Delayed Facial Nerve Palsy after Seat Belt Induced Injury.

نویسندگان

  • Ferdnand C Osuagwu
  • Ronald Bradley
  • Devakinanda Pasupuleti
  • Erik Bobeda
چکیده

Blunt trauma causing facial nerve palsy and facial nerve trauma due to seat belt injury is rarely reported. We describe a 63 year old female who was involved in a road traffic accident without any imaging evidence of temporal bone fracture developing left facial nerve palsy on the second day. We discuss the pathophysiology of this condition and the need to be aware of this unusual complication when evaluating patient with blunt trauma to the face.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Tokai journal of experimental and clinical medicine

دوره 40 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015