Bilateral Facial Paralysis Caused by Bilateral Temporal Bone Fracture: A Case Report and a Literature Review

Joint Authors

Eliçora, Sultan Şevik
Dinç, Aykut Erdem
Bişkin, Sultan
Damar, Murat
Bilgin, Ergin

Source

Case Reports in Otolaryngology

Issue

Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2015-06-14

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Bilateral facial paralysis caused by bilateral temporal bone fracture is a rare clinical entity, with seven cases reported in the literature to date.

In this paper, we describe a 40-year-old male patient with bilateral facial paralysis and hearing loss that developed after an occupational accident.

On physical examination, House-Brackmann (HB) facial paralysis of grade 6 was observed on the right side and HB grade 5 paralysis on the left.

Upon temporal bone computed tomography (CT) examination, a fracture line exhibiting transverse progression was observed in both petrous temporal bones.

Our patient underwent transmastoid facial decompression surgery of the right ear.

The patient refused a left-side operation.

Such patients require extensive monitoring in intensive care units because the presence of multiple injuries means that facial functions are often very difficult to evaluate.

Therefore, delays may ensue in both diagnosis and treatment of bilateral facial paralysis.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Eliçora, Sultan Şevik& Dinç, Aykut Erdem& Bişkin, Sultan& Damar, Murat& Bilgin, Ergin. 2015. Bilateral Facial Paralysis Caused by Bilateral Temporal Bone Fracture: A Case Report and a Literature Review. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059609

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Eliçora, Sultan Şevik…[et al.]. Bilateral Facial Paralysis Caused by Bilateral Temporal Bone Fracture: A Case Report and a Literature Review. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059609

American Medical Association (AMA)

Eliçora, Sultan Şevik& Dinç, Aykut Erdem& Bişkin, Sultan& Damar, Murat& Bilgin, Ergin. Bilateral Facial Paralysis Caused by Bilateral Temporal Bone Fracture: A Case Report and a Literature Review. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059609

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1059609