The tests performed to localize the site of pathology in acute facial nerve palsy are known as topodiagnostic tests. It refers to the functional testing of an individual facial nerve
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What are the common causes of infranuclear facial nerve paralysis? How do you manage a case of traumatic facial nerve injury?What are the common causes of infranuclear facial nerve paralysis? How do you manage a case of traumatic facial nerve injury?
The following are the common causes of infranuclear facial nerve paralysis: Bell’s palsy (most common) Diabetes Mellitus Post traumatic: Birth injury Temporal bone: Transverse(40-50%), Longitudinal (20%) Iatrogenic: Mastoid surgeries- most