title: [Topographic diagnosis of lesions of the acoustico-facial nerve complex using the winking reflex].
abstract: An electrophysiological study in close to 1,500 cases of various lesions of the trigeminal nerve, the acoustico-facial complex and the brain stem was presented. It was concluded that following a detailed clinical examination which, most often, allows precise topographical diagnosis, the study of the trigemino-facial and facial reflexes appears to be an essential diagnostic tool to determine the topography of a lesion. Moreover, this method may give prognostic evaluation as well as facilitate the choice of surgical approach to the lesions of the acoustico-facial complex.
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009463:Neuroma / Q000503:physiopathology; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000503:physiopathology; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000502:physiology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000503:physiopathology; D000159:Vestibulocochlear Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*
vernacular_title: Diagnostic topographique des lésions du complexe acoustico-facial au moyen des réflexes de clignements.