Congenital unilateral facial palsy revealing a facial nerve agenesis: a case report and review of the literature | Zendy

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Congenital unilateral facial palsy revealing a facial nerve agenesis: a case report and review of the literature

Author(s) -

Yaotse Elikplim Nordjoe,

Ouidad Azdad,

Mohamed Lahkim,

Laila Jroundi,

Fatima Zahrae Laamrani

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

bjr|case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2055-7159

DOI - 10.1259/bjrcr.20180029

Subject(s) - aplasia , medicine , facial nerve , abnormality , agenesis , facial paralysis , anatomy , palsy , facial symmetry , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine , psychiatry

Facial nerve aplasia is an extremely rare condition that is usually syndromic, namely, in Moebius syndrome. The occurrence of isolated agenesis of facial nerve is even rarer, with only few cases reported in the literature. We report a case of congenital facial paralysis due to facial nerve aplasia diagnosed on MRI, while no noticeable abnormality was detected on the temporal bone CT.

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