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Aberrant reinervation of the stapedius muscle following facial palsy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

D. J. McFerran ,
D. Baguley  and
D. A. Moffat
D. J. McFerran
Affiliation:
SHO in E.N.T., Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
D. Baguley
Affiliation:
Audiological Scientist, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
D. A. Moffat*
Affiliation:
Consultant Otoneurosurgeon, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
*
D. A. Moffat, B.Sc., M.A., F.R.C.S. Addenbrookes Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ
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Abstract

This case report describes the clinical course of a patient with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome. Partial recovery of the lower motor neuron facial palsy was associated with decreased hearing and a reduction of the middle ear compliance on voluntary contraction of the facial musculature. It is suggested that this is due to misdirection of regenerating nerve fibres, normally destined for facial muscles, to stapedius muscle.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 2 , February 1989 , pp. 205 - 206
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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