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ArticleCureus2024

Postoperative Delayed Facial Nerve Palsy: A Surgeon's Nightmare.

Gulistan Bano, Sumeet Angral, Ksbs Krishna Sasanka, Swaha Panda, Ajit Kumar, Saurabh Varshney, Sree Sudha Tanguturi Yella, Pradosh Kumar Sarangi

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Gulistan BanoOtolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Deoghar, IND.
Sumeet AngralOtolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur, Bilaspur, IND.
Ksbs Krishna SasankaOtolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Deoghar, IND.
Swaha PandaOtolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Deoghar, IND.
Ajit KumarOtolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Deoghar, IND.
Saurabh VarshneyOtolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Deoghar, IND.
Sree Sudha Tanguturi YellaPharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Deoghar, IND.
Pradosh Kumar SarangiRadiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Deoghar, IND.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The facial nerve supplies motor, sensory, and parasympathetic innervation to the head and neck, and its paralysis can have significant physical and psychological impacts. This study discusses a compelling case involving a 21-year-old male who developed delayed facial nerve palsy (DFNP) on the eighth day after cortical mastoid surgery. Through conservative management, the patient achieved a full recovery by the 52nd day. Our experience underscores the importance of approaching DFNP with patience, emphasizing the need for thorough counseling of both the patient and their family members.

Indexed as

cortical mastoidectomycsom: chronic suppurative otitis mediadelayed facial nerve palsypostop complicationsteroid treatment

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PMID38774163
PMCPMC11108257

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