Unusual Mechanism of Facial Nerve Palsy Caused by Penetrating Neck Trauma
We present a case of a low energy penetrating neck injury with only facial nerve (FN) palsy in the clinical finding. A 32-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency department with a penetrating injury on the right side of the neck just behind the right ear, accompanied by evident right (FN...
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| author | Marisa Klančnik Petar Ivanišević Marina Krnić Martinić Petra Smoje Marta Zrinka Vucemilovic |
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| description | We present a case of a low energy penetrating neck injury with only facial nerve (FN) palsy in the clinical finding. A 32-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency department with a penetrating injury on the right side of the neck just behind the right ear, accompanied by evident right (FN) palsy, evaluated as House Brackmann grade IV. Computed tomography demonstrated an isolated soft tissue injury in the right retroauricular region without bone fracture, parotid gland lesion, or vascular structure involvement. The FN palsy was treated with corticosteroids (CS), and the patient had an uneventful and complete recovery. This case report presents an unusual mechanism of isolated, extratemporal, blunt injury of the FN after a penetrating neck injury followed by complete recovery. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-445543c78c8a4d89afaa066168c86da32025-02-03T01:04:59ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732020-01-01202010.1155/2020/13916921391692Unusual Mechanism of Facial Nerve Palsy Caused by Penetrating Neck TraumaMarisa Klančnik0Petar Ivanišević1Marina Krnić Martinić2Petra Smoje3Marta Zrinka Vucemilovic4University of Split, University Hospital Center Split, Department of Otorhinolarynglogy, Spinčićeva 1, 21000 Split, CroatiaUniversity of Split, University Hospital Center Split, Department of Otorhinolarynglogy, Spinčićeva 1, 21000 Split, CroatiaUniversity of Split, University Hospital Center Split, Department of Otorhinolarynglogy, Spinčićeva 1, 21000 Split, CroatiaUniversity of Split, University Hospital Center Split, Department of Otorhinolarynglogy, Spinčićeva 1, 21000 Split, CroatiaUniversity of Split, School of Medicine, Šoltanska 2, 21000 Split, CroatiaWe present a case of a low energy penetrating neck injury with only facial nerve (FN) palsy in the clinical finding. A 32-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency department with a penetrating injury on the right side of the neck just behind the right ear, accompanied by evident right (FN) palsy, evaluated as House Brackmann grade IV. Computed tomography demonstrated an isolated soft tissue injury in the right retroauricular region without bone fracture, parotid gland lesion, or vascular structure involvement. The FN palsy was treated with corticosteroids (CS), and the patient had an uneventful and complete recovery. This case report presents an unusual mechanism of isolated, extratemporal, blunt injury of the FN after a penetrating neck injury followed by complete recovery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1391692 |
| spellingShingle | Marisa Klančnik Petar Ivanišević Marina Krnić Martinić Petra Smoje Marta Zrinka Vucemilovic Unusual Mechanism of Facial Nerve Palsy Caused by Penetrating Neck Trauma Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Unusual Mechanism of Facial Nerve Palsy Caused by Penetrating Neck Trauma |
| title_full | Unusual Mechanism of Facial Nerve Palsy Caused by Penetrating Neck Trauma |
| title_fullStr | Unusual Mechanism of Facial Nerve Palsy Caused by Penetrating Neck Trauma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unusual Mechanism of Facial Nerve Palsy Caused by Penetrating Neck Trauma |
| title_short | Unusual Mechanism of Facial Nerve Palsy Caused by Penetrating Neck Trauma |
| title_sort | unusual mechanism of facial nerve palsy caused by penetrating neck trauma |
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