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Cranial Mononeuropathy VII
Alternate Names : Facial Nerve Palsy, Neuropathy - Facial
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Complications
- Disfigurement from loss of facial movement
- Damage to the eye (corneal ulcers and infections)
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Chronic spasm of face muscles or eyelids
- Chronic taste abnormalities
- Aberrant regeneration (nerves grow back to the wrong structures -- for example, smiling causes the eye to close)
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• Definition
• Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Symptoms & Signs
• Prevention
• Diagnosis & Tests
• Treatment
• Prognosis
• Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Bell's Palsy
• Corneal Ulcers and Infections
• HIV Infection
• Lyme Disease
• Mononeuropathy
• Sarcoidosis
Tests & Exams
• CSF Collection
• MRI of the Head
Other Topics
• Chronic
• Facial Paralysis
• Headache
• Muscle Function Loss
• Swallowing Difficulty
• Swelling
• Systemic
• Taste - Impaired
Review Date : 7/28/2002
Reviewed By : Elaine T. Kiriakopoulos, M.D., MSc, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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