[Trauma of the facial nerve at the geniculate ganglion (author's transl)]
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[Trauma of the facial nerve at the geniculate ganglion (author's transl)]
[Article in
German]
Laryngol Rhinol Otol (Stuttg).
1979 Feb.
Abstract
Fractures of the pyramid, longitudinal fractures in the majority of cases, lead to a damage of the facial nerve in the surrounding of the geniculate ganglion. This area has to be controlled surgically when a facial nerve paralysis occurs after a head injury.
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