Temporal branch of facial nerve A normative study of nerve conduction

• Published in: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
• Main Authors: Silva, Paula Fabiana Sobral da, Lima, Maria Carolina Martins de, Figueiroa, Jose Natal, Lins, Otavio Gomes
• Other Authors: Inst Med Integral Prof Fernando Figueira IMIP, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Escola Pernambucana Med FBV IMIP, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Assoc Arquivos Neuro- Psiquiatria 2010
• Subjects: electrodiagnosis; facial nerve; facial paralysis; neural conduction; Nervo; DML
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X2010000400026; http://repositorio.unifesp.br/11600/42751

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....