Nonoperative management of traumatic facial nerve palsy. J Trauma 1985 Jul;25(7):644-8
Date
07/01/1985Pubmed ID
4009769DOI
10.1097/00005373-198507000-00012Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0021864149 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 22 CitationsAbstract
Forty-five patients with facial nerve palsy resulting from head injury were treated nonoperatively between 1975 and 1981. Of 31 patients who had polytomography, temporal bone fractures were demonstrated in 29. In 44 of 45 injuries, satisfactory clinical improvement in motor function was noted, including 65% (overall) who showed complete recovery. Fracture direction on polytomography, results of electromyography (performed in ten cases), and time of onset of paralysis were not correlated with outcome. The present findings suggest a limited role for early surgery in closed traumatic facial nerve palsy.
Author List
Maiman DJ, Cusick JF, Anderson AJ, Larson SJMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Aged
Electromyography
Facial Paralysis
Hearing Loss
Humans
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Skull Fractures
Temporal Bone
Time Factors
Tomography