Rare Occurrence of Internal Auditory Canal Stenosis Accompanied With Congenital Facial Palsy in a 3-Month-Old Infant: A Case Report

Internal auditory canal (IAC) stenosis with hypoplasia of the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves is a rare cause of congenital facial palsy. In this case report, a 3-month-old female infant was referred for a neurological developmental assessment for developmental delay and congenital facial palsy....

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Main Authors: Se-Heum Park, Woo-Jin Kim, Yun-Jung Lim, Cheol-Won On, Ji-Ho Park, Eun-Ho Min
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Language:English
Published: Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2020-06-01
Series:Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.e-arm.org/upload/pdf/arm-19148.pdf
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author Se-Heum Park
Woo-Jin Kim
Yun-Jung Lim
Cheol-Won On
Ji-Ho Park
Eun-Ho Min
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Woo-Jin Kim
Yun-Jung Lim
Cheol-Won On
Ji-Ho Park
Eun-Ho Min
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description Internal auditory canal (IAC) stenosis with hypoplasia of the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves is a rare cause of congenital facial palsy. In this case report, a 3-month-old female infant was referred for a neurological developmental assessment for developmental delay and congenital facial palsy. Upon evaluation of developmental delay, hearing loss was detected. Following a magnetic resonance imaging scan of the brain and a computed tomography scan of the temporal bone, IAC stenosis with hypoplasia of facial and vestibular nerves was diagnosed. This is a rare case of IAC stenosis in an infant with initial presentations of left facial palsy and developmental delay associated with hearing loss in the left ear. We strongly suggest that IAC stenosis be considered a cause of congenital facial palsy in infants, especially in patients with developmental delay. In infants with congenital facial palsy, a thorough physical examination and neurological developmental assessment should be performed.
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spelling doaj.art-8785bab3460a4d4b93df35c8f40eb69b2023-09-03T00:56:53ZengKorean Academy of Rehabilitation MedicineAnnals of Rehabilitation Medicine2234-06452234-06532020-06-0144325625910.5535/arm.191484164Rare Occurrence of Internal Auditory Canal Stenosis Accompanied With Congenital Facial Palsy in a 3-Month-Old Infant: A Case ReportSe-Heum Park0Woo-Jin Kim1Yun-Jung Lim2Cheol-Won On3Ji-Ho Park4Eun-Ho Min5 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Epworth HealthCare Epworth Richmond, Melbourne, Australia Department of Radiology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, KoreaInternal auditory canal (IAC) stenosis with hypoplasia of the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves is a rare cause of congenital facial palsy. In this case report, a 3-month-old female infant was referred for a neurological developmental assessment for developmental delay and congenital facial palsy. Upon evaluation of developmental delay, hearing loss was detected. Following a magnetic resonance imaging scan of the brain and a computed tomography scan of the temporal bone, IAC stenosis with hypoplasia of facial and vestibular nerves was diagnosed. This is a rare case of IAC stenosis in an infant with initial presentations of left facial palsy and developmental delay associated with hearing loss in the left ear. We strongly suggest that IAC stenosis be considered a cause of congenital facial palsy in infants, especially in patients with developmental delay. In infants with congenital facial palsy, a thorough physical examination and neurological developmental assessment should be performed.http://www.e-arm.org/upload/pdf/arm-19148.pdfdevelopmental delay disorderfacial paralysisinternal auditory canal
spellingShingle Se-Heum Park
Woo-Jin Kim
Yun-Jung Lim
Cheol-Won On
Ji-Ho Park
Eun-Ho Min
Rare Occurrence of Internal Auditory Canal Stenosis Accompanied With Congenital Facial Palsy in a 3-Month-Old Infant: A Case Report
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
developmental delay disorder
facial paralysis
internal auditory canal
title Rare Occurrence of Internal Auditory Canal Stenosis Accompanied With Congenital Facial Palsy in a 3-Month-Old Infant: A Case Report
title_full Rare Occurrence of Internal Auditory Canal Stenosis Accompanied With Congenital Facial Palsy in a 3-Month-Old Infant: A Case Report
title_fullStr Rare Occurrence of Internal Auditory Canal Stenosis Accompanied With Congenital Facial Palsy in a 3-Month-Old Infant: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Rare Occurrence of Internal Auditory Canal Stenosis Accompanied With Congenital Facial Palsy in a 3-Month-Old Infant: A Case Report
title_short Rare Occurrence of Internal Auditory Canal Stenosis Accompanied With Congenital Facial Palsy in a 3-Month-Old Infant: A Case Report
title_sort rare occurrence of internal auditory canal stenosis accompanied with congenital facial palsy in a 3 month old infant a case report
topic developmental delay disorder
facial paralysis
internal auditory canal
url http://www.e-arm.org/upload/pdf/arm-19148.pdf
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