Congenital facial nerve palsy: Single center study
ObjectivesThis study will list the most common comorbidities of congenital facial nerve palsy and how to detect and treat them, with special attention for ENT-problems such as hearing loss. Congenital facial nerve palsy is a very rare entity but in UZ Brussels hospital there was a follow-up of 16 ch...
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| author | Hermine Baelen Hermine Baelen Anne-Marie Esschendal Yannick De Brucker Ina Foulon Ina Foulon Vedat Topsakal Vedat Topsakal Frans Gordts Frans Gordts |
| author_facet | Hermine Baelen Hermine Baelen Anne-Marie Esschendal Yannick De Brucker Ina Foulon Ina Foulon Vedat Topsakal Vedat Topsakal Frans Gordts Frans Gordts |
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| description | ObjectivesThis study will list the most common comorbidities of congenital facial nerve palsy and how to detect and treat them, with special attention for ENT-problems such as hearing loss. Congenital facial nerve palsy is a very rare entity but in UZ Brussels hospital there was a follow-up of 16 children in the last 30 years.MethodsLiterature review has been done, combined with thorough research of our own series of 16 children with congenital facial nerve palsy.ResultsCongenital facial nerve palsy can be part of a known syndrome, most commonly Moebius syndrome, but can also appear solely. It appears often bilateral and with a severe gradation. In our series, hearing loss is frequently seen in association with congenital facial nerve palsy. Other abnormalities are dysfunction of the abducens nerve, ophthalmological problems, retro- or micrognathism and abnormalities of limbs or heart. The majority of the children in our series underwent radiological imaging (CT and/or MRI): the facial nerve but also the vestibulocochlear nerve and middle and inner ear can be evaluated.ConclusionA multidisciplinary approach of congenital facial nerve palsy is recommended as it can affect various bodily functions. Radiological imaging needs to be done to acquire additional information that can be useful for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Although congenital facial nerve palsy may not be treatable itself, its comorbidities can be treated and improve the quality of life of the affected child. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-685d9264402e4f4e85246d597bb6daa32023-02-20T07:22:11ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602023-02-011110.3389/fped.2023.10772381077238Congenital facial nerve palsy: Single center studyHermine Baelen0Hermine Baelen1Anne-Marie Esschendal2Yannick De Brucker3Ina Foulon4Ina Foulon5Vedat Topsakal6Vedat Topsakal7Frans Gordts8Frans Gordts9Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery University Hospital UZ Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumFaculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery University Hospital UZ Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital UZ Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery University Hospital UZ Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumFaculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery University Hospital UZ Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumFaculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery University Hospital UZ Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumFaculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumObjectivesThis study will list the most common comorbidities of congenital facial nerve palsy and how to detect and treat them, with special attention for ENT-problems such as hearing loss. Congenital facial nerve palsy is a very rare entity but in UZ Brussels hospital there was a follow-up of 16 children in the last 30 years.MethodsLiterature review has been done, combined with thorough research of our own series of 16 children with congenital facial nerve palsy.ResultsCongenital facial nerve palsy can be part of a known syndrome, most commonly Moebius syndrome, but can also appear solely. It appears often bilateral and with a severe gradation. In our series, hearing loss is frequently seen in association with congenital facial nerve palsy. Other abnormalities are dysfunction of the abducens nerve, ophthalmological problems, retro- or micrognathism and abnormalities of limbs or heart. The majority of the children in our series underwent radiological imaging (CT and/or MRI): the facial nerve but also the vestibulocochlear nerve and middle and inner ear can be evaluated.ConclusionA multidisciplinary approach of congenital facial nerve palsy is recommended as it can affect various bodily functions. Radiological imaging needs to be done to acquire additional information that can be useful for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Although congenital facial nerve palsy may not be treatable itself, its comorbidities can be treated and improve the quality of life of the affected child.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1077238/fullcongenital facial nerve palsyinborn facial nerve palsycongenital syndromesensorineural hearing lossimaging facial nerve |
| spellingShingle | Hermine Baelen Hermine Baelen Anne-Marie Esschendal Yannick De Brucker Ina Foulon Ina Foulon Vedat Topsakal Vedat Topsakal Frans Gordts Frans Gordts Congenital facial nerve palsy: Single center study Frontiers in Pediatrics congenital facial nerve palsy inborn facial nerve palsy congenital syndrome sensorineural hearing loss imaging facial nerve |
| title | Congenital facial nerve palsy: Single center study |
| title_full | Congenital facial nerve palsy: Single center study |
| title_fullStr | Congenital facial nerve palsy: Single center study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Congenital facial nerve palsy: Single center study |
| title_short | Congenital facial nerve palsy: Single center study |
| title_sort | congenital facial nerve palsy single center study |
| topic | congenital facial nerve palsy inborn facial nerve palsy congenital syndrome sensorineural hearing loss imaging facial nerve |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1077238/full |
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