"Facial Nerve Diseases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Diseases of the facial nerve or nuclei. Pontine disorders may affect the facial nuclei or nerve fascicle. The nerve may be involved intracranially, along its course through the petrous portion of the temporal bone, or along its extracranial course. Clinical manifestations include facial muscle weakness, loss of taste from the anterior tongue, hyperacusis, and decreased lacrimation.
Descriptor ID |
D005155
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MeSH Number(s) |
C07.465.299 C10.292.319
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Concept/Terms |
Facial Nerve Diseases- Facial Nerve Diseases
- Disease, Facial Nerve
- Diseases, Facial Nerve
- Facial Nerve Disease
- Seventh Cranial Nerve Diseases
- Facial Neuropathy
- Facial Neuropathies
- Neuropathies, Facial
- Neuropathy, Facial
- Facial Nerve Disorders
- Disorder, Facial Nerve
- Disorders, Facial Nerve
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Cranial Nerve VII Diseases
- Cranial Nerve VII Disorders
Facial Myokymia- Facial Myokymia
- Facial Myokymias
- Myokymia, Facial
- Myokymias, Facial
Geniculate Ganglionitis- Geniculate Ganglionitis
- Ganglionitides, Geniculate
- Ganglionitis, Geniculate
- Geniculate Ganglionitides
Facial Neuritis- Facial Neuritis
- Facial Neuritides
- Neuritides, Facial
- Neuritis, Facial
Familial Facial Neuropathy- Familial Facial Neuropathy
- Facial Neuropathies, Familial
- Facial Neuropathy, Familial
- Familial Facial Neuropathies
- Neuropathies, Familial Facial
- Neuropathy, Familial Facial
Acquired Facial Neuropathy- Acquired Facial Neuropathy
- Acquired Facial Neuropathies
- Facial Neuropathies, Acquired
- Facial Neuropathy, Acquired
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2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Facial Nerve Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Chondrosarcoma Arising in the Mastoid Involving the Intratemporal Facial Nerve. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Apr 01; 145(4):392-393.
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Metastatic Salivary Ductal Carcinoma to the Mastoid Segment of the Facial Nerve. Otol Neurotol. 2018 09; 39(8):e722-e725.
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Malignant Otitis Externa: A Novel Stratification Protocol for Predicting Treatment Outcomes. Otol Neurotol. 2015 Sep; 36(9):1492-8.
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Primary tumors of the facial nerve. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2015 Jun; 48(3):491-500.
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Stereotactic radiosurgery for facial nerve schwannomas: meta-analysis and clinical review. Otol Neurotol. 2015 Mar; 36(3):393-8.
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Acute pediatric facial nerve paralysis as the first indication for familial cerebral cavernoma: case presentation and literature review. Am J Otolaryngol. 2014 Mar-Apr; 35(2):211-4.
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Facial nerve outcomes in facial nerve schwannomas. Otol Neurotol. 2012 Jan; 33(1):78-82.
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Cranial neuropathies after intracranial Photofrin-photodynamic therapy for malignant supratentorial gliomas-a report on 3 cases. Surg Neurol. 2008 Aug; 70(2):190-3.
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Incidence of dehiscence of the facial nerve in 416 cases of cholesteatoma. Otol Neurotol. 2007 Apr; 28(3):400-4.
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Temporal bone rhabdomyosarcoma presenting as acute peripheral facial nerve paralysis. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2006 Oct; 22(10):743-5.