Temporal branch of facial nerve: a normative study of nerve conduction Ramo temporal do nervo facial: um estudo normativo da condução nervosa

• Published in: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
• Main Authors: Paula Fabiana Sobral da Silva, Maria Carolina Martins de Lima, José Natal Figueiroa, Otávio Gomes Lins
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2010
• Subjects: eletrodiagnóstico; nervo facial; paralisia facial; condução nervosa; electrodiagnosis; facial nerve; facial paralysis; neural conduction; Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry; RC321-571; Nervo; DML
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X2010000400026; https://doaj.org/article/ff65ec32cedf4822b11aef4b65bf11c4

The temporal branch of the facial nerve is particularly vulnerable to traumatic injuries during surgical procedures. It may also be affected in clinical conditions. Electrodiagnostic studies may add additional information about the type and severity of injuries, thus allowing prognostic inferences....