Facial Nerve Injuries (definition)

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Facial Nerve Injuries

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Definition: Traumatic injuries to the facial nerve. This may result in FACIAL PARALYSIS, decreased lacrimation and salivation, and loss of taste sensation in the anterior tongue. The nerve may regenerate and reform its original pattern of innervation, or regenerate aberrantly, resulting in inappropriate lacrimation in response to gustatory stimuli (e.g., "crocodile tears") and other syndromes.

Other names Traumatic Facial Neuropathy; Traumatic Facial Neuropathies; Traumas, Facial Nerve; Trauma, Facial Nerve; Neuropathy, Traumatic Facial; Neuropathies, Traumatic Facial; Nerve Traumas, Facial; Nerve Trauma, Facial; Nerve Injuries, Facial; Nerve Avulsions, Facial; Nerve Avulsion, Facial; Injuries, Facial Nerve; Facial Neuropathies, Traumatic; Facial Nerve Traumas; Facial Nerve Injury; Facial Nerve Avulsions; Avulsions, Facial Nerve; Avulsion, Facial Nerve; Seventh Cranial Nerve Injuries; Nerve Injury, Facial

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Sources: NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs@FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 6/6/2012
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