Citation

Osuagwu FC, Bradley R, Pasupuleti D, Bobeda E. Tokai J. Exp. Clin. Med. 2015; 40(4): 130-131.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, 1000 Houghton Avenue, Saginaw, MI 48602, USA. Ferdnand.osuagwu@cmich.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Tokai University School Of Medicine)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

26662661

Abstract

Blunt trauma causing facial nerve palsy and facial nerve trauma due to seat belt injury is rarely reported. We describe a 63 year old female who was involved in a road traffic accident without any imaging evidence of temporal bone fracture developing left facial nerve palsy on the second day. We discuss the pathophysiology of this condition and the need to be aware of this unusual complication when evaluating patient with blunt trauma to the face.

Language: en