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Perforating foreign body causing incomplete facial paralysis()

Facial nerve trauma is a common cause of facial paralysis; both blunt and penetrating forces may compromise the facial nerve. A comprehensive primary and secondary survey is essential for diagnosis and treatment of the injury. Here we report on a young patient who sustained a quad bike accident, lea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Berk, Till, Pape, Hans-Christoph, Jukema, Gerrolt Nico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7689329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33294580
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcr.2020.100370
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Sumario:Facial nerve trauma is a common cause of facial paralysis; both blunt and penetrating forces may compromise the facial nerve. A comprehensive primary and secondary survey is essential for diagnosis and treatment of the injury. Here we report on a young patient who sustained a quad bike accident, leading to an perforating injuries of the face from a bough, causing facial paralysis.