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Acquired Facial Nerve Palsy

MedGen UID:
859714
•Concept ID:
C3900120
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

A condition characterized by reduced or absent movement of the ipsilateral face as a consequence of an injury to the seventh cranial nerve that has occurred after birth. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAcquired Facial Nerve Palsy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical features, evaluation, and management of ophthalmic complications of facial paralysis: A review.
Moncaliano MC, Ding P, Goshe JM, Genther DJ, Ciolek PJ, Byrne PJ
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2023 Dec;87:361-368. Epub 2023 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.10.102. PMID: 37931512
Acquired bilateral facial palsy: a systematic review on aetiologies and management.
Molinari G, Lucidi D, Fernandez IJ, Barbazza A, Vanelli E, Lami F, Federici G, Botti C, Presutti L, D'Angelo R, Rinaldi R, Alicandri-Ciufelli M
J Neurol 2023 Nov;270(11):5303-5312. Epub 2023 Jul 31 doi: 10.1007/s00415-023-11897-7. PMID: 37523065Free PMC Article
Management of facial nerve injury due to temporal bone trauma.
Chang CY, Cass SP
Am J Otol 1999 Jan;20(1):96-114. PMID: 9918183

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Distinctive facial features in Andersen-Tawil syndrome: A three-dimensional stereophotogrammetric analysis.
Dolci C, Sansone VA, Gibelli D, Cappella A, Sforza C
Am J Med Genet A 2021 Mar;185(3):781-789. Epub 2020 Dec 24 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62040. PMID: 33369085
Socioemotional functioning with facial paralysis: Is there a congenital or acquired advantage?
Bogart KR
Health Psychol 2020 Apr;39(4):345-354. Epub 2019 Dec 19 doi: 10.1037/hea0000838. PMID: 31855039
Association of Regional Facial Dysfunction With Facial Palsy-Related Quality of Life.
van Veen MM, Tavares-Brito J, van Veen BM, Dusseldorp JR, Werker PMN, Dijkstra PU, Hadlock TA
JAMA Facial Plast Surg 2019 Jan 1;21(1):32-37. doi: 10.1001/jamafacial.2018.0804. PMID: 30073264Free PMC Article
Ophthalmic profile and systemic features of pediatric facial nerve palsy.
Patil-Chhablani P, Murthy S, Swaminathan M
Eye Sci 2015 Dec;30(4):147-50. PMID: 27215002
Cross-facial nerve graft and masseteric nerve cooptation for one-stage facial reanimation: principles, indications, and surgical procedure.
Bianchi B, Ferri A, Ferrari S, Copelli C, Magri A, Ferri T, Sesenna E
Head Neck 2014 Feb;36(2):235-40. Epub 2013 Jun 1 doi: 10.1002/hed.23300. PMID: 23728740

Diagnosis

Clinical features, evaluation, and management of ophthalmic complications of facial paralysis: A review.
Moncaliano MC, Ding P, Goshe JM, Genther DJ, Ciolek PJ, Byrne PJ
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2023 Dec;87:361-368. Epub 2023 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.10.102. PMID: 37931512
Acquired bilateral facial palsy: a systematic review on aetiologies and management.
Molinari G, Lucidi D, Fernandez IJ, Barbazza A, Vanelli E, Lami F, Federici G, Botti C, Presutti L, D'Angelo R, Rinaldi R, Alicandri-Ciufelli M
J Neurol 2023 Nov;270(11):5303-5312. Epub 2023 Jul 31 doi: 10.1007/s00415-023-11897-7. PMID: 37523065Free PMC Article
The undesirable wink.
Backiavathy V, Pal S, Poonam NS, Subramanian N
Indian J Ophthalmol 2022 Jun;70(6):2211. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1262_22. PMID: 35648031Free PMC Article
Oro-facial impairment in stroke patients.
Schimmel M, Ono T, Lam OL, Müller F
J Oral Rehabil 2017 Apr;44(4):313-326. Epub 2017 Mar 1 doi: 10.1111/joor.12486. PMID: 28128465
Ophthalmic profile and systemic features of pediatric facial nerve palsy.
Patil-Chhablani P, Murthy S, Swaminathan M
Eye Sci 2015 Dec;30(4):147-50. PMID: 27215002

Therapy

Coronary artery aneurysm and facial drooping in a infant with Kawasaki disease.
Yuan Y, Lu N
Cardiol Young 2020 Dec;30(12):1957-1959. Epub 2020 Sep 25 doi: 10.1017/S104795112000298X. PMID: 32972477
Kawasaki disease complicating bilateral facial nerve palsy and giant coronary artery aneurysms: A case report.
Yu X, Liu X, Wang Y, Lu N, Wang M, Sun L
Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Feb;98(7):e14395. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000014395. PMID: 30762741Free PMC Article
Long-term facial improvement after repeated BoNT-A injections and mirror biofeedback exercises for chronic facial synkinesis: a case-series study.
Mandrini S, Comelli M, Dall'angelo A, Togni R, Cecini M, Pavese C, Dalla Toffola E
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 2016 Dec;52(6):810-818. Epub 2016 May 10 PMID: 27164539
Cutaneous anthrax associated with facial palsy: case report and literature review.
Faghihi G, Siadat AH
J Dermatolog Treat 2003 Jan;14(1):51-3. doi: 10.1080/09546630305547. PMID: 12745857
Aspergillus mastoiditis in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Chen D, Lalwani AK, House JW, Choo D
Am J Otol 1999 Sep;20(5):561-7. PMID: 10503576

