TUMORS OF THE NERVUS ACUSTICUS
- 1 August 1928
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry
- Vol. 20 (2) , 309-318
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archneurpsyc.1928.02210140077005
Abstract
EXCEPTIONAL SYMPTOMS Tumors arising from the eighth cranial nerve produce a clinical syndrome so well known as not to need further description. Cushing,1in his monograph on the subject, has covered the clinical symptoms comprehensively, and has established the relative constancy of the various signs and symptoms both in degree and in order of appearance. There are, however, certain interesting variations from the average law referable to involvement of the various cranial nerves other than the eighth. For example, involvement of the seventh cranial nerve usually brings about simple weakness of the muscles of expression on the side affected. In the majority of cases it is slight and indicated only by asymmetry in the lower facial muscles that is not at all conspicuous or remarkable. A rare sign of involvement of the seventh nerve is facial spasm or twitching that may appear early and dominate the whole clinical picture.Keywords
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