head_neck nerve lesions c_8.txt

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loss fo muscular action of the muscles of facial expression

facial paralysis
ways facial paralysis can occur

brain injury stoke direct injury to the nerve(C-VII)
T/F: facial paralysis can be perminant or transient

true
T/F: facial paralysis can be only unilateral

false: facial paralysis can be both unilateral and/or bilateral
most common reason for transient facial paralysis

incorrectly administered inferior alveolar block
name some "symptoms" of facial paralysis

drooping eyebrow drooping eyelid, dribbling salavia
unilatera facial paralysis

Bell's palsy
does Bell's palsy have a known cause

no it does not
onset of which facial paralysis is abrupt?

Bell's palsy
paralysis that involves the afferent nerves of the C-V nerve

trigeminal neuralgia
another name for Trigeminal Nerualgia

tic douloureux
T/F: the ophthalmic branch of the C-V nerve is not affected with trigeminal neuralgia

true
trigeminal neuralgia has short term excruciating pain when facial trigger zones are touched

true
treatment for trigeminal neuralgia can include:...

sectioning the sensory root of the C-V nerve, antispasmotic medication, or injections that kill the nerve