MANAGEMENT OF FACIAL PALSY CAUSED BY BIRTH TRAUMA

Is permanent congenital facial palsy caused by birth trauma?

OBJECTIVE To study the relation between traumatic birth and the development of permanent facial palsy in the newborn. DESIGN Retrospective case control study of children with 'congenital' facial palsy. SETTING Two tertiary referral centres for patients with facial palsy. SUBJECTS 61 children with established facial palsy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Odds ratios of recognised factors for birth...

Peripheral facial palsy caused by neoplastic meningitis.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To describe the clinical presentation of peripheral facial palsy caused by neoplastic meningitis. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case series. METHODS Retrospective review, including accompanying symptoms and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings. RESULTS Between January and December 2011, six patients were diagnosed with peripheral facial palsy caused by neoplastic m...

Facial palsy caused by mumps parotitis.

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What Is Expected from a Facial Trauma Caused by Violence?

OBJECTIVES The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the peculiarities of maxillofacial injuries caused by interpersonal violence with other etiologic factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS Medical records of 3,724 patients with maxillofacial injuries in São Paulo state (Brazil) were retrospectively analyzed. The data were submitted to statistical analysis (simple descriptive statistics and C...

Contemporary Management of Facial Trauma.