Post-traumatic acute bilateral facial nerve palsy

oleh: Rakesh Kumar, Jitin Bajaj, Devendra Purohit, Radheshyam Mittal

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: London Academic Publishing 2015-03-01

Deskripsi

Acute bilateral facial nerve paralysis is a rare clinical entity, and its management remains very controversial (operative or conservative). Here we are presenting a case of acute onset bilateral facial nerve palsy following head injury with bilateral temporal bone fracture with clinico-radiographic contrary. Patient was managed conservatively with complete recovery. By this article, authors want to stress on combining clinical examination and radiological findings for decision making of this rare entity and tried to evaluate the management.