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FACIAL NEUROPATHY, TRAUMATIC
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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Facial Nerve Injuries
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Traumatismos del Nervio Facial
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Traumatismos do Nervo Facial
Synonyms
English
:
Facial Nerve Trauma
Facial Neuropathy, Traumatic
Tree Number:
C10.292.262.500
C10.292.300.500
C10.900.300.218.300
C26.260.237.325
C26.915.300.400.300
Definition
English
:
Traumatic injuries to the
facial nerve
. This may result in
FACIAL PARALYSIS
, decreased lacrimation and
salivation
, and loss of
taste
sensation
in the anterior
tongue
. The nerve may regenerate and reform its original pattern of innervation, or regenerate aberrantly, resulting in inappropriate lacrimation in response to gustatory stimuli (e.g., "crocodile tears") and other syndromes.
History Note
English
:
2000
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
34298
Unique Identifier:
D020220
Occurrence in VHL
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