BELLS-PALSY IN CHILDREN - CASES OF PROGRESSIVE FACIAL-NERVE DEGENERATION

  • 1 January 1985
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 94  (4) , 331-336
Abstract
Bell''s palsy in children occurs infrequently and carries a good prognosis for ultimate recovery. Results of electrical testing were reported only sparsely. This paper details the authors'' experience with 5 patients under age 18 who met the criteria for facial nerve decompression in adults. All underwent decompression via the middle fossa and manifested a lesion of the nerve, ie, edema and hyperemia in the geniculate ganglion, meatal foramen and internal auditory canal. A discussion of pathogenesis and a literature review is included.

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