diving-Part 1: Otorhinolaryngological Hazards Related to Compressed Gas Scuba Diving: A Review.
Lechner M, Sutton L, Fishman JM, Kaylie DM, Moon RE, Masterson L, Klingmann C, Birchall MA, Lund VJ, Rubin JS
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2018 Mar 1;144(3):252-258. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2017.2617. PMID: 29450472
Childhood peripheral facial palsy.
Karalok ZS, Taskin BD, Ozturk Z, Gurkas E, Koc TB, Guven A
Childs Nerv Syst 2018 May;34(5):911-917. Epub 2018 Feb 9 doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-3742-9. PMID: 29427137

Recent systematic reviews

Temporal bone fracture related facial palsy: efficacy of decompression with and without grafting.
Natour A, Doyle E, DeDio R, Samy RN
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2024 Oct 1;32(5):294-300. Epub 2024 Aug 26 doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000001007. PMID: 39234847
Facial palsy after orthognathic surgery: A systematic review.
Hattori Y, Lo LJ
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2023 Jan;51(1):52-59. Epub 2023 Jan 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2023.01.005. PMID: 36702655
Comparison between VII-to-VII and XII-to-VII coaptation techniques for early facial nerve reanimation after surgical intra-cranial injuries: a systematic review and pooled analysis of the functional outcomes.
Ricciardi L, Stifano V, Pucci R, Stumpo V, Montano N, Della Monaca M, Lauretti L, Olivi A, Valentini V, Sturiale CL
Neurosurg Rev 2021 Feb;44(1):153-161. Epub 2020 Jan 7 doi: 10.1007/s10143-019-01231-z. PMID: 31912333
The timing of surgical treatment of traumatic facial paralysis: a systematic review.
Xie S, Wu X, Zhang Y, Xu Z, Yang T, Sun H
Acta Otolaryngol 2016 Dec;136(12):1197-1200. Epub 2016 Jul 7 doi: 10.1080/00016489.2016.1201862. PMID: 27387924
Interventions for the treatment of fractures of the mandibular condyle.
Sharif MO, Fedorowicz Z, Drews P, Nasser M, Dorri M, Newton T, Oliver R
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Apr 14;(4):CD006538. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006538.pub2. PMID: 20393948

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