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Facial nerve palsy following mild mastoid trauma on trampoline.
Cools, Michael J; Carneiro, Kevin A.
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  • Cools MJ; Department of Neurosurgery, University of North Carolina, 170 Manning Drive, Campus Box 7060, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Electronic address: mcools@unch.unc.edu.
  • Carneiro KA; Department of Neurosurgery, University of North Carolina, 170 Manning Drive, Campus Box 7060, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Electronic address: kevin_carneiro@med.unc.edu.
Am J Emerg Med ; 36(8): 1522.e1-1522.e3, 2018 08.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29861376
We present a case report of a 14-year-old boy who was jumping on a trampoline when he struck his right mastoid on a support pole. The following day, he developed a right-sided facial droop and inability to close his right eye. He presented to the emergency department, where CT of his temporal bone was negative and he was started on prednisone. Over the next month, he had spontaneous recovery of his facial nerve (FN) function. In cases of traumatic FN palsy, urgent referral to otolaryngology is needed, even without a fracture of the temporal bone, as edema within the facial nerve could require decompressive surgery. Steroids, while used in this patient, are of questionable benefit in the limited data available. Patient's with traumatic FN palsies should be instructed to use eye lubricant frequently and tape his eye closed at night, as corneal drying could lead to permanent damage. Proper evaluation, management, and referral are needed in cases of traumatic FN palsy to prevent long-term morbidity.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Prednisona / Parálisis de Bell / Traumatismos del Nervio Facial / Apófisis Mastoides Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies Límite: Adolescent / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Am J Emerg Med Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Prednisona / Parálisis de Bell / Traumatismos del Nervio Facial / Apófisis Mastoides Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies Límite: Adolescent / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Am J Emerg Med Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos