A rare cause of bilateral facial nerve paralysis due to acute otitis media in a 52-year-old man
Facial nerve paralysis is a known complication of middle ear diseases such as chronic otitis media. However, it is rarely seen in acute otitis media (AOM). Bilateral facial nerve paralysis is an extremely rare incidence in AOM in an adult patient.
Santosh Kumar Swain +2 more
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Facial onset sensory and motor neuropathy in a pain clinic outpatient: a case report
Background Facial onset sensory and motor neuropathy is a very rare sensorimotor disorder characterized by facial onset and gradual progression, with approximately 100 cases reported worldwide in 2020.
Hiroki Hanawa +5 more
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An atypical case of trigeminal trophic syndrome: a legal medicine perspective in medical responsibility [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Trigeminal trophic syndrome is a rare complication of peripheral or central damage to the trigeminal nerve characterized by anesthesia, paresthesia and a secondary persistent facial ulceration.
DE VINCENTIIS, Marco +4 more
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Cranial neuralgias: from physiopathology to pharmacological treatment [PDF]
Cranial neuralgias are paroxysmal painful disorders of the head characterised by some shared features such as unilaterality of symptoms, transience and recurrence of attacks, superficial and "shock-like" quality of pain and the presence of triggering ...
BILO, LEONILDA +4 more
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The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection was first detected at the end of December 2019. Encephalitis, ischemic stroke, ataxia, and peripheral nerve diseases were reported in patients after the COVID-19 infection.
Kadriye Guleda Keskin +4 more
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Dosimetric Analysis of Neural and Vascular Structures in Skull Base Tumors Treated with Stereotactic Radiosurgery. [PDF]
Objective To examine the relationship between the prescribed target dose and the dose to healthy neurovascular structures in patients with vestibular schwannomas treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).
Bhatt, Jay M +6 more
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Clinical insights on Tolosa Hunt syndrome: a multidisciplinary approach on neurological-related symptomatology in maxillofacial region [PDF]
Background Tolosa–Hunt syndrome (THS) related neurological symptoms are described in literature as “unilateral”, “recurrent”, “episodic”, “intense”, “severe”, “lancinating” or “stabbing” pain on the upper face and forehead and may be misdiagnosed ...
Ahmed Siddiqui, Ammar +8 more
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Antiviral treatment for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis) [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Antiviral agents against herpes simplex virus are widely used in the treatment of idiopathic facial paralysis (Bell's palsy), but their effectiveness is uncertain. Significant morbidity can be associated with severe cases.
Abiko +47 more
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Facial onset sensory and motor neuronopathy: new cases, cognitive changes and pathophysiology [PDF]
Purpose of review To improve our clinical understanding of facial onset sensory and motor neuronopathy (FOSMN). Recent findings We identified 29 new cases and 71 literature cases, resulting in a cohort of 100 patients with FOSMN.
Al-Chalabi, Ammar +26 more
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Isolated facial nerve palsy: Rare manifestation of dengue haemorrhagic fever - A case report
Dengue is a common arboviral infection and is one of the tropical diseases which occur in Sri Lanka. Neurological manifestations due to dengue are very rare but can be caused by serotypes 2 and 3.
M Misthaq, P Selladurai, AGH Sugathapala
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