Sentences with phrase «of facial nerve»

Middle ear infections in dogs can also cause paralysis of the facial nerve, leading to a slacked jawed appearance on that side of the face.

Middle ear infections can also cause paralysis of the facial nerve, leading to a slack - jawed appearance on that side of the face.

Middle ear infections can also cause paralysis of the facial nerve, which manifests as drooping of the skin and loss of sensation on that side of the face.

Position: Doctor and professor of surgery and director of the Facial Nerve Clinic at the University of California, San Diego.

It is not yet clear why seal pups that go into the water do better: «Pups that put their head in the water may experience stimulation of the facial nerves, which causes a drop in heart rate.

Medline Plus advises that facial paralysis is generally caused either by damage or swelling of the facial nerves, or as the result of brain trauma in the area that signals the muscles in the face.

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With the forceps technique, risks include possible bruises, blisters, temporary facial nerve injuries and a greater chance of tearing.

(These injuries that were reported were significant, including skull fractures, paralysis of facial and tracheal nerves, associated with forceps delivery).

The cause is usually an irritation of the trigeminal nerve, the cranial nerve responsible for the sensory innervation of the facial area, parts of the scalp, and the oral cavity.

Ear - nose - throat surgeon Dr. Matthew Kircher of Loyola University Medical Center is giving patients Botox injections to treat facial nerve disorders that sometimes occur after Bell's palsy, including unwanted facial movements known as synkinesis.

The condition occurs when the facial nerve is damaged by swelling or pressure, but the exact cause of Bell's palsy is unknown.

Julius notes that his team found the short version of TRPV1 in only the vampire bat's facial nerves; nerves in other parts of the bat's body make the longer, pain - sensing version of TRPV1.

In the largest study of its kind, the researchers studied the long - term recovery (an average of 15 months) of 51 patients with Lyme disease - associated facial paralysis who sought follow - up care in the Facial Nerve Center at facial paralysis who sought follow - up care in the Facial Nerve Center at Facial Nerve Center at Mass..

Botox is best known as a cosmetic treatment for frown lines, but the drug also effectively treats the after effects of Bell's palsy and other serious facial nerve problems.

If Marzo inadvertently cut a facial nerve, Fiorentini could be paralyzed on one side of his face.

Clinical symptoms of LNB of the peripheral nervous system may include facial nerve palsy, neurogenic pain radiating along the back into the legs and feet, limb pain, sensory loss, or muscle weakness.

The code that a monkey's brain uses to represent faces relies not on groups of nerve cells tuned to specific faces — as has been previously proposed — but on a population of about 200 cells that code for different sets of facial characteristics.

She and her colleagues found that people born face - blind have a smaller - than - normal bundle of nerve fibers linking the facial fusiform area to other regions toward the front of the brain.

Normally, TES practitioners avoid currents above 2 mA, because these induce side effects such as tingling, dizziness, unpleasant tastes, and illusory sights and sounds — the result of current entering soft tissues such as the eyes, ears and facial nerves, which offer less resistance than the skull.

Many of the adults in this study had changes to certain spinal and facial nerves.

By Heather Mayer MONDAY, Aug. 3, 2009 (Health.com)-- Facial surgery that targets and removes small portions of migraine - triggering muscle or nerve tissue may offer permanent relief for some people with the debilitating headaches, a new study suggests.

With cosmetic surgery and Botox, some of the risks may include allergic reactions to drugs and scarring, possible paralysis or damage of surrounding nerves which impair natural facial expressions, as well as anesthesia complications, a long recovery with days to weeks of discomfort.

The vagus nerve is needed to regulate important things such as heart rate, sweating, facial expression and contracting the muscles of the intestines to support digestion.

Cioca reveals the dozens of meds, some highly toxic when combined, the VA has prescribed for her PTSD and severe facial - nerve damage — surgery for which the agency repeatedly denies her.

In addition to pain management, veterinary acupuncture is also beneficial for treating the following conditions: (1) disorders of the musculoskeletal system such as arthritis, (2) paralysis of the rear limbs, (3) seizures, (4) back pain, (5) facial nerve paralysis.

Since the ear is associated with several nerves that can affect other parts of the body such as the face, a middle ear infection (otitis media) can cause some facial paralysis and deafness.

A variety of neurologic disorders, including megaesophagus, laryngeal paralysis, facial nerve paralysis, and vestibular disease, have been related to hypothyroidism.

CKCS were therefore further subdivided into two groups based on age and presence or absence of SM: the CM / SM group which comprised eighteen individuals under the age of 2 years with SM, all of which presented with clinical signs related to syringomyelia, and thirteen individuals over the age of 5 years with CM but without SM (the CM group), which presented for various reasons including idiopathic epilepsy (n = 4), intervertebral disc disease (n = 3), otitis media with effusion (n = 2), MR imaging screening programme for breeding (n = 3) and facial nerve paralysis (n = 2).

Our client was a 62 - year - old male that suffered a facial nerve monitor malfunction during a removal of a benign tumor.

The more common types of injuries include cuts and bruises caused by pressure on the head during birth, facial paralysis, bone fractures, brachial plexus injury (nerve damage which results in paralysis of the arm) and cerebral palsy.

Examples of other defects included flipper - like limbs, organ deformities, hearing problems, deafness, blindness, brain damage, defects to the eyes, facial nerves, kidneys, alimentary tract, and urinary tract, spinal problems, and death.

However, in the course of one of the facial reconstruction surgeries, plaintiff» s left optic nerve was damaged, causing legal blindness in that eye.

Iconic action hero Sylvester Stallone's memorable speaking style is the result of a an injury sustained during birth; the delivery forceps the doctor used severed a nerve in his jaw and caused permanent paralysis of some of his facial muscles.