Facial Nerve Injuries
Synonyms
Avulsion, Facial Nerve
Avulsions, Facial Nerve
Cranial Nerve VII Injuries
Facial Nerve Avulsion
Facial Nerve Avulsions
Facial Nerve Injury
Facial Nerve Trauma
Facial Nerve Traumas
Facial Neuropathies, Traumatic
Facial Neuropathy, Traumatic
Injuries, Cranial Nerve VII
Injuries, Facial Nerve
Injuries, Seventh Cranial Nerve
Injury, Facial Nerve
Nerve Avulsion, Facial
Nerve Avulsions, Facial
Nerve Injuries, Facial
Nerve Injury, Facial
Nerve Trauma, Facial
Nerve Traumas, Facial
Neuropathies, Traumatic Facial
Neuropathy, Traumatic Facial
Seventh Cranial Nerve Injuries
Trauma, Facial Nerve
Traumas, Facial Nerve
Traumatic Facial Neuropathies
Traumatic Facial Neuropathy
Traumatic injuries to the facial nerve. This may result in FACIAL PARALYSIS, decreased lacrimation and salivation, and loss of taste sensation in the anterior tongue. The nerve may regenerate and reform its original pattern of innervation, or regenerate aberrantly, resulting in inappropriate lacrimation in response to gustatory stimuli (e.g., "crocodile tears") and other syndromes.