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- Title
Management of facial palsy caused by birth trauma.
- Authors
Bergman, Ira; May, Mark; Wessel, Henry B.; Stool, Sylvan E.; Bergman, I; May, M; Wessel, H B; Stool, S E
- Abstract
We present a newborn with a unilateral complete facial palsy caused by birth trauma, and discuss the differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, and management of this common, usually benign, condition. This child made a rapid, complete, spontaneous recovery despite a severe initial injury. Surgical exploration of the facial nerve should be considered only for infants with complete paralysis, clinically and electrophysiologically, who demonstrate no improvement by 5 weeks of age.
- Publication
Laryngoscope, 1986, Vol 96, Issue 4, p381
- ISSN
0023-852X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1288/00005537-198604000-00008