Surgical decompression of idiopathic facial palsy

There is no consensus on the cause of Bell's palsy, just as there is no proven medical therapy. Disregarding the numerous theoretic causes, preponderant anatomic, electrophysiologic, radiologic, clinical, and pathologic evidence supports entrapment at the medical foramen of the fallopian canal...

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Published inOtolaryngologic clinics of North America Vol. 24; no. 3; p. 675
Main Authors Marsh, M A, Coker, N J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1991
Subjects
Electrodiagnosis
Facial Paralysis - diagnosis
Facial Paralysis - etiology
Facial Paralysis - surgery
Facial Paralysis - therapy
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:There is no consensus on the cause of Bell's palsy, just as there is no proven medical therapy. Disregarding the numerous theoretic causes, preponderant anatomic, electrophysiologic, radiologic, clinical, and pathologic evidence supports entrapment at the medical foramen of the fallopian canal as a final common pathway resulting in facial nerve ischemia and degeneration. Middle cranial fossa decompression of the meatal foramen may benefit those patients most severely affected with Bell's palsy.
ISSN:0030-6665
DOI:10.1016/S0030-6665(20)31122-1