Book Description
Facial musculature plays an important role in mastication, facial expression, emotions, and speech. Facial musculature is supplied by the facial nerve. Disorders affecting facial nerve would cause facial paralysis causing asymmetry of the face due to paralysis of muscles of the face. This manuscript discusses clinical anatomy of facial nerve, pathologies affecting this nerve, its clinical manifestations and various management modalities available in managing these conditions. This book has been authored from the perspective of otolaryngologist. Otolaryngologists commonly encounter facial nerve lesions since this nerve courses through the temporal bone. The intratympanic portion of facial nerve comes under the domain of otolaryngologist. Lesions of facial nerve in this book has been arranged under two headings: 1. Non neoplastic disorders of the facial nerve 2. Neoplastic disorders of the facial It should be pointed out facial nerve has excellent regenerative capacity and it is never late to attempt decompression / trying out various anastomotic techniques in managing patients with facial nerve paralysis. Rehabilitation process in facial nerve paralysis should focus on managing and protecting the eyes of the patient. In facial paralysis patients are unable to close their eyelids due to paralysis of the muscles. Various rehabilitation procedures have been developed to manage these patients. Imaging of facial nerve has undergone tremendous advancement in recent times. A chapter on imaging of facial nerve has also been added to this manuscript to make it complete.
