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Stomatognathic Diseases > Mouth Diseases > Facial Nerve Diseases
Nervous System Diseases > Cranial Nerve Diseases > Facial Nerve Diseases

Preferred term

Facial Nerve Diseases  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Cranial Nerve VII Diseases
  • Cranial Nerve VII Disorders
  • Disorder, Facial Nerve
  • Disorders, Facial Nerve
  • Facial Nerve Disorder
  • Facial Nerve Disorders
  • Facial Neuropathies
  • Facial Neuropathy
  • Neuropathies, Facial
  • Neuropathy, Facial
  • Seventh Cranial Nerve Diseases

Scope note

  • Diseases of the facial nerve or nuclei. Pontine disorders may affect the facial nuclei or nerve fascicle. The nerve may be involved intracranially, along its course through the petrous portion of the temporal bone, or along its extracranial course. Clinical manifestations include facial muscle weakness, loss of taste from the anterior tongue, hyperacusis, and decreased lacrimation.

History note

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In other languages

  • kasvohermon sairaudet

    Finnish

  • kasvohermon taudit
  • kasvohermosairaudet
  • kasvohermotaudit
  • morbositates nervi cranialis VII
  • morbositates nervi facialis
  • määrittämätön kasvohermon sairaus
  • seitsemännen aivohermon sairaudet
  • seitsemännen aivohermon taudit
  • sjukdomar i facialisnerven
  • Ansiktsnervssjukdomar

    Swedish

  • Ansiktsmyokymi
  • Facial myokymi
  • Facialisnervsjukdomar
  • Genikulatumganglionit
  • Sjukdomar i facialisnerven

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005155

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