Prognosis

Acquired bilateral facial palsy: a systematic review on aetiologies and management.
Molinari G, Lucidi D, Fernandez IJ, Barbazza A, Vanelli E, Lami F, Federici G, Botti C, Presutti L, D'Angelo R, Rinaldi R, Alicandri-Ciufelli M
J Neurol 2023 Nov;270(11):5303-5312. Epub 2023 Jul 31 doi: 10.1007/s00415-023-11897-7. PMID: 37523065Free PMC Article
Distinctive facial features in Andersen-Tawil syndrome: A three-dimensional stereophotogrammetric analysis.
Dolci C, Sansone VA, Gibelli D, Cappella A, Sforza C
Am J Med Genet A 2021 Mar;185(3):781-789. Epub 2020 Dec 24 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62040. PMID: 33369085
Cranial nerve involvement in typical and atypical chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathies.
Shibuya K, Tsuneyama A, Misawa S, Suichi T, Suzuki Y, Kojima Y, Nakamura K, Kano H, Prado M, Kuwabara S
Eur J Neurol 2020 Dec;27(12):2658-2661. Epub 2020 Sep 23 doi: 10.1111/ene.14497. PMID: 32876980
Temporal Bone Trauma: Typical CT and MRI Appearances and Important Points for Evaluation.
Kurihara YY, Fujikawa A, Tachizawa N, Takaya M, Ikeda H, Starkey J
Radiographics 2020 Jul-Aug;40(4):1148-1162. Epub 2020 May 22 doi: 10.1148/rg.2020190023. PMID: 32442046
Management of facial nerve injury due to temporal bone trauma.
Chang CY, Cass SP
Am J Otol 1999 Jan;20(1):96-114. PMID: 9918183

Clinical prediction guides

The undesirable wink.
Backiavathy V, Pal S, Poonam NS, Subramanian N
Indian J Ophthalmol 2022 Jun;70(6):2211. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1262_22. PMID: 35648031Free PMC Article
Assessment and rehabilitation interventions for central facial palsy in patients with acquired brain injury: a systematic review.
Fabricius J, Kothari SF, Kothari M
Brain Inj 2021 Apr 16;35(5):511-519. Epub 2021 Feb 27 doi: 10.1080/02699052.2021.1890218. PMID: 33645363
Distinctive facial features in Andersen-Tawil syndrome: A three-dimensional stereophotogrammetric analysis.
Dolci C, Sansone VA, Gibelli D, Cappella A, Sforza C
Am J Med Genet A 2021 Mar;185(3):781-789. Epub 2020 Dec 24 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62040. PMID: 33369085
Socioemotional functioning with facial paralysis: Is there a congenital or acquired advantage?
Bogart KR
Health Psychol 2020 Apr;39(4):345-354. Epub 2019 Dec 19 doi: 10.1037/hea0000838. PMID: 31855039
Association of Regional Facial Dysfunction With Facial Palsy-Related Quality of Life.
van Veen MM, Tavares-Brito J, van Veen BM, Dusseldorp JR, Werker PMN, Dijkstra PU, Hadlock TA
JAMA Facial Plast Surg 2019 Jan 1;21(1):32-37. doi: 10.1001/jamafacial.2018.0804. PMID: 30073264Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Acquired bilateral facial palsy: a systematic review on aetiologies and management.
Molinari G, Lucidi D, Fernandez IJ, Barbazza A, Vanelli E, Lami F, Federici G, Botti C, Presutti L, D'Angelo R, Rinaldi R, Alicandri-Ciufelli M
J Neurol 2023 Nov;270(11):5303-5312. Epub 2023 Jul 31 doi: 10.1007/s00415-023-11897-7. PMID: 37523065Free PMC Article
Dyke-Davidoff-Masson Syndrome: Main clinical and radiological findings- systematic literature review.
Rondão MBA, Hsu BRRHS, Centeno RS, de Aguiar PHP
Seizure 2023 Aug;110:58-68. Epub 2023 Jun 3 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2023.04.020. PMID: 37327751
Assessment and rehabilitation interventions for central facial palsy in patients with acquired brain injury: a systematic review.
Fabricius J, Kothari SF, Kothari M
Brain Inj 2021 Apr 16;35(5):511-519. Epub 2021 Feb 27 doi: 10.1080/02699052.2021.1890218. PMID: 33645363
Oro-facial impairment in stroke patients.
Schimmel M, Ono T, Lam OL, Müller F
J Oral Rehabil 2017 Apr;44(4):313-326. Epub 2017 Mar 1 doi: 10.1111/joor.12486. PMID: 28128465

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