Intracranial and intratemporal facial nerve schwannoma. (Imaging Clinic).(Brief Article)

From: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal | Date: May 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

Facial nerve schwannomas have a predilection for the area of the geniculate ganglion, although they can occur at any point along the nerve between its origin in the pons and its exit in the stylomastoid foramen and parotid segment. (1) A weakness of the facial nerve that progresses slowly is most likely the result of a neoplasm; such palsies account for less than 5% of all facial palsies. By contrast, Bell's palsy has a strikingly rapid onset. Trauma, herpes zoster infection, and complications of otitis media are all more common causes of facial nerve palsy than is facial nerve ...

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