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Abstract
Diseases of the facial nerve or nuclei. Pontine disorders may affect the facial nuclei or nerve fascicle. The nerve may be involved intracranially, along its course through the petrous portion of the temporal bone, or along its extracranial course. Clinical manifestations include facial muscle weakness, loss of taste from the anterior tongue, hyperacusis, and decreased lacrimation.
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- Cranial Nerve VII Diseases
- Cranial Nerve VII Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorders
- Facial Neuropathy
- Seventh Cranial Nerve Diseases
- Disease, Facial Nerve
- Diseases, Facial Nerve
- Disorder, Facial Nerve
- Disorders, Facial Nerve
- Facial Nerve Disease
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Facial Neuropathies
- Neuropathies, Facial
- Neuropathy, Facial
- Acquired Facial Neuropathy
- Facial Myokymia
- Facial Nerve Motor Disorders
- Facial Nerve Sensory Disorders
- Facial Neuritis
- Familial Facial Neuropathy
- Geniculate Ganglionitis
- Motor Disorders, Facial Nerve
- Sensory Disorders, Facial Nerve
- Acquired Facial Neuropathies
- Facial Myokymias
- Facial Neuritides
- Facial Neuropathies, Acquired
- Facial Neuropathies, Familial
- Facial Neuropathy, Acquired
- Facial Neuropathy, Familial
- Familial Facial Neuropathies
- Ganglionitides, Geniculate
- Ganglionitis, Geniculate
- Geniculate Ganglionitides
- Myokymia, Facial
- Myokymias, Facial
- Neuritides, Facial
- Neuritis, Facial
- Neuropathies, Familial Facial
- Neuropathy, Familial Facial
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Previous Indexing
- Facial Nerve (1966-1980)
- Peripheral Nerve Diseases (1966-1980)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Facial Nerve Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005155. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005155
- Facial Nerve Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18554894