Facial nerve
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cranial nerve VII, facial nerve motor nucleus
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- Since the function of the facial nerve is so complex, many symptoms may occur when the fibers of the facial nerve are disrupted.
- Facial Nerve Decompression Facial nerve decompression refers to the procedure whereby the facial nerve is exposed along the length of 190 its bony canal in the temporal bone.
- Facial Nerve The facial nerve is mixed nerve containing both sensory and motor components.
- An example is birth trauma, most often the result of a forceps delivery where the exposed facial nerve is compressed against the rigid cervical spine.
- The origin of the facial nerve is a nucleus in the brainstem.
